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Oct 2, 2020 | 04:46 PM

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It makes me wonder if the water pump didn’t cause the failure. Coolant in the oil?

The failure outlined in post 1 sounds like a component failure, not excessive wear or bearing failure caused by coolant in the oil.

Oct 2, 2020 | 10:23 PM

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Another reason to pull the dipstick at least weekly. Many don’t know where it is or what to do with it.

Oct 2, 2020 | 11:08 PM

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They didn’t find any coolant in the oil. A factory crate engine is going to be installed.
They dropped their total price by $2100 and put him in a new Escape to drive while they get it fixed.

Oct 3, 2020 | 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Kingofwylietx

They didn’t find any coolant in the oil. A factory crate engine is going to be installed.
They dropped their total price by $2100 and put him in a new Escape to drive while they get it fixed.

And a 24 month warranty... difference in getting a 3 month warrantied motor from a wrecking yard + insall costs... Yeah, I'd pay another grand to keep them on the hook for it being right...

Oct 3, 2020 | 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Kingofwylietx

They didn’t find any coolant in the oil. A factory crate engine is going to be installed.
They dropped their total price by $2100 and put him in a new Escape to drive while they get it fixed.

Sounds like best possible outcome. Probably a random fluke of a failure, hopefully you guys have good luck with it going forward.