If I weren't keeping an open mind, this thread would not exist   I realize this idea MAY have potential, but we need proper validation a) for a reason to do it, and b) the technical explanation of why & how it is safe to do.

Regardless, I think your point has been made, now it's up to others to ask the questions they have, and get into their own comfort zone.

People with the sho aren't having the issues with condensate for whatever reasons...look at the history here

Youve had 2 trucks and a sho with these issues....sometimes people make their own fortunes is all i can say to that....your situation is unique to say the least in terms of misfortune of ecoboost problems

The low frequency of issues here with the sho should be enough for people to question the necessity of this ill advised mod....ots awsome that it has worked out for you....but history has shown on this platform its just not required

Interesting point is ive been looking through the ecoboost codes and the " allowable wheel torque error " values are different between the f150's and the sho's and new f150's are closer to the sho's....very telling in my opinion

The intercooler block off mod from fors was a patch fix....the allowable wheel torque error was another, and more effective patch for the root cause, the ford torque based logic for misfire detection

Quote from: SHOdded on June 18, 2016, 03:09:17 PM
If I weren't keeping an open mind, this thread would not exist   I realize this idea MAY have potential, but we need proper validation a) for a reason to do it, and b) the technical explanation of why & how it is safe to do.

Regardless, I think your point has been made, now it's up to others to ask the questions they have, and get into their own comfort zone.

Thanks - happy to answer anyone's questions.

I certainly will refrain from challenging what anyone does with their car.  It was discussions like this that prompted me to check my intercooler and found nothing there.

I think I saw on a different forum that someone needed to suck "a lot" of oil out of theirs on a regular basis.  I do not think that is normal or routine maintenance.  I would not have been shocked to find a little bit in mine after 6 years and 60,000 miles but if I had found much, I would have been very concerned about turbo seals or other potential issues.

FWIW, my 27,000 mile MKS that I purchased used showed about 1/3" of oil on the dipstick when I inserted it into the intercooler.  I used an assortment of tubing, a brake bleeder container, and a household vacuum to suck out the oil.  In the end, I did not get out very much oil, but it does bother me that ANY was present.  I was hoping to see none.  I would guess I evacuated about 1/2 oz.

That being said, if that was the amount present after 27,000 miles, I'm not sure it would ever reach a point of hydrolocking the motor.  I will continue to monitor the amount to see if any action beyond a semi annual cleaning is necessary.

Oil doesn't hydrolock the engine. Your oil in their is just a product of the very poor PCV system ford has. This is why a catch can is recommended. The SOLE purpose of the weep hole is to let the condensate buildup escspe to atmosphere. The intercooler/CAC WILL build condensate at some point. The hole lets you escape the deathly shutter experience by just draining to atmosphere.

Are you saying oil won't hydrolock the engine?

It would get burned off if ingested. The water/condensate does not.

Water injection is a common method for reducing aircharge temps in boosted applications...not water/meth but pure water

A mist - not a huge gulp of water that these intercoolers make.