We were leaving work yesterday and he asked me to listen to him start the engine where there was 4 or 5 seconds of knocking (he called it rattling but you could hear individual hits of metal on.
When checking the engine oil level after shutting off the engine, wait at least 15 minutes prior to checking in order to allow the oil to drain back to the oil pan.
Address that issue before driving the bronc again, a loose oil plug can throw off the oil pressure and cause internal damage if not replaced properly
Ford’s plastic oil pan is prone to premature leaks
The sound is heard after the vehicle has had a cold soak of at least 6 hours before startup, this sound may last 2 to 5 seconds
This issue may be due to stuck internal components of the variable cam timing.
Be carefull if you try to use an oversized self tapping drain plug as i've replaced a few oil pans that the nut was cracked due to trying to install the oversized drain plug.
Ford ecoboost engines are plagued by oil pan & drain plug leaks
Learn why this is happening, which models are affected, and potential solutions.
I have a 2021 wildtrak, in the last 2 months i have had 3 oil pan drain plugs replaced because of leakage
Just wondering if anyone else has had this happen?
Dozens of bronco owners have reported that their engines would suddenly lose power and then refuse to start even before they had reached 5,000 miles
They would later find out that they.
If i try to start it after it sits a half hour, it just turns over and over and over.like it is flooded
If i wait an hour, it will spark right up with a twitch of the key.