Low Coolant, Overheating, Engine Tapping. What's Going on Here!? 2018 F150 EcoBoost

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  • @kellismith4329
    @kellismith4329 23 години тому +21

    Look at the spark plugs for evidence of coolant burn - also the carpet under the heater box

  • @haneyoakie14
    @haneyoakie14 21 годину тому +13

    Merry Christmas to the Wrenching family. May your 2025 be much healthier, wealthier and wiser!

  • @michaelrodriguez9785
    @michaelrodriguez9785 День тому +13

    Automatic Trans. I have discovered that some of the lexan plastic radiators develop internal cracks
    The coolant then goes into the trans. It may be worth looking into.

  • @campermike8879
    @campermike8879 22 години тому +11

    Please do a follow up. Gotta love the mystery leaks. Had a few myself sent out to find a leak. Coolant way low Wouldn't drip a drop
    And I wanna know if that engine quiets down after your trick

  • @n1umj
    @n1umj 21 годину тому +6

    Reminds me of a friend of mine who had noises from the engine and called me on the side of the road. I asked if the gauges looked OK. They said "yeah in fact it was running cooler than usual according to the gauge". My response "that's not good at all". Sure enough, a line had let go and it ran out of coolant. Luckily they didn't kill the engine, new line, new coolant, and an oil change to be safe as hot as it got and it ran fine. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

  • @donshields4470
    @donshields4470 23 години тому +6

    For an impossible cap that won't screw on...get some aluminum foil, make a folded strip and wrap around the threads. Then screw on the pressure tester fitting....worth a try....

  • @garysgarage.2841
    @garysgarage.2841 11 годин тому +2

    I had that kit years ago. 90% of the time no adapter for so I was forced to use the expansion bladder. Eventually the bladders failed and I tossed it waist of space. I went on Amazon and got adapters separately for several manufacturers the cheapest ones made out of metal. Then I modified an older cylinder leak down tester to pressurize the coolant system. Works awesome I can adjust the pressure to exactly what I want and watch if it's holding pressure. Tons easier than pumping by hand.

  • @greggc8088
    @greggc8088 День тому +7

    I've got one of those coolant pressure testers with the universal fit air bladder that expands to seal the outlet and I love it. Everyone told me they were junk and wouldn't last but a few times but that was 8 years and a lot of pressure tests ago. The heck with all those dang adapters to keep up with because that gets expensive.

    • @elcheapo5302
      @elcheapo5302 21 годину тому +3

      Those are fine...until some decrepit old plastic radiator comes in and you split or crack it.

  • @TxGuitarPlayer
    @TxGuitarPlayer 22 години тому +4

    I want to know more about the atf type f in the oil. My dad did that 40 years ago to unstick lifters. It worked too. Merry Christmas 🎄

  • @William-v9i
    @William-v9i 9 годин тому +1

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and the misses! Might I add that your videos are priceless to this 80 year old slow poke "retired mechanic". Keep on wrenching my friend.

  • @Davidnichols-p7w
    @Davidnichols-p7w 23 години тому +7

    Merry Christmas Mr and Mrs Kenny! Love your videos.

  • @kwgm8578
    @kwgm8578 День тому +7

    Howdy, Kenny. That was my Dad's name. I just got rid of my 1999 Rodeo 6 cyl in October. It needed brakes, valve cover gasket, and it was due for a timing belt. I'm too old and disabled to work on it anymore, and mechanics are making close to $100 an hour these days, so Nissan, President Biden, and the State of Colorado made me an offer I can't refuse -- I turned it in and bought a 2025 Nissan Leaf for under $10K.
    I'm fully electric now. I can travel 170 miles on a change, but don't drive much anymore.
    I can't remember the last time I paid under $10k for a new car. I bought a 1984 Honda Accord new 40 years ago, and I can't remember the price but I think it was around $12K It was the LX model with a cassette tape player.
    I bought a maintenance plan that covers all except consumables -- brakes and tires on this thing, and the braking is regenerative, so maybe not brakes. This is likely the last car I'll own, as here in my 70's, I know my reflexes aren't what they used to be.
    About the heater -- it saved my engine once. I was driving a Toyota Camry that belonged to my wife when the water pump broke, going up an exit ramp but still 2-3 miles from home. I drove with the heater blasting on a hot summer day, and pulled into the driveway with an angry car. But I had my left eye glued to the temp gauge all the way home -- it was high but never went in the red. I opened the hood and let it sit all day and night, and changed the pump and hoses on the weekend. Everything was fine, but I took it to have an oil change just in case. The car ran for years -- one of our sons inherited it.
    Keep on wrenching -- I've retired. 🇺🇸🧙🏽‍♂️💙

