I cannot begin to express my gratitude to the - Will A
I cannot begin to express my gratitude to the service dept at Kendall Ford. My 2020 F-150 with the 5.0 engine leaking oil from a botched head replacement done at Harris Ford in Lynnwood.
When Harris Ford replaced the heads (to fix the oil consumption issue) they broke the dipstick and had to remove the oil pan to get it out. When I got it back it leaked oil on the right side. I took it back in and they said it was the oil pan so they kept it and put me back in a rental car for a week while they tried to fixed the leak.
When I got it back the second time it was still leaking and still on the right side.I took it back and this time Harris Ford said that the oil pan was broken and rented me a car for the next six weeks since the oil pans were out of stock.
Still leaking so back one more time another week in a rental but when I got it back still leaking worse than ever. So I tried to switch service departments.
Kendall Ford got me in after two months when they took my vehicle in they gave me a brand new F150 to drive while they diagnosed my truck. They called me back in the afternoon and gave me the news that the oil pan was fine but the left head gasket was seeping oil and the right head gasket had a substantial oil leak.
Kendall submitted that toFord and I was put on a waitlist for a new Crate engine. That was last May, and I was 569 on the list. They took off my off my skid plate, since it was just collecting oil the dumping it on my driveway any way, and let me drive it home.
My service advisor at Kendall, Charles Damewood, kept me informed as to my place in line, it seamed as though my new engine would arrive in February or March. Just before Veterans Day Charles called me to tell me that they located a new engine from another dealer but warned me that it could take a while to get it installed since they were very busy and needed to work me in. Plus Thanksgiving weekend was coming but they would put me in a Service loaner again.
I just got the truck back last Monday which I hope has ended my long ordeal with this truck. I was out of my truck for a total of 14 weeks, 9 at Harris and 5 at Kendall. My driveway is an oily mess but hopefully this engine doesn’t have any issues. The fact that it came with the original dipstick, tells me that Ford is pretty confident that their new manufactured gen 3 Coyotes are not going to have the oil consumption issues.
I would like to thank my Service advisor Charles Damewood and the Service manager Teegan Harp. As well as the parts dept guys who kept an eye out for a new crate engine for my truck.
Kendall Ford is about 30 miles from my house but I plan on having my regular maintenance done there for the foreseeable future.
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