Hello everyone, I’m looking for some suggestions on a price I could put my car up for sale for. The mechanic said it has a cracked head gasket and it would need a new engine for the proper fix.
I don’t think I want to spend the money to fix it and would just like to try and get rid of it and move onto something new. It’s a 2016 SE EcoBoost with 114k miles.
Part it out. Maybe $500 total if you sold as is.
$500-1000. $1500 if the rest of the car has 0 issues and is perfect. But that will be tough.
Darwin said:
$500-1000. $1500 if the rest of the car has 0 issues and is perfect. But that will be tough.
Sadly this is what the answer seems to be coming to.
Darwin said:
$500-1000. $1500 if the rest of the car has 0 issues and is perfect. But that will be tough.
Sadly this is what the answer seems to be coming to.
Sucks when repairs cost more than the car.
https://www.fordecoboostlawsuit.com
It’s an expensive fix, probably is the coolant intrusion issue, causing coolant consumption because it’s a defect.
2.0L EcoBoost - Engine Runs Rough With Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304 And/Or P0316
Some 2015-2018 Fusion/MKZ/MKC/Escape/Edge vehicles equipped with a 2.0L EcoBoost engine may exhibit a rough running condition with DTCs P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304 and/or P0316. This may be due to coolant intrusion due to corrosion on the engine block. To diagnose this concern, with the engine at normal operating temperature, pressurize the cooling system to 138 kPa (20 psi) and hold for 5 hours. If the coolant pressure drops 27.57 kPa (4psi), remove the spark plugs and inspect for coolant in the cylinders. If coolant is found in any of the cylinders, replace the engine long block assembly. Follow normal prior approval process for your dealership.
@Cale
I had my engine short block assembly replaced by Ford as part of this “customer satisfaction program” for my 2017 Fusion 1.5 EcoBoost. 100% on them, total bill was for just north of $6k all in - covered by their program. Known manufacturing defect for engines out of their Hermasillo Mexico plant. All the same issues you are having. If I remember correctly was only up to 84K miles or 7 years from manufacture date. I squeezed in at 81.5k and 6 years.
It’s not a head gasket issue, it is an issue with the actual block on the engine. No way to fix it (properly) without replacing the entire engine. Unfortunately, going to have to part it out.
@Cale
Is that lawsuit thing legit? Has anyone gotten anything from it do you know?
Flynn said:
@Cale
Is that lawsuit thing legit? Has anyone gotten anything from it do you know?
Nobody has gotten anything from it. How many miles is the car? If it’s under 10 years and less than 150k miles. You can get a personal loan on it and get the engine replaced. They’re solid cars aside from that issue.
@Hal
Where do I find out more information on this? The car is 114k miles and it’s a 2016.
Flynn said:
@Hal
Where do I find out more information on this? The car is 114k miles and it’s a 2016.
Just call a bank and ask about what their qualifications for using the car as collateral would be.
Flynn said:
@Hal
Where do I find out more information on this? The car is 114k miles and it’s a 2016.
I recommend not telling them it needs a motor. I would say you need a lot of suspension work done or something.
@Hal
Might as well just get a loan on a different car lol. The transmissions suck just as hard as the engines.
Zeek said:
@Hal
Might as well just get a loan on a different car lol. The transmissions suck just as hard as the engines.
Not if you do your preventative maintenance, change fluid every 35k miles and filter every 80 to 100k.
@Hal
Yeah unfortunately most people did not do that. And there are many cars where you can get away with the previous owners not doing that. This is not one of them.
Have a pretty good feeling this car did not have regular trans fluid drain and fills.
We have the same mileage, and mine has no problems. My car is currently worth 4k, and that job is going to cost more than the car is worth. Finding someone who would buy it is going to be a task, so if I were you and it still worked, I would probably drive it till it dies. That is if you’ve already paid it off of course.
@Uma
Yeah, this happened out of nowhere. The car still drives really well other than the white smoke and coolant loss lol, but if you have the 1.5L I would be cautious of this!
You can get a price from a junkyard that might pay you a little more for the car. Plenty of cash for car places. But with the engine dead in the water, most of the value is gone.
Is the head gasket bad or the head bad?
If it’s a turbo, those engines are famous for the block cracking. It shows the same symptoms of a head gasket failure but requires the engine to be replaced. Because of that, used engines are either worthless, or a huge gamble if it’s a 2.0L. The new updated block from Ford is $6k to $9k depending on which specific turbo engine it is. If it’s a 2.5L then it’s almost impressive that you were able to blow a head gasket, unless it was because of something like not paying attention to the temp gauge.