    • @WrenchingWithKenny
      @WrenchingWithKenny  23 години тому +4

      Wow! Thanks for sharing your experience. Do we ever retire from wrenching? Merry Christmas 🔧 Kenny

    • @guygordon2780
      @guygordon2780 23 години тому

      In 2018 I bought my wife a 3yo off-lease Nissan Leaf, and kept our Acura MDX as my drive. Since then, never ending problems with the MDX, and not ONE from the Leaf. This month I'm in my new (well, 1yo) Tesla model Y, and I'm getting rid of the MDX.

    • @kwgm8578
      @kwgm8578 22 години тому

      @guygordon2780 Sorry to hear that. But it's good to spread the news. I live 4 blocks from a Kia dealership but have heard nothing but trouble. Last summer they closed for good. They've been there for 15 years, but closed this year.
      The Leaf has been fine, so far. Thanks for the good news. That Tesla Sport looks fast when parked!

    • @kwgm8578
      @kwgm8578 22 години тому +2

      @@WrenchingWithKenny -- if the surgeon make it possible, maybe not. But I'm 72, Kenny. The idea of work leaves a sour taste in one's mouth. Who knows, if they steal my Social Security, I may have to wrench again. Happy Christmas. 🇺🇲🧙🏼‍♂️🎄

  • @rickdecastro4584
    @rickdecastro4584 9 годин тому +1

    I have a 2015 Ecoboost - no problems mostly, but have the missing coolant issue from time to time. Not in the crank case, not in the trans cooler, not on the ground. Engine runs fine.

  • @lowbudgetbob1155
    @lowbudgetbob1155 День тому +8

    Merry Christmas to you and the Mrs. and Happy New Year!

    • @WrenchingWithKenny
      @WrenchingWithKenny  23 години тому +3

      @lowbudgetbob1155 Thank you! Merry Christmas to you and yours! Keep wrenching 🔧 Kenny

  • @johneverett3947
    @johneverett3947 17 годин тому +7

    Been there before with no adapter. What I used to do is take the small return hose off put a T in it and then put the pressure tester on the t leaving the original Reservoir cap on. Works most times. Anyway, to pressurize a sealed system will usually work.😊

    • @jimkalfakis9893
      @jimkalfakis9893 13 годин тому +2

      Good man John, that’s how you get it done. 👊

  • @milofd1
    @milofd1 8 годин тому +1

    It's probably a cold leak and won't leak when running. Let it sit overnight cool down then check the radiator I have replaced a bunch of this Ford radiators that leak around the tank when cold

  • @ken763E
    @ken763E 20 годин тому +2

    I don't understand? My Dad taught me anytime you opened the hood, check fluid levels, basic visual inspection and it's even easier now with the coolant recovery tanks. I've avoided bigger problems over the years by noticing things early.

  • @harveypaxton1232
    @harveypaxton1232 23 години тому +4

    Merry Christmas, Kenny and family!

  • @TedHill-97
    @TedHill-97 23 години тому +7

    Merry Christmas to you and your family. God bless you.

  • @MarkEye-r5d
    @MarkEye-r5d День тому +7

    Kenny Hope that you and your familky have a very Merry Christmas And Happy new Year

    • @WrenchingWithKenny
      @WrenchingWithKenny  23 години тому

      @MarkEye-r5d Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you & your family. Keep wrenching 🔧 Kenny

  • @BillyMorris-i7e
    @BillyMorris-i7e 12 годин тому +1

    I just paid for transmission inter cooler replacement it also put oil in the water had 2 bad hoses etc.

  • @MichaelBEarl
    @MichaelBEarl 7 годин тому

    I had a Ford Escape that had a slow leak from the water jacket to the exhaust in the intake. It would only leak while the thermostat was open so it took forever to find it with a pressure tester as every time I tested the thing the thermostat was closed. It took weeks to lose enough coolant to be a problem unless I was on a really long trip. I could have probably just kept a bottle of coolant in the back and never fixed it and the car would have been fine. If the exhaust is not horribly rusted on that truck, I would recommend you disconnect at the front-most flange you can find and let the truck idle until the thermostat cycles a few times to see if you get any coolant dripping out of the exhaust. A slow leak into the exhaust can simply evaporate.

