2007 F150 5.4L with Gryphon

[Power Hungry]

Originally Posted by Caforddude

They did find they have a loss of oil pressure somewhere, they are going to try and pinpoint tomorrow. Said the noise I heard was metal on metal from lack of lubrication due to a failure somewhere. Looking at the oil pump I guess tomorrow. Service writer said it could be it failed/failing causing the low oil pressure. Funny thing is I NEVER got an idiot light and it always checked "OK" when I ran the onboard status check thing.

There's a reason we call it the "Idiot Light"! It won't show a problem until about 5-8 psi. Can you imagine how much damage you can do with pressure that low? It's crazy.

Originally Posted by Caforddude

Said she had every indication based on what she saw and has been told that this will be a warranty issue.

Glad to hear Ford is stepping up and fixing it. I know where you'll be going (not to mention recommending) from now.

[Caforddude]

I am cautiously optimistic....

They have some more tests to do tomorrow to figure EXACTLY what the problem is/was.

Just by chance they have a Ford engineer coming to the dealership tomorrow so they will get his input also.

What she said was that if she did not think this was going to be a warranty issue she would have asked for money before they went any further...

Like I said it ain't a done deal yet but...

[Power Hungry]

You are correct... I may have spoke out of turn. It's done when it's done. Until then, I remain optimistic like yourself.

I am intrigued as to what they find to be the cause of the oiling issue. Whether it's something in the pickup, pump, filter boss, or oil galleries, it's sure going to be interesting.

We'll keep our fingers crossed for you!