16 Transit - 3.2L hole in # 3 piston

LeRoy · July 13, 2020

Bad engine - Do they have to come out the bottom or can it be pulled thru the front ? our hoist situation is poor at best . . . . let alone the engine / powertrain table is non existent . . . . .

Bruce Amacker · July 14, 2020

WSM says out the bottom, but I think most guys pull them out the front.

Good Luck!

miketremblay · July 14, 2020

GOOD LUCK, I HAD HEAD GASKETS AND PULLED OUT THE BOTTOM, NOT A GOOD JOB I'D RATHER PULL A 6.0 OUT OF A VAN

LeRoy · July 14, 2020

22 hours ago, LeRoy said:

Bad engine - Do they have to come out the bottom or can it be pulled thru the front ? our hoist situation is poor at best . . . . let alone the engine / powertrain table is non existent . . . . .

I"ve pulled a 3,7 out thru the front - sounds good - I'M pullin it thru the front

forddieseldoctor · July 15, 2020

I did one. It came out the front at that time.

mchan68 · July 17, 2020

On 7/14/2020 at 2:44 PM, miketremblay said:

GOOD LUCK, I HAD HEAD GASKETS AND PULLED OUT THE BOTTOM, NOT A GOOD JOB I'D RATHER PULL A 6.0 OUT OF A VAN

Hey, hey, hey. That's getting a little drastic. The 6.0 E-Series is one vehicle I do NOT miss working on.

mchan68 · July 17, 2020

On 7/14/2020 at 3:36 PM, LeRoy said:

I"ve pulled a 3,7 out thru the front - sounds good - I'M pullin it thru the front

If God forbid, I'm ever into needing to pull an engine out of one of these rat turds, you better believe it's coming out through the front! I'm in the middle of replacing a front crank seal on one right now, and it's the first time I've discovered how much simpler removing the front clip is. Fuck dealing with seized cross member bolt bullshit.

Leave that noise for the front end guys when they replace steering racks. :evil:

miketremblay · July 22, 2020

THE NEXT ENGINE IS COMMING OUT THE FRT. NOW, MCHAN68 I DONT LIKE E-SERIES BUT DO NOT LIKE THIS TRANSITS

Steve Mutter · July 22, 2020

I had a 2017 3.2 dead on #3, it got a long block and I pulled out the front. Like Michael said the front bumper comes off very quick.

Keith Browning · July 23, 2020

I have a Transit waiting for it's possible 3rd engine - I had the factory engine out when the truck was new for a leak at the rear main cover... since then it had a used engine installed and when it failed I replaced it with a new long block back in December. Now it is back with low compression in cylinder #1 and the right turbo is wasted. I think I will be going with the out the front option this time just for the experience.

mchan68 · August 28, 2020

I got one here now that I just replaced the EGR cooler 8K kms. (5K miles) ago back in July, now blowing coolant out the degas bottle the moment the engine is started before it even reaches 170F. Repeated relative compression tests consistently return with cylinder #3 low. Steve and LeRoy, is this some kind of pattern failure trend happening here? I can smell diesel fumes from the bottle too. Anyone ever had a repeat EGR cooler failure, or is it looking like it's going toward engine replacement time?

LeRoy · August 29, 2020

The only one I’ve seen is the lack of compression in #3 cyl due to the inj stuck open and customer failing to recognize the fact that the further ya drive the more damage it would cause and the longer it would take to repair said same engine

forddieseldoctor · August 31, 2020

On 8/29/2020 at 10:48 AM, LeRoy said:

The only one I’ve seen is the lack of compression in #3 cyl due to the inj stuck open and customer failing to recognize the fact that the further ya drive the more damage it would cause and the longer it would take to repair said same engine

Me too.

Steve Mutter · September 3, 2020

We had some dude call us from Ford when we where looking into getting an engine ordered. He wanted to know what cylinder was low on compression. He told us that they where having a issues with #3 piston failing. He was very tight on any other details.