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I have a beautiful Shelby 350R here with some very tasteful mods for a Warranty Engine Replacement. Pushed a little hard on the road course and has an oil consumption issue now. Uses 1 Quart in 65 miles. That's alot! Happens to be Wimbledon White with Blue stripe package as well.

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Stock engine? What in the world happened to make the engine pop? I’m assuming the oil consumption is from a broken piston?
 

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Isn’t that the voodoo flat plane crank engine?
 

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It is. Customer admitted that he “pushed” it too hard. We don’t know specifically what failed. Ford does not ask us for internal diagnosis
The GT350/GT350R, and the 5.2 Voodoo engine that powers them, are meant to be pushed hard.
Unfortunately some of these engines are known for oil consumption issues and Ford never found the cause. However I suspect that it lies with the oil control rings on the pistons being thin and that, combined with the higher peak crankcase pressures generated by 8200rpm blasts in an engine that has a relatively long stroke, just blows more oil past them into the cylinders. You can borescope the cylinders to confirm that.
There might be some possible solutions.

1. Replace the piston rings, re-hone the cylinders, and repeat the break in. However there's no guarantee that'll work and the original design flaws would still remain. If the engine's still under warranty, you could have it replaced with a brand new unit and hope for the best.

2. Install an air-oil separator on the PCV side of the engine. Although this won't fix the problem, it'll prevent some of the crankcase oil vapors from entering the intake manifold and exacerbating it.

3. Install a vacuum pump to reduce crankcase pressure.

4. Convert to a custom dry sump oiling system. This minimizes the amount of oil that's kept inside the oil pan, reduces windage HP losses, and reduces the risk of piston ring oil blowby.
 

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The GT350/GT350R, and the 5.2 Voodoo engine that powers them, are meant to be pushed hard.
Unfortunately some of these engines are known for oil consumption issues and Ford never found the cause. However I suspect that it lies with the oil control rings on the pistons being thin and that, combined with the higher peak crankcase pressures generated by 8200rpm blasts in an engine that has a relatively long stroke, just blows more oil past them into the cylinders. You can borescope the cylinders to confirm that.
There might be some possible solutions.

1. Replace the piston rings, re-hone the cylinders, and repeat the break in. However there's no guarantee that'll work and the original design flaws would still remain. If the engine's still under warranty, you could have it replaced with a brand new unit and hope for the best.

2. Install an air-oil separator on the PCV side of the engine. Although this won't fix the problem, it'll prevent some of the crankcase oil vapors from entering the intake manifold and exacerbating it.

3. Install a vacuum pump to reduce crankcase pressure.

4. Convert to a custom dry sump oiling system. This minimizes the amount of oil that's kept inside the oil pan, reduces windage HP losses, and reduces the risk of piston ring oil blowby.

These are all great suggestions. Ford requires us to just replace the engine once we confirm a few items. I will also say that this is not "Stock"
 

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Stock engine? What in the world happened to make the engine pop? I’m assuming the oil consumption is from a broken piston?
Not stock. We don't know specifically what happened. Ford requires us to do some basic testing and they ship a motor once confirmed.
 

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I love how Ford honors warranty without any BS!

On another note, the voodoo engine must not have been anything special since it was only used on the GT350.
 

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I love how Ford honors warranty without any BS!

On another note, the voodoo engine must not have been anything special since it was only used on the GT350.
Not always. I/We work with clients. As long as they are honest with us, we will work with them within reason. It's the kid that has Mods and is expecting warranty coverage that is the issue. I always ask if there are any mods. Especially if there is anything we need to hook up our IDSD (Diagnostic computer) for. If the car is tuned there will be no communication. Why lie? It slows us down and pisses off the technicians
 
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