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Originally Posted by Ben M.
My sister and her husband bought a 2017 Expedition with the ecoboost engine 18 months ago, with 75k miles on it. Fast forward and they call me asking what I think about their turbo situation. Turns out the check engine light keeps coming on for the last 3-4 months. Her husband says it's "related to the turbo not making boost, I don't know" as he's not a car person. They took it to a shop and the shop said they were experiencing failure of both turbos, oil in them where it shouldn't be and failed bearings. They were quoted $3500 to replace them, which may be slightly high but if you factor in the cost of $1600 just for both turbos, it's not completely out of line in my opinion. They've only put 8k miles on it and during that time the oil has been changed twice already so they're definitely doing basic maintenance on it. I changed the spark plugs on it last summer and they were quite worn.
So... is this a thing? These turbos wear out this fast? My sister is concerned if they should fix it or just dump the car.
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How does it run otherwise? Not making boost it would be pretty gutless. I'm not familiar with this type of turbo but does it have a waste gate or variable vane?
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