05/18/2026
Why can’t people just be fair? Why can’t businesses do the right thing? This Fusion is getting a new engine because a dealer did the wrong thing. The vehicle was sold and the owner didn’t even get a week out of it before it blew up. Why did it blow up? How do I know that the dealer created this? That blob of brown crap is plugging a hole in the side of this engine. That hole is there for a reason. Ford put it there so when the water pump begins to fail, coolant leaks out of this hole. Ford never meant for that hole to be plugged. Ford designed this as a warning. If you don’t replace the water pump when coolant comes out of that hole, coolant will leak into the oil. Coolant contaminated oil wreaks HAVOK in the engine. In this case, it chewed into the main bearings until the engine completely seized. The poor guy who bought this didn’t even get the full 30 days out of his temp tags before it failed.
Please please PLEASE get your vehicles inspected by someone NOT connected to the dealer or person who is selling it. I am seeing this more and more lately. We offer inspection services as well as engine replacements. We prefer the inspections but we can help with the other if you’re stuck. Let us help hold these shady dealerships accountable and keep their trash in their inventory and not your driveway!