# Blown Engine Possibly? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** engines, ford\ **Created:** [February 2, 2025, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-engine-possibly/198963 "2025-02-02T22:34:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Djferreira83\_192711](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Djferreira83\_192711](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Djferreira83_192711)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-engine-possibly/198963/1 "2025-02-02T22:34:03Z")
So I was driving down the road and all of a sudden I heard a pop and a lot of thinking around and inside the engine Bay. I slowed my truck down and it eventually just cut off. There were several codes that came up ranging from it being 1. P 061A 2. P06DA 3. P22282 4. P0521 I looked underneath and saw right above the oil panthers a hole in the side of the block where there’s oil that’s spattered all over the place. When I try to turn the car over it sounded like a bunch of rattling inside. I tried this once in that there was something wrong. Mind you I did this before I looked underneath and saw the hole. I’m assuming the block is fried. All these codes have to do with the internal control torque performance model and the engine and manifold oil pressure system. Also the oil engine control circuit which was stuck off. But I didn’t get any of these codes or alerts on my vehicle when I did the OBD2 scan. It just seemed to come out of nowhere. The only codes I kept getting were my catalytic converter. I’m assuming it’s a blown rod. Maybe even something with the oil pump possibly. I would assume anything with a hole blown through the side wall of the engine would result in catastrophic failure so is it salvageable or should I get a new engine? Also there are no fault codes that are saying anything related to catastrophic failure for the engine and I still have coolant at the normal level and oil at normal level. And this is the next day so I’m wondering maybe even a head gasket blown?? ![20250202_163027](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/7/6/76c0d449f4549b85aa6a6bb358408cfa462c5b30.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-engine-possibly/198963/2 "2025-02-02T22:40:19Z")
Your engine is TOAST. Replacement is the only option. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-engine-possibly/198963/3 "2025-02-02T22:40:31Z")
The engine came apart inside and punched a hole in the block. Time for a replacement engine or truck. Tester ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 4:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-engine-possibly/198963/4 "2025-02-03T04:14:35Z")
I agree your engine is done for But can you please tell us what the year and model of your Ford truck? Mileage and engine type would also help Because if you tell us your truck is close to 30 years old, rusty and has 300k miles, someone may just advise you to get a new vehicle However, if your truck is fairly young and in otherwise pristine condition, a replacement engine may be in order ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-engine-possibly/198963/5 "2025-02-03T11:10:52Z")
Reading the trouble codes after you see a hole in the block is like straightening all the deck chairs on the Titanic. ---
**Author:** ![Djferreira83\_192711](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Djferreira83\_192711](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Djferreira83_192711)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-engine-possibly/198963/6 "2025-02-03T21:11:43Z")
Hey everyone, thanks for chiming in! So i took off the oil pan and looked inside. I think im pretty lucky lol. Only one of the rods broke. So far, things dont look to bad but i need to further inspect. The hole is very small, about the size of the end of a thumb tack; the part you hold. My truck is a 2020 f150 2.7 w/ 100k miles. I keep my truck in pristine condition all changes very frequently every 3500 miles 4000 miles… The date on all fluids I keep a weekly maintenance log everything I’m pretty meticulous about taking care of it as there’s a lot of modifications done to it. It seems like just the lower block I may have to replace but everything doesn’t look that bad I’ll send a picture in today or tomorrow. I think this might be salvageable. But when the pictures get posted you guys tell me what you think. I feel like if the pressure switch hadn’t gone out then everything might be fine. Oddly enough there’s no codes for any catastrophic damage or anything like that coming up in the OBD scan. It’s just those codes. I did give a jump start to someone and I’m thinking that may have killed part of the battery because when I went to test the battery it only read 8.4 volts. I feel like it may have done something to the battery or alternator or some of the electrical so I’m running through all the fuses first and then I’m gonna go and see directly what the codes imply and try either replacing it or seeing if it still functions at all. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-engine-possibly/198963/7 "2025-02-03T21:26:47Z")
> [@Djferreira83\_192711](#): > > Only one of the rods broke. So far, things dont look to bad but i need to further inspect. Only one rod ever breaks. Hard to imagine this as ‘pretty lucky’, the engine is shot. ---
**Author:** ![Djferreira83\_192711](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Djferreira83\_192711](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Djferreira83_192711)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-engine-possibly/198963/8 "2025-02-03T21:52:28Z")
So you think the whole engine is trash? Why not just replace the lower end of the engine? I’ve got an engine hoist. It’s only got a 100000 miles on the engine. The hole is small and can be patched. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-engine-possibly/198963/9 "2025-02-03T21:57:41Z")
Whatever caused that rod to break was likely the result of some other problem, like an oil starvation issue causing bearings to bind. Many other bearings could be damaged. Unless you know the actual cause, a good first guess (which is all I can do) is that you’ll be much better off with a replacement long block. A problem like this is very rare these days, hardly ever hear of a rod letting go on a stock modern engine. ---
