evan5291
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- 2017 Explorer Sport
Hi, new to the forum and first time Explorer owner. I have a 2017 Explorer Sport (3.5L ecoboost) with 72k miles on it and just bought it this week from CarMax and comes with a 90 day warranty for anything that goes wrong.
I noticed under 50% or more throttle, especially under hard acceleration, I can see exhaust fumes/smoke billow up a little from my rear-view mirror. The acceleration seems fine and pulls pretty smoothly but I have owned turbo charged cars before and this seems to be a bit excessive in comparison (335i BMW twin turbo). However, I am not noticing any smoke or anything when idle or even revving when idle. I have read here that there could be an oil leak from the turbo that can occur around this mileage and I am curious if this would be indicative of that or if this is just normal for this engine.
I plan to get it fully inspected by a trusted mechanic before the time frame expires but wanted to ask this here. Also, if you all have any other pointers for things that go wrong that I can communicate to my mechanic please let me know!
I noticed under 50% or more throttle, especially under hard acceleration, I can see exhaust fumes/smoke billow up a little from my rear-view mirror. The acceleration seems fine and pulls pretty smoothly but I have owned turbo charged cars before and this seems to be a bit excessive in comparison (335i BMW twin turbo). However, I am not noticing any smoke or anything when idle or even revving when idle. I have read here that there could be an oil leak from the turbo that can occur around this mileage and I am curious if this would be indicative of that or if this is just normal for this engine.
I plan to get it fully inspected by a trusted mechanic before the time frame expires but wanted to ask this here. Also, if you all have any other pointers for things that go wrong that I can communicate to my mechanic please let me know!