My money is on Ford. No reason why your new motor won't be 100 % like mine or the large majority of Boss owners. Be optimistic!
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I agree. Every time I break mine they put it together as good as new and sometimes even better ;DPeteInCT said:My money is on Ford. No reason why your new motor won't be 100 like mine or the large majority of Boss owners. Be optimistic!
Good call Rick !07SGT0547 said:I'm not too worried about how it will "look" or how long it will "last" quite frankly... A fellow "Track Rat" has a KB 2012 Boss, so I can compare his to mine and make any changes necessary to bring it back to OEM appearance... And if something goes wrong with this engine, I've still got up to 5 years & 60,000 miles for it to happen...
Remember, the TK warranty (3/36) only applies if the failure can be attributed to the actual TK software... So it would apply that any other factory "defect" in workmanship or materials is not a function of which key is physically in the ignition... A "spun rod bearing" has no clue which key you are using ???
And FWIW, Ford told the Servicing Dealer NOT to take the old engine out before the new one arrived at their shop... That way, when an accessory or other transferable part is taken off, it can immediately be installed on the new engine... So while there is always that chance of things getting royally F'd up, I really don't think they want to replace any more $12,000 Long Blocks under warranty than they really have to...
But time will tell and having already spoken with my Local Dealership about any future "issues", I'm quite sure that if there are any major problems, they will be handled in a manner similar to this one
CaliMR said:jeepinocala, I have had my car in 4 times for the leaking caliper so that should be an indication of how the local dealers are. I also had BMW forget to tighten down the heads properly when they did some work on my X5, and the motor popped on the way home. That kind of stuff does happens. My friend had a truck that had the motor replaced 3 times in the first year, and it was a garage queen.
BadPony said:Being one of the 2 Boss owners on this thread that had their motor replaced under warranty I must defend my dealership and their service team and the tech that performed the engine change. They kept me informed throughout the entire process while they were working with Ford, they were very meticulous while performing the engine change and they have followed up to make sure that I am totally satisfied with their work and with the performance of the car post engine change. The car runs stronger than ever and I could not be happier up to this point. I am confident that if any other issues arise that they and Ford will take care of it. I hope that if anyone else has to go through this experience that their dealership and service team will provide the same level of service that I have received.
5 DOT 0 said:As previously noted I know of six including the "non blown" motor.