2025 Hybrid AWD engine overheated at only 450 miles

[colinl]

I don't think ford even stated to not tow during the "break in " period.

Does the owner's manual forbid towing before the break in period is over, or is this simply a leftover practice from days gone by when engines used break in oil and required the initial oil change and 500 miles?

it's there. https://www.fordservicecontent.com/...A&div=f&vFilteringEnabled=False&buildtype=web

it was a remarkably bad idea to tow immediately after getting it back from a major repair.

it probably was caused by an improper repair - I said that days/pages ago, but I agree this thread title quite obviously was chosen to get attention and it's done that.

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[Robot-Wrangler]

I don't think ford even stated to not tow during the "break in " period.

Does the owner's manual forbid towing before the break in period is over, or is this simply a leftover practice from days gone by when engines used break in oil and required the initial oil change and 500 miles?

I'll look into that, but I agree with you. What I have heard is that the engine needs a little break in before fully revving it. That's all I've heard.

 

[Robot-Wrangler]

it's there. https://www.fordservicecontent.com/...A&div=f&vFilteringEnabled=False&buildtype=web

it was a remarkably bad idea to tow immediately after getting it back from a major repair.

it probably was caused by an improper repair - I said that days/pages ago, but I agree this thread title quite obviously was chosen to get attention and it's done that.

Thank you, Sir. I thought that was what I had heard and I complied.

 

[710-oil-614]

Thank you, Sir. I thought that was what I had heard and I complied.

Wait - so you towed with it AFTER it overheated?

 

[710-oil-614]

I picked up the pickup yesterday and was told the coolant was low. When I looked, the reservoir was between MIN & MAX. I would assume the tech forgot to add coolant before I picked up the truck or failed to burp it?

I only saw two reservoirs under the hood that day, though it was hot and I was upset. One has green fluid in it and the other is pink. I put 70 miles on the truck to check it out and it seems fine now.

Did they properly drain the pink coolant and fill it with the correct one?

 

[Darryl]

it's there. https://www.fordservicecontent.com/...A&div=f&vFilteringEnabled=False&buildtype=web

it was a remarkably bad idea to tow immediately after getting it back from a major repair.

it probably was caused by an improper repair - I said that days/pages ago, but I agree this thread title quite obviously was chosen to get attention and it's done that.

Ok. I see. . having said that, it may not have been a good idea to tow at 500 miles. But it's nowhere near the major issue you state it to be. He should make sure to do his first maintenance at the severe service interval though. As an auto mechanic, I'm not a fan of doing a long trip immediately after a major repair due to the possibility of something going wrong like it did when he first got it from the shop. I like for the vehicle to go through a few hot-cold cycles and then I like to look it over again. But that's me. I kinda think you were a bit harsh on him though.

 

[colinl]

Ok. I see. . having said that, it may not have been a good idea to tow at 500 miles. But it's nowhere near the major issue you state it to be. He should make sure to do his first maintenance at the severe service interval though. As an auto mechanic, I'm not a fan of doing a long trip immediately after a major repair due to the possibility of something going wrong like it did when he first got it from the shop. I like for the vehicle to go through a few hot-cold cycles and then I like to look it over again. But that's me. I kinda think you were a bit harsh on him though.

*I* was not harsh on the OP at least not in this thread. (My first interaction with him was in a brake thread. You might look that one up lol.)

I fully agree there is a repair-related defect that is the root cause and also said that repeatedly.

However, towing immediately was a poor choice especially since we've seen the OP state that he has other trucks. He chose to tow with this one. Bad call, unfortunately.

 

[Robot-Wrangler]

it's there. https://www.fordservicecontent.com/...A&div=f&vFilteringEnabled=False&buildtype=web

it was a remarkably bad idea to tow immediately after getting it back from a major repair.

it probably was caused by an improper repair - I said that days/pages ago, but I agree this thread title quite obviously was chosen to get attention and it's done that.

Ha ha! I made you look! My post title was factual though you were drawn helplessly like a moth to a flame, lol. At the time of my initial posting the cause of the overheat was not determined.

Machines aren't human and if we have surgery, we have to heal gradually. Once properly repaired, machines can perform at their full expectations and don't require an in home nurse. HELLO NURSE!

I understand that humans become emotionally attached to their vehicles and they assign feelings and human needs to machines. Even at nearly $40,000 this truck wasn't more expensive than either x-wife, and I like it more each day unlike them.

It's OK and kind of cute to project human feelings. I often refer to any of my elderly vehicles as she and when they break, I jokingly say "I guess the old girl just needed a rest". Then I pat it a couple of times, all in jest.

Imagine if I field repair a $150,000 industrial robot shutting down an assembly line at $12,000/minute, after a lengthy and expensive repair with same day flown in parts while six managers are standing by and I tell them that they have to take it easy with her for a few days or she might break again. I would be lucky to get out of there alive and luckier to still be employed!

This new truck has to pull it's weight and if it breaks, then it's up to me to fix it, keep it or replace it. It's a cute little truck though. I'm rooting for it like a pig in

 

[Robot-Wrangler]

Ok. I see. . having said that, it may not have been a good idea to tow at 500 miles. But it's nowhere near the major issue you state it to be. He should make sure to do his first maintenance at the severe service interval though. As an auto mechanic, I'm not a fan of doing a long trip immediately after a major repair due to the possibility of something going wrong like it did when he first got it from the shop. I like for the vehicle to go through a few hot-cold cycles and then I like to look it over again. But that's me. I kinda think you were a bit harsh on him though.

I began the tow at 1,100+ miles. I gave it a 550 mile shake down in four days. I drove the tires off of it, literally. Look, there's the new set!

 

[colinl]

Wait - so you towed with it AFTER it overheated?

I began the tow at 1,100+ miles. I gave it a 550 mile shake down in four days. I drove the tires off of it, literally. Look, there's the new set!

uh... so... dude. you DID tow after the overheating situation?

towing at 1,110. thread title says overheated at 450.

 

[Darryl]

uh... so... dude. you DID tow after the overheating situation?

towing at 1,110. thread title says overheated at 450.

Seems like the overheating situation was addressed. Then he towed with it. So it seems as if they truly got it fixed.

 

[Meeka]

uh... so... dude. you DID tow after the overheating situation?

towing at 1,110. thread title says overheated at 450.

This thread is starting to sound like Thanksgiving dinner at my house!

 

[Darryl]

This thread is starting to sound like Thanksgiving dinner at my house!

How so? People talking over one another, not listening, repeating themselves, arguing just for arguments sake and drawing the wrong conclusions even though some are agreeing with each other but don't know it because they would rather prove themselves MORE right than the other person? But you come back every year because in spite of it all, you look forward to the chaos ?-----You mean that's not just my family?

 

[Robot-Wrangler]

uh... so... dude. you DID tow after the overheating situation?

towing at 1,110. thread title says overheated at 450.

Correct, it overheated at 450.8 and that was later determined to be "low coolant" though both the the reservoir were between MIN & MAX. Then 550 miles after it was repaired and broken in properly, I towed at 1,100 miles. Lightly and closely monitored. See pic.

What was I supposed to do to it, put a diaper on it and rock it to sleep, lol?

Whatever happened to reading comprehension in America? Oh my goodness people! The show is over folks, so put your torches out and pitchforks away and be gone already. Think happy thoughts and wish me well. It's so simple to do. 🩵

 

[JMJB]

Wait ....not yet .....

I'm not gonna go back through 6 pages ...didn't the OP say he had TEN vehicles insured ....?
Maybe ....maybe .....one of those would have been more suitable for towing ....

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