# 2019 Lincoln Navigator - Bad cam **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** lincoln\ **Created:** [December 23, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-lincoln-navigator-bad-cam/155202 "2019-12-23T04:32:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jack48](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/34f0e0/32.png) [@Jack48](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jack48)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-lincoln-navigator-bad-cam/155202/1 "2019-12-23T04:32:50Z")
Bad Cam in the engine. Back in May i had issues with my 2019 Lincoln Navigator. It started losing power with 9000 Miles, took it to the dealer and it sat there for 4 days and they informed me that there was issues with valve cover gaskets. The car ran fine until Nov 10th with 21,000 miles, I took it to the dealer, and they informed me 12 days later that they need to order a cam, but they are not able to find one. I was told last Friday that the car will be ready the same day. It is Sunday night and still nobody has called me to pick up the car. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-lincoln-navigator-bad-cam/155202/2 "2019-12-23T16:27:51Z")
Highly unusual for a problem of this nature on an engine that has been around for many years, but stuff happens. ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-lincoln-navigator-bad-cam/155202/3 "2019-12-23T20:38:14Z")
Did they at least put you in a loaner? ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-lincoln-navigator-bad-cam/155202/4 "2019-12-23T21:01:20Z")
Has the engine been around that many years? I thought the 2019 Navigator got a new generation of the 3.5 v6 twin turbo? ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-lincoln-navigator-bad-cam/155202/5 "2019-12-23T21:09:52Z")
Perhaps you are right. I was operating under the assumption that the engine was the same as prior turbo sixes. ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-lincoln-navigator-bad-cam/155202/6 "2019-12-23T21:13:54Z")
Eh, it may be, mostly. Not sure what changes came about in 2018, but they did some tweaking. Also, there’s an “HO” version. I don’t know if the Lincoln got the high output version or not. Either way, it shouldn’t eat cams! ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-lincoln-navigator-bad-cam/155202/7 "2019-12-23T21:23:28Z")
Agreed there, Chrysler had a problem with ‘soft’ cams in the 2.2 in the early K cars. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-lincoln-navigator-bad-cam/155202/8 "2019-12-23T21:25:24Z")
> [@Scrapyard\_John](#): > > it shouldn’t eat cams! Agreed, but as long as the OP has been given a comparable vehicle as a loaner, then FoMoCo and the dealership have done everything that is expected of them. If the OP no longer has faith in this vehicle, then he should sell/trade it in when the warranty expires. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-lincoln-navigator-bad-cam/155202/9 "2019-12-23T21:26:10Z")
We had a new model year car, had to wait 2 months for body parts to be available after getting rear ended, sit and wait I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-lincoln-navigator-bad-cam/155202/10 "2019-12-23T21:27:16Z")
Right. Although I think they owe him a motor rather than a cam replacement. Stick in a long block and let him go on with life. ---
**Author:** ![Jack48](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/34f0e0/32.png) [@Jack48](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jack48)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-lincoln-navigator-bad-cam/155202/11 "2019-12-23T22:38:58Z")
Yes an MKZ ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-lincoln-navigator-bad-cam/155202/12 "2019-12-23T22:39:15Z")
> [@Jack48](#): > > It is Sunday night and still nobody has called me to pick up the car. And a bunch of folks on the internet can help resolve that how?? ---
**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-lincoln-navigator-bad-cam/155202/13 "2019-12-23T23:21:24Z")
The Gen 2 Ecoboost 3.5L is nearly all new ( new turbos, new electronic waste gate, new rods redesigned timing chain and cam phasers, new intercooler, both port and direct fuel injection, the camshafts are hollow.