Posted by JD Seller on September 07, 2017 at 20:55:48 from (208.126.196.24):
In Reply to: F150 engine woes posted by RayP(MI) on September 07, 2017 at 05:59:16:
Ford just seems like they can not design their motors very well.
Good friend was a total Ford guy. Owned Fords for 50 years. Then he bought a 1999 Ford F250 with a 5.4 in it. Just out of factory drive train warranty it shot two spark plugs out. This was before they had the repair bushing. He had to either replace both head or go with a new long block. He went with the new long block. He then changed the spark plugs more often and did not have any more trouble with it.
Then he traded that truck in on a new 2004 Ford F350 with the 6.0 diesel. That truck lived at the dealership more than his farm. They fixed the engine as they went along but the resale dropped like a rock. He lost BIG money when he finally got tired of not having a truck. HE traded to a 2007 Chevy 3500 with a Duromax and has had zero trouble with that truck.
Same fellow bought a 2005 Mercury Mountaineer with the 4.0 V-65 in it. At around 80K the timing chain guide wear dropped enough filings into the oil pump that the motor spun a bearing. Ford dealer denied that there was any issue with that motor doing that. Even thought 1000s of people on the internet posted about the same thing happening. Ford even had a fix as fail program good up to 75K on that very model. Ford would pay nothing on him having the vehicle repaired. HE took his lumps and sold it for salvage. He now drives a Chevy Equinox. Zero troubles in just under 75K.
So this is just one friend that was a Ford owner. I have more that had issues too. The funny thing is that the engine troubles seem to be real random. I know guys that are absolute maintenance nuts and they had issues. Guys that hardly ever touch their vehicles had no problems.
I would not feel safe owning a Ford that was out of the OEM power train warranty. Their engine track record is just not good enough in the last 20 years for me.
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