The truck will take about 6. Wiring harness and computers are different and exhaust. This repair does pose a higher degree of complexity than a similar repair on an overhead valve engine. Total Swept Area Per Axle sq. Taxi drivers usually beat the hell out of their cars at least in Chicago and the 4. I previously owned an 89 Towncar that was very similar to this vehicle.
Local Ford dealer is reluctant to work on engine because they have no idea what the problem is and the cost to repair. I use a compressor and nozzle to blow any debris out of the deep spark plug sockets. I bought an F150 in late 08 and had a choice between a 5. Maybe not for a Town Car. I owned it until 2010, had 131K miles, well maintained, sold it, and now the 2nd owner wants to sell it due to his health issues, It presently has 210,411 miles on engine, most of his driving were all highway miles, and rarely driven much in Indiana winters but put in his barn.
Both are easy to fix if they ever happen. In May 2007 I bought a new motor. You stated that the Panther ended production in 2010. Starting at 200K, I have had a few coil pack issues and recently a plug that quit sparking. I will not go back the Auto Shop, was highly recommended, do any repairs.
And consider the power inroads Ford had made with the 5. She made a trip to the EmRm on that one. The Coyote is square as well, even though a 3. In the interest of full disclosure, this author owns or has owned four vehicles powered by the 4. So even if you do leave a shell or two in the engine it still should not be more than a 3 hour or so job. It is a rwd vehicle and also uses the Ford 4. The way things look, this engine at 22 years is not going to match the longevity of the Windsor engine well over 