  • @dugie5246
    @dugie5246 23 години тому +1

    My 4.6 f150 losses a little coolant when outside temperature at or below 30. Also a lot of vapor out of exhaust until reaches operating temperature. I put a 1/2 tube barrel stop leak a year ago and no more loss of coolant and excessive vapor. My guess is minor leaking head gasket. In summer didn't have issues.

  • @Servant927
    @Servant927 23 години тому +2

    I use pond water. 🎉
    Merry Christmas and have a wonderful New Year.

  • @brianmurphy7809
    @brianmurphy7809 День тому +3

    I enjoy your youtube channel how you explain things so simple and how to check different stuff if something is going on with different trucks and cars to bad I wasn't living in your area you would be my go to mechanic you know your stuff and a honest person it hard find people like you around these days that won't rip off people and stuff and keep on milk people for more money etc.

    • @WrenchingWithKenny
      @WrenchingWithKenny  23 години тому

      @brianmurphy7809 thank you for your kind words. Keep wrenching 🔧 Kenny

  • @williamwhite9767
    @williamwhite9767 23 години тому +11

    Water pumps are common failures on those engines from what I understand. And it just might need some new phasers to quieten it down. And somebody needs an ass kicking for letting the oil go so long without changing it.

    • @EvzenKovar-i5p
      @EvzenKovar-i5p 14 годин тому +2

      I use a fleet ‘17 Ford Transit 150 at work. Absolutely love the rig. Only 33K on the clock but it has huge idle hours on it. Company won’t let me have the oil changed before 7.5K miles. So frustrating because I’m sure this is going to kill the engine prematurely due to fuel wash.

    • @robertgriffin7569
      @robertgriffin7569 10 годин тому

      ​@@EvzenKovar-i5p
      You're right..

    • @conservativeguy9329
      @conservativeguy9329 7 годин тому

      I agree. I have a 2016 Ford F150 with the 5.0 liter coyote engine . My water pump went at 70,000 miles.

  • @sheerwillsurvival2064
    @sheerwillsurvival2064 6 годин тому

    I love the built ford tough comes up on the dash to convince you that you didn’t make a bad choice 🤭

  • @skinnymac6375
    @skinnymac6375 8 годин тому +1

    Had the same issue with my Yukon 5.3 and never found a leak.

  • @scottcastillo7936
    @scottcastillo7936 23 години тому

    Great video. Measuring temp of metal is a good advance at relatively low cost.

  • @Karrpilot
    @Karrpilot 23 години тому +3

    Overdue on the sticker and the driver never checked the fluids. That driver needs a new job.
    Part of being in a fleet is a pre trip inspection. A check of the fluids is Paramount before driving off. And a look at the sticker? Another DUH!

  • @mikejerrett7354
    @mikejerrett7354 12 годин тому

    Merry Christmas to you and Mrs wrenching, can't wait to see what's up with that truck. 😊

  • @jcwindevillose
    @jcwindevillose 20 годин тому

    That’s a weird one. Did check out the links. Have a blessed merry Christmas Mr Kenny and your family

  • @andrewharrison8880
    @andrewharrison8880 11 годин тому

    Trouble is people don't think about maintaining their car/truck, they only care when it costs them money to fix it. Problem is common sense is not common any more. You have to regularly open the bonnet(hood) and check all of your levels. Cheers from Australia.

  • @sheerwillsurvival2064
    @sheerwillsurvival2064 6 годин тому

    Astro kit has it all

  • @goodcitizen64
    @goodcitizen64 16 годин тому

    Thanks Kenny! Merry Christmas to you and your family and God bless y'all

  • @82_KID
    @82_KID 13 годин тому

    MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. KENNY!! 🎄

  • @BigTex8319
    @BigTex8319 7 годин тому

    The same thing happened to my friends 2014 f150 3.5 ecoboost, it was a blown head gasket, leaking coolant into 2 cylinders

  • @pedroequis9396
    @pedroequis9396 16 годин тому +1

    Radiator cap ?

