Engine light came on and was intermittent, so took it in. Diagnosed by the dealer with a stretched timing chain...one reason I purchased was because it had a chain, so no maintenance of changing a timing belt. I am disappointed that this happened so early with a timing chain. Cost would have been about $2,500, but changed the water pump as well since it was apart, though no specific need to other than preventative maintenance.
DTC Code P0016 Crankshaft Position – Camshaft Position Correlation (Bank 1, Sensor A) and intermittent rough idle.
Dealer diagnosed as stretched timing chain and replaced chain, phasers, guides, etc for $3100.
Neither Ford Corporate or the dealership provided any repair assistance as vehicle was out of warranty.
There is no service interval for timing chain or related parts in manual, and chain should be life of vehicle. There IS a timing chain related TSB on the 3.5L EcoBoost for F150, but this has not yet migrated to the transverse EcoBoost.
- Michael A.,
Hartland, WI, US
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Engine light came on and was intermittent, so took it in. Diagnosed by the dealer with a stretched timing chain...one reason I purchased was because it had a chain, so no maintenance of changing a timing belt. I am disappointed that this happened so early with a timing chain. Cost would have been about $2,500, but changed the water pump as well since it was apart, though no specific need to other than preventative maintenance.
- Frank P., Downers Grove, IL, US