2.3L Ecoboost engine teardown video

[Hootbro]

Here is a pretty good video of a oil change neglected 2.3L Ecoboost engine teardown from a 2019 Ranger. First one to come on the guys YT channel and what I have been waiting on to geek out seeing how the engine is layed out and put together.

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[olefordguy]

It’s amazing that in today’s time and society there are apparently still some Neanderthal’s in existence that don’t even do basic maintenance. What’s so hard about taking the time to change engine oil and filter every 5,000 miles

 

[MJE]

It’s amazing that in today’s time and society there are apparently still some Neanderthal’s in existence that don’t even do basic maintenance. What’s so hard about taking the time to change engine oil and filter every 5,000 miles

Is it because cars nowadays require so little maintenance that people assume zero? I don’t know how you could ignore maintenance needs after spending this much money on any car. Or is it just that they forget? Another non-possibility as the car will start flashing up warnings to get it serviced long after you should’ve already been reading your mileage & months & had it serviced anyways.

I mean like many I grew up in the era when cars changed their own oil but you’d better check the dipstick & add a quart at every fill up. Later on if you expected to keep your investment healthy you did it every 3,000 because you probably had one of the many driving conditions that put it in ‘severe service’.

5,000 is so little maintenance to do compared to the past, yet I’m amazed when you see these videos of engines going 50,000 with zero maintenance until they can’t any longer.

 

[olefordguy]

Can’t help stupid

 

[jeffers]

Can’t help stupid

I knew someone that managed to destroy a 1JZ engine through neglect, that's tough to do.

 

[NickyFlippers]

It’s amazing that in today’s time and society there are apparently still some Neanderthal’s in existence that don’t even do basic maintenance. What’s so hard about taking the time to change engine oil and filter every 5,000 miles

Honestly, that's offensive to Neanderthals. At least they were curious and resourceful, two things that are required when your life literally depends on it.

What you have today are willfully ignorant narcissists, and that is a dangerous combination. They have only interacted with the world through a screen and don't even have the cognitive capacity to comprehend the crudity of an internal combustion engine, let alone actually replace the lubricants and filters required to maintain its efficiency and reliability. A spark between air and fuel, pushing a rod into an output shaft... ? they genuinely have no idea.

With so much information available at our fingertips, the majority of folks still choose ignorance over education. I, for one, am grateful for this video and will save it in my automotive video playlist.

 

[olefordguy]

Honestly, that's offensive to Neanderthals. At least they were curious and resourceful, two things that are required when your life literally depends on it.

What you have today are willfully ignorant narcissists, and that is a dangerous combination. They have only interacted with the world through a screen and don't even have the cognitive capacity to comprehend the crudity of an internal combustion engine, let alone actually replace the lubricants and filters required to maintain its efficiency and reliability. A spark between air and fuel, pushing a rod into an output shaft... ? they genuinely have no idea.

With so much information available at our fingertips, the majority of folks still choose ignorance over education. I, for one, am grateful for this video and will save it in my automotive video playlist.

Well there are no Neanderthals left to be offended. But the owner of that engine sure wasn't curious and resourceful. They obviously put gas in it for 50K miles but didn't have the brains to get the oil and filter changed AT ALL. I do agree with you its a great video but I hope you didn't need to see that to know the engine needs the oil changed on a regular basis (no offensive implied). Have a great day!

 

[Richard Conley]

Pretty amazing video, long but wow, I surely didn't know the complexity of those motors

 

[markal49]

It’s amazing that in today’s time and society there are apparently still some Neanderthal’s in existence that don’t even do basic maintenance. What’s so hard about taking the time to change engine oil and filter every 5,000 miles

Hey man, instagram and TikTok take up a lot of time!

 

[NickyFlippers]

...I hope you didn't need to see that to know the engine needs the oil changed on a regular basis (no offensive implied). Have a great day!

lol, none taken! I service my own vehicles and long videos of motor breakdowns are like pornography to me. And, this being a new platform to me, it's good to have tucked away in a playlist for future reference.

 

[dard6555]

Honestly, that's offensive to Neanderthals. At least they were curious and resourceful, two things that are required when your life literally depends on it.

What you have today are willfully ignorant narcissists, and that is a dangerous combination. They have only interacted with the world through a screen and don't even have the cognitive capacity to comprehend the crudity of an internal combustion engine, let alone actually replace the lubricants and filters required to maintain its efficiency and reliability. A spark between air and fuel, pushing a rod into an output shaft... ? they genuinely have no idea.