  • @ChrisCreech-uf2ty
    @ChrisCreech-uf2ty 11 годин тому

    Merry Christmas to you and your family 😊

  • @donnataylor4168
    @donnataylor4168 23 години тому +1

    Hi Kenneth
    Hope all is well with you and your family. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and New Year.
    Dozydoodle DJ

  • @donames6941
    @donames6941 14 годин тому

    My old c10 over 3 months will lose half gallon of coolant been doing that for years, and i never see a leak. I even got a new cap and rad i think the coolant evaporates out of the overflow jug

  • @joemuncie9187
    @joemuncie9187 7 годин тому +1

    I know of people who never check oil or water. Once it overheats they find the cooling system empty, and wonder why. If you don't open your hood for years, it may all evaporate, even without a leak. Don't do that.

  • @donniee1934
    @donniee1934 23 години тому

    Merry Christmas to you and the Mrs. Kenny

  • @daleschmitt2919
    @daleschmitt2919 День тому +1

    Thank you

  • @EvzenKovar-i5p
    @EvzenKovar-i5p 13 годин тому

    Merry Christmas all

  • @johnnyszot
    @johnnyszot 22 години тому

    Merry Christmas to you and your family have a blessed holiday

  • @walsakaluk1584
    @walsakaluk1584 19 годин тому

    Water is also a coolant. Enough OCD talk. Now....
    I use mercury as a coolant in my ute. Shreds water pump belts but man does it keep the engine really cool. Never boils.
    It's so good I'm considering using it in the battery cooling system of my Tesla. What could possibly go wrong?
    Merry Christmas Kenny.

  • @bigbill709
    @bigbill709 День тому +5

    Yeah it sorta sounds like a diesel

  • @65deh
    @65deh 10 годин тому

    I would take out the spark plugs and if one or more are very clean that’s where your coolant is going.

  • @shauneco
    @shauneco 12 годин тому

    Probably a slightly cracked cylinder. Maybe only lose a bit of coolant under certain load conditions.

  • @walterboard-sf6tb
    @walterboard-sf6tb 22 години тому

    Merry Christmas

  • @robertrpenny
    @robertrpenny 18 годин тому +1

    That thing sounds like a diesel so needs new oil fast, and probably should have 5w40 or heavier. Then coolant leak fixed and see what happens. It could also need roller followers which the Ford tech changes all the time on those junkie motors. Then sell and buy a gm or Toyota before something else breaks. Merry Christmas to the Wrenchings from all fans in Cda. Comrade Bob.

  • @waynar3899
    @waynar3899 20 годин тому

    The heads warp when they overheat.

  • @notyou6950
    @notyou6950 11 годин тому +1

    All it takes is one time to overheat a motor and it is worthless. Just one time. Sometimes they leak only when cold.

    • @JimLambier
      @JimLambier 7 годин тому

      My wife had borrowed my truck to drive to work. While on the highway, a hose burst and quickly lost all of the coolant. She didn't want to stop on the highway so she kept driving. Fortunately, the truck has software smart enough to disagree with her and gradually dropped power and then shut itself down. Replaced a cheap hose and good to go.

    • @notyou6950
      @notyou6950 7 годин тому

      @JimLambier I blew top radiator hose in a Kia Spectra one night. Ironically, the new hose was in the back seat waiting for me to change it. I had to do a head job to get it going again $400.00 in parts alone plus a week to get the machining done. I was a lazy dumb ass for procrastinating this.

  • @emmettrobinson9708
    @emmettrobinson9708 23 години тому

    Hey, Kenny, I have an 02 GMC Sierra 15 hungry Z. Save me 15.3 I have put 3 new IA C vials in the throttle and had to put the oven back in. So it would run with the new ones. It would crank fine and then when I put it in gear.
    It would go dead, then I would restart and then it would go in beer in drive but it would idle high. 4 about 10 miles when I came to stops.Did you get a chance?Please do a video on tyes.Thank you very much, love you shows.Be careful take care of yourself

    • @brianmiller-iz6vf
      @brianmiller-iz6vf 23 години тому

      What the hell are you talking about?
      Don’t use voice to text, it never makes any sense.

  • @jthonn
    @jthonn 23 години тому

    Gremlins, I hate mysteries, but what can you do. Merry Christmas to you and family.

  • @scottcastillo7936
    @scottcastillo7936 23 години тому

    Once again, Great video!

