Oil In The Intake Piping

SHOdded · April 30, 2015, 02:44:51 PM

Source could be just about anything: driveshaft, drivebelt, loose bolts, etc. It's on the dealer to spend some careful time with your Flex to get it worked out 100%, unfortunately.

SoCalFlexin · May 05, 2015, 12:21:13 PM

Update: So my car has been back to the dealer for about a week today after the engine running rough. I went by there last night because they called and left me a message and told me my car was done. So i took a drive down to the dealer to check it out and it feels the same, the steering wheel still shakes at idle in gear and after you let it idle for a minutes as it comes down you can actually feel the engine running in the seat and hear almost like a drown of the engine running. Very strange because this car has always run very smooth, you couldn't even feel the engine running before. i asked them what they did to try to fix the issue and i was told that they changed motor mounts and pulled the the trans from the engine to re synchronize. Does anyone here have any idea of what this could be?

66 Galaxie · May 05, 2015, 01:24:39 PM

Does it do it when driving be it like granny or a thief? If so I'm thinking something is making contact and transferring engine vibration directly to the chassis like a heat shield on catalytic converter, down pipe, turbo or exhaust.

SHOdded · May 05, 2015, 03:04:04 PM

Looks like they may have messed up the driveshaft or PTU somehow if they indeed pulled the transmission (not sure why they'd have to do that). It's a bit early to replace motor mounts also, as I've rarely if ever heard of that work needing to be done.

ZSHO · May 05, 2015, 03:50:05 PM

I guess with the symptoms your describing sounds almost like a fuel pressure wave of some sort. Z

glock-coma · May 05, 2015, 05:05:40 PM

Vaccume leak maybe? You would think that would be pretty obvious though. Was it a gradual increase in vibration or all of a sudden?

SoCalFlexin · May 05, 2015, 06:02:10 PM

Quote from: glock-coma on May 05, 2015, 05:05:40 PM
Vaccume leak maybe? You would think that would be pretty obvious though. Was it a gradual increase in vibration or all of a sudden?

all of a sudden......

SoCalFlexin · May 07, 2015, 05:43:53 PM

Update: I actually just picked my car up from the dealer and the vibration in the steering wheel has been resolved. So it turns out when the tech changed out the rear turbo that was defective he had to remove the sub frame in order to have access to the turbo, upon doing this he left all the weight of the engine and trans on the motor and trans mounts. It turns out the upper trans mount was damaged and that what was transferring the engine running to the steering wheel. but i will say im very grateful that they were able to fix the problem. (even though they were the cause of it)

wasinger3000 · May 07, 2015, 06:02:46 PM

That's great to hear! I'll defently remember this incase I have the same issue. Thanks for sharing.

glock-coma · May 07, 2015, 07:49:27 PM

Glad to hear it's finally resolved. Now go enjoy that sweet flex!!!

SHOdded · May 07, 2015, 10:43:31 PM

Quote from: glock-coma on May 07, 2015, 07:49:27 PM
Glad to hear it's finally resolved. Now go enjoy that sweet flex!!!

Agreed! Put this whole "sordid" affair WAY behind you!