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September 13, 2017 Service bulletin

2017 vehicles equipped with a 2.0L GTDI, 2.3L GTDI, or 2.5L PFI engine will either be equipped with a...

Ford technical service bulletin SSM 46816 for 2017 Ford Explorer, 2017 Ford Escape and 2017 Ford Fusion and others.

Bulletin number
SSM 46816
Component
Engine
Summary
2017 vehicles equipped with a 2.0L GTDI, 2.3L GTDI, or 2.5L PFI engine will either be equipped with a diamond washer on each side of a smooth-faced crankshaft timing sprocket (early build), or a crankshaft timing sprocket with laser etched faces and no diamond washers (late build). If equipped, diamond washers should be cleaned, inspected and reused, if undamaged. Diamond washers should never be installed along with a laser etched crankshaft timing sprocket. Related WSM procedure information is in the process of being updated.

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