  • @ricanderson5717
    @ricanderson5717 День тому +4

    Coolant does deplete over time; no system is totally "closed". If no regular maintenance is done, then maybe no one noticed the low coolant happening slowly over time?

    • @kellismith4329
      @kellismith4329 23 години тому +3

      No, if it is low it went somewhere

  • @DAVEFZEK
    @DAVEFZEK 11 годин тому

    Sounds most likely a cam faiser issue common problem with the 3.5 ecoboost.

  • @bobby9195
    @bobby9195 День тому +1

    YAY! Here comes Santa Claus 😅 Hello Mrs Meg and Mr Kenny hope y'all have a wonderful Christmas 😅

    • @WrenchingWithKenny
      @WrenchingWithKenny  23 години тому +1

      @bobby9195 Merry Christmas brother. Meg says hello. Keep wrenching 🔧 Kenny

  • @grumpy2.0
    @grumpy2.0 16 годин тому +1

    I almost never have the right adapter.

  • @Jay388
    @Jay388 9 годин тому

    The tapping sounds like cam phasers. Needs a full timing job on top of coolant leak repair.

  • @SammyKurts-ku2ht
    @SammyKurts-ku2ht День тому +1

    Taste the tailpipe of its sweet it’s burning coolant .. headgasket

  • @timzzz9963
    @timzzz9963 3 години тому

    those ecoboosts seem to tick right from new, I drive a transit van and its the same noise on the 3.5. Only 70,000kms (canadian kms)

  • @awesomusmaximus3766
    @awesomusmaximus3766 День тому +8

    I use distilled water

  • @dougjones9493
    @dougjones9493 4 години тому

    I found water pumps leaks after they cool down

  • @renj6531
    @renj6531 22 години тому

    It doesn’t surprise me ford probably has some oddball size that they monopolize on because your forced to buy only one patented from them

  • @needhelp2453
    @needhelp2453 День тому +1

    I'm going to guess that you have a leaking head gasket that only leaks when the engine is cold.

    • @kellismith4329
      @kellismith4329 23 години тому +1

      Or when it is hot, into the comb chamber

  • @donmunro144
    @donmunro144 6 годин тому

    I once blew-up a ford 390 because of no coolant and the gauges read normal.

  • @haneyoakie14
    @haneyoakie14 21 годину тому

    Lack of maintenance. No oil change, never check coolant, year later, it’s misbehaving.

  • @FreedomInc
    @FreedomInc 7 годин тому

    Assume tbey left the cap off.

  • @RobertYonng
    @RobertYonng 16 годин тому

    Put gas in and drive we need not open the hood. 😉😂🤣

  • @robertgriffin7569
    @robertgriffin7569 10 годин тому

    Change the oil...

  • @XPFTP
    @XPFTP 21 годину тому

    what we have here folks is............ working quit and left the truck there sayin something wrong with it. to make the owner pay

  • @Taillighttim26
    @Taillighttim26 22 години тому

    It will over heat with no coolant i don't know whoever was driving it when It was overheating maybe that is the issue and didn't check..

  • @chadpyett6441
    @chadpyett6441 21 годину тому

    Sounds like a disel

  • @brmelectric
    @brmelectric День тому +1

    Sounds like a diesel

  • @marshall1157
    @marshall1157 9 годин тому

    Economy boost for ford

  • @OneLeggedStormChaser
    @OneLeggedStormChaser 23 години тому

    Neglect 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

  • @oldbiker9739
    @oldbiker9739 22 години тому

    that man that drives that truck is like my wife never checks nothing , so I have to baby sit her car , the man needs a car sitter ,

  • @johnmadow5331
    @johnmadow5331 15 годин тому

    If either of your tools or radiator reservoir tank was manufactured in cheap labor country with "3rd world gauge standard" called "at wills" Quality control. That what you will get!

  • @RobertYonng
    @RobertYonng 16 годин тому

    It’s a ford I’ll believe anything.

  • @cheeseburger3547
    @cheeseburger3547 9 годин тому

    FORD=
    Found
    On
    Road
    Dead

  • @southtownsjoe32
    @southtownsjoe32 3 години тому

    that motor is shot!....they suck!

  • @markraymond1196
    @markraymond1196 14 годин тому

    I got a almost 30 yr old 5.8 ford that sounds better than that engine