I don't know but if they are related I think it is an anomaly with that vehicle and not endemic to the voodoo engine. I say this because of how quickly there has been an issue with two engines in the same car. With the number of hours in this engine's validation testing and quite a few people including myself driving a GT350 without incident I find it difficult to believe it would not have reared its head in other engines. I am not saying that an engine design issue can't make it into production but it just doesn't happen in two engines in approximately 200 miles or you need new engineers (imho). The other engine "failure" mentioned here is unrelated and had to be an assembly error. Properly torqued bolts do not loosen and come out of bell housings in less than 100 miles even with a FPC engine's inherent second order vibration.Do you think the current misfire is an anomaly not related to the initial failure? Since the master tech brought it up, I'm hopeful he'll chime in too.
OK good news. The car is back together and running great. I'll get into details tomorrow. But with recalibration and software updates they got the motor running perfect. I can answer questions tomorrow.
Congratulations that is great news and I am happy for you. Look forward to hearing about the resolution........Steve
No way. Lower octane would never make an engine fail. That's a huge misconception people have. All hi octane engines can still operate with a lower octane.
As someone who's experienced catastrophic engine failure like this on a new car, I think you should try and get your money back ASAP. There's lemon law timing but this is Ford's baby and you could raise enough of a stink to maybe win. What sucks is this: you'll never have piece of mind driving a car after this happens. No way the car will be as tight as a rock solid one from the factory. You'll just always be waiting for the next light to come on. People who say, "just let them fix it and you'll be tearing up the road and no time" are just trying to make you feel better. But if it were their car, they'd be losing their shit.
I once had a brand new Chevy SSR (yes, that ugly chevy convertible pickup) detonate on me while driving down the highway. Chevy replaced the motor. Car had engine problems again. Chevy gave us our money back. Trust me. I'd get out while you have the most leverage.
That is a potentially disastrous, generalized statement.No way. Lower octane would never make an engine fail. That's a huge misconception people have. All hi octane engines can still operate with a lower octane.