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This Is What Happens When The Crankshaft In Your Ford EcoBoost Engine Fails

Sometimes the worst harm on a automotive is invisible to the bare eye. Sometimes it takes hours of disassembly to search out disaster. That’s precisely the case with this twin-turbo 3.5-liter V6 from a 2019 Ford F-150.

The I Do Cars YouTube channel acquired this EcoBoost mill as a core return from a offered engine. There’s no data on what number of miles it is traveled, however every spark plug has a crimson dot on the top, indicating they have not been modified since leaving the manufacturing unit. So it is doubtless this was a low-mileage unit when it was taken from its resting place. 

 

Eric, host of the I Do Cars channel, finds some bizarre stuff inside this engine. It seems like a earlier mechanic used channel locks to show the camshafts, going by the harm that is been executed to them — odd contemplating there is a close by house the place somebody might do that with out harming the steel. Strangely, the timing chain rail has a 2021 date code, that means it is a substitute half. A brand new timing chain is not one thing you’d usually see on a low-mileage engine.

The actual problem reveals itself shortly after the oil pan comes off. Eric finds the crankshaft snapped into two items, resting loosely within the block. The harm was sufficient to break the block and one of many pistons.

Eric suspects there is not a single trigger for this catastrophic failure, however somewhat a handful of smaller issues that added up. A major quantity of carbon on the pistons’ ring lands might be sufficient to trigger diminished engine compression and probably even a misfire. Plus, harm to the camshafts and the changed timing elements present earlier points with this energy plant. The mixture of those issues, along with a flawed crankshaft, might be the explanation this engine failed.

While it is not quite common, crankshaft failures on this engine have occurred earlier than. The video under reveals an identical scenario with a damaged crank in a 2017 F-150.

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This Rusty R32 Might Be The World’s Worst Skyline GT-R

We’ve seen some rough Nissan Skylines, but this one might just be the worst. Found tucked into the back of an auction lot in Japan covered in rust, it’s clearly beyond saving. Yet, because GT-R prices have gone through the roof, there’s still value to be had despite the horrid condition.

Australia-based Motive Video on YouTube recently attended an auction in Japan specifically for cars in poor condition, like this R32-generation Nissan Skyline GT-R. Before heading in to start bidding, the channel briefly examined the car to see exactly how bad the damage was. The front and rear windscreens are missing, and there’s paint peeling on virtually every panel. At one point it seems tape was the only thing holding the trunk lid in place.

The worst part of this GT-R, though, is the rust. It’s fully overtaken the metal on the rear right quarter panel, and got bad enough to form holes in the rocker panels. Peeling paint and missing glass are fixable, but rust this bad? We’re confident the only place this chassis belongs is the junkyard.

The Motive folks thought it might be a good idea to bid on this GT-R thinking it’d go for cheap, making for a fun project car series for their channel. But they underestimated the value of the GT-R nameplate. The Motive crew placed a maximum bid of 1.8 million yen (about $12,000), but were outbid, with the maximum bid reaching 2.2 million yen (just under $15,000). Amazingly, the car didn’t meet its reserve of 2.7 million yen (over $18,000).

While that might sound like a ridiculous amount of money for a car destined for a scrap pile, it’s important to note that things like drivetrain, brakes, and wheels are extremely valuable. Not to mention body panels like the bumper that aren’t too damaged. We bet the right parts distributer could still make a profit if this car is parted out correctly.