A scraping sound could be the turbo bearing going bad. The turbo is lubricated with motor oil and when the bearing goes bad so does the oil seal. When this happens the turbo pumps your motor oil into your intake until it’s gone if you don’t check it. A friend of mine had this happen and seized...
Ford does not shut plants down to “take a break” and you don’t just “push a button” and start robots. I work at the Big Bronco plant and they do not like shutting the plants down but in the current climate they have to do it for parts shortages due to the shipping issues this country is having...
I traded my 2016 F150 Lariat 5.0 which I loved but like you my needs changed. I love my Bronco BB but I wish I could’ve gotten a Badlands But there were none around and they stopped taking orders then and my situation was time sensitive.
Ford is offering this opt out because it eliminates several chips. Ford is also discussing going back to car keys as push butting start takes several chips as well.