Bottom line, engineering screw up. Basic quality issue.

 

Engineering, yes, but quality, how exactly? If the cause is a poor PCV design or some parameter that leads to high oil temperatures, it has nothing to do with manufacturing or assembly.

BTW, the Chrysler 2.7 has exactly the same problem, but I dont see any "left leaning" media coverage, whatever that description is supposed to mean in the context of this topic.

Jim

 

It seems somewhat related to heat. Heavier vehicles such as the Sienna, Highlander, and RX300 seem more prone to the issue. It takes more power to move them, and more power means more heat. VVT-i engines also seem more likely to have sludge than the non VVT-i engines. Perhaps they had to make oil passages smaller to fit the extra parts, or the system could be putting more stress or heat on the oil.

 

It's simple, the news media in this country reports every failure Ford, GM and Chrysler has, but when did you ever read or hear a story about faulty ball joints, or sludging V6 engines, or air bag issues, or faulty O2 sensors on Toyotas?

Or fried rear ends, horrible torque steer and faulty brakes on Nissans? Or defective transmissions on Mercedes? Fact is, the media drives M-B's, BMW's, Toyotas, Nissans..and don't want to bash the cars they drive. These cars are the darlings of the media...and in the US the media is for the most part, left leaning.

 

I wasn't saying that Ford motors can't go 250,000 miles, I was responding to Rusty's moronic statements. BTW, 2 out of 3 of those owners bought Fords again. I know for a fact that maintenance was done per Ford spec on the Excursion and F350.

Not trolling, just responding.