With so much information available at our fingertips, the majority of folks still choose ignorance over education. I, for one, am grateful for this video and will save it in my automotive video playlist.

Your last paragraph of "so much information at our finger tips",. The problem with this is there are a bunch of folks making videos and writing on forums that "think" they know what they are doing and have no clue. These are the ones that put 6 inch lifts, and 40's on a truck and then complain about gas mileage or u-joint breaking when they didn't upgrade anything else. It's scary how much bad advice and information is out there. Even on this forum, folks are complaining about Ford. Why don't we have a factory tune yet??? Well maybe Ford is waiting on certification from the EPA and it is not in their court. Just sayin.

 

[awd.nv]

Just joined but my 2021 Ranger has 50k miles, 5k oil changes with full synthetic and was just told they are doing a long block on it because of a spun a bearing in cylinder 4. I'm pretty sure he said the rod bearing. I found this post when searching 2.3L teardown because I was almost skeptical.

Saw the main caps/girdle assembly sitting on my trucks tailgate yesterday and the main bearings looked perfect, so it was surprising to hear to say the least. This video does kind of show the mains can be ok but rods destroyed. The last oil change 2 weeks ago or so they didnt reset the oil change interval so I hope they put enough oil in it. If they left it empty I would have had issues the way home. I should have checked the oil level TBH.

Just out of nowhere on a normal drive I got what sounded like a rod knock/clack noise around 2700-3000rpm right before it shifted. The noise would happen only under load, light throttle/low load no noise so probably because no boost yet. (Edit Adding in that my Scan Gauge ii is always connected and coolant temps were always ok.

Kinda upset since I was ON TOP of everything with the truck. Just hope they do a great job on the repair because I tend to think these trucks are never the same once that taken apart unless the tech took care in his work.

If I dont trust the truck anymore I may be looking for a Ranger Raptor. Full size trucks are just crazy. Raptor for 58k MSRP or mid-lower trim full size for 60-65k is the question.

 

[Hootbro]

Just joined but my 2021 Ranger has 50k miles, 5k oil changes with full synthetic and was just told they are doing a long block on it because of a spun a bearing in cylinder 4. I'm pretty sure he said the rod bearing. I found this post when searching 2.3L teardown because I was almost skeptical.

Saw the main caps/girdle assembly sitting on my trucks tailgate yesterday and the main bearings looked perfect, so it was surprising to hear to say the least. This video does kind of show the mains can be ok but rods destroyed. The last oil change 2 weeks ago or so they didnt reset the oil change interval so I hope they put enough oil in it. If they left it empty I would have had issues the way home. I should have checked the oil level TBH.

Just out of nowhere on a normal drive I got what sounded like a rod knock/clack noise around 2700-3000rpm right before it shifted. The noise would happen only under load, light throttle/low load no noise so probably because no boost yet. (Edit Adding in that my Scan Gauge ii is always connected and coolant temps were always ok.

Kinda upset since I was ON TOP of everything with the truck. Just hope they do a great job on the repair because I tend to think these trucks are never the same once that taken apart unless the tech took care in his work.

If I dont trust the truck anymore I may be looking for a Ranger Raptor. Full size trucks are just crazy. Raptor for 58k MSRP or mid-lower trim full size for 60-65k is the question.

Build enough of something, it does not matter how well you maintain it, a slight manufacturing defect will eventually show its head.

In the aggregate, the 2.3l Ecoboost engines seem pretty reliable.

 

[awd.nv]

Build enough of something, it does not matter how well you maintain it, a slight manufacturing defect will eventually show its head.

In the aggregate, the 2.3l Ecoboost engines seem pretty reliable.

Yeah no doubt, it is a numbers game.

That said, what a coincidence that a tech at the dealer my truck is in had his engine replaced at 57k on his 2021 Ranger as well. I am guessing those pandemic years QC loosened up some. No where else in the Ranger5G forum has it been mentioned about engine failures outside of head gasket issues. Hopefully the issues with the 2.7L that the Bronco had are sorted in the 6G Ranger, that would make for an appealing upgrade.

 

[Boosted6G]

Watch "Just Rolled In" on YT. You'll see worse. Like people who fill their cars with cooking oil instead of motor oil. ?

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