What would you expect to pay for a water pump failure? A few hundred dollars right? How about over $4000?
We had a customer who was traveling from Iowa bring in a 2010 Lincoln MKS with only 78,400 miles and the 3.5 EcoBoost engine, stating he had a turbo problem according to the local ford dealer. We inspected and confirmed he had a broken shaft in the rear turbo. We ordered a turbo and when it came in proceeded to replace it and the oil line that feeds it due to some build up we couldn’t clean to our liking given how critical oiling is to a turbo. Continue reading “3.5 Ecoboost Water Pump Nightmare”