**Author:** ![Djferreira83\_192711](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Djferreira83\_192711](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Djferreira83_192711)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-engine-possibly/198963/10 "2025-02-03T21:59:25Z")
It’s not stock. I have just about 30k in mods. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-engine-possibly/198963/11 "2025-02-03T22:14:21Z")
Here’s more info on ‘throwing a rod’, typically major damage is done: [What Can Make a Motor Throw a Rod? | It Still Runs](https://itstillruns.com/can-make-motor-throw-rod-12129461.html) ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 1:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-engine-possibly/198963/12 "2025-02-04T01:24:16Z")
A connecting rod putting a hole of any size in the side of a block is considered a catastrophic failure, and yes you are lucky, worst case it could have dumped oil under your tires and caused a wreck… At the very least it will require a new short block, but a new long block would be better, cause if one rod bearing was starved from oil, who’s to say that other unforeseen damage has not occurred in the upper end of the engine… Or just drop in a used engine… ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 3:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-engine-possibly/198963/13 "2025-02-04T03:02:52Z")
what are these 30K in modifications you mentioned? ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 8:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-engine-possibly/198963/14 "2025-02-04T08:33:01Z")
You have $30,000 in engine mods on a 2.7, 4 cylinder pickup truck engine? Please describe the mods. Asking a 4 cylinder engine to power a full size pickup truck is a lot. I don’t think even an engine rebuilder would touch this one. ---
**Author:** ![ledhed75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@ledhed75](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ledhed75)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 10:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-engine-possibly/198963/15 "2025-02-04T10:58:11Z")
[https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kapwing.com%2Fexplore%2Fcaptain-picard-facepalm-meme-template&psig=AOvVaw29RSvklDfKNiSWLDt3P\_k1&ust=1738752973647000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBQQjRxqFwoTCNDhyNztqYsDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kapwing.com%2Fexplore%2Fcaptain-picard-facepalm-meme-template&psig=AOvVaw29RSvklDfKNiSWLDt3P_k1&ust=1738752973647000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBQQjRxqFwoTCNDhyNztqYsDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE) Agree 100%. What if the “30K in mods” is what caused your 4 year old engine to blow up? It’s not worth trying to diagnose all the problems with your clearly blown engine; it will never run right. Get yourself a new “un-modified” engine, or a new truck. Leave the engine as is, and chalk this up to an expensive learning experience. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2025, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-engine-possibly/198963/16 "2025-02-04T13:06:42Z")
> [@Djferreira83\_192711](#): > > It’s not stock. I have just about 30k in mods And THAT is why the rod tried to make its exit! The failure has blown crap throughout the inside of the engine. A teardown will likely show damaged bearing journals at the least. Problems not identifiable by visual inspection might include a bent crank, warped block, or damaged cylinder walls. Replace it with a used engine or a new long block assembly from Ford. If you insist on keeping these $30K mods, add in another $3000 to replace the factory connecting rods and pistons with stronger aftermarket ones. And expect the next weak point to go BOOM sometime within another 100K miles! You wanna play…ya gotta PAY! ---
**Author:** ![Djferreira83\_192711](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Djferreira83\_192711](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Djferreira83_192711)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-engine-possibly/198963/17 "2025-02-04T13:11:12Z")
Fellas, heres my mod list: Oil cooler Derale atomic cooler for trans Mishimoto performance radiator HPS upgraded hoses Ford powerstorm forged pistons and rods upgrade Melling upgraded oil pump 1000cc injectors Hellcat fuel pump Felpro MLS upgraded head gaskets Mishimoto dual catch can Big 3 wiring upgrade Fuel pump -VMP Booster AMS turbo inlet pipes Turbo supersonic blowoff valve Momentum GT 5R CAI CVF hot and cold side pipes CVF Titan V2 intercooler 180 SPD thermostat CVF catted downpipes Full slotted and dimpled racing big brake system - Wilwood BellTech lowering kit 3" front and 5.5" in back (The best kit they have to offer) BBK Bigger Throttle Body Turbos r tocs Custom 3" Dual exhaust - valvetronics - weld 3 piece Performance raptor steering wheel w/ Wire harness from Grey Goose w/ LED shift extenders Under Glow X w/ feet, sill, and, intercooler lights Hood w/ vents Smoked Ford emblems Performance 1 step colder spark plugs and upgraded coil packs Racing seats w/ 5pt harness - 2 Suncoast Stage 2 racing transmission Custom full racing skid plate MPT custom tunes: E85, E50, E30, and 93 octane ---
**Author:** ![Djferreira83\_192711](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Djferreira83\_192711](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Djferreira83_192711)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-engine-possibly/198963/18 "2025-02-04T13:13:14Z")
6 cylinder ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-engine-possibly/198963/19 "2025-02-04T13:21:47Z")
And just how long did it last with all those engine mods? For $30k I hope you got at least a couple months out of it. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-engine-possibly/198963/20 "2025-02-04T13:27:49Z")
Well, I think we can all agree WHY your engine let go I hope you’re young and have a job that pays a LOT of money, because it’s going to be expensive to get this truck running and reliable again If anything, you know what NOT to do going forward And please tell us you didn’t buy this truck that was already modified [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-engine-possibly/198963.md?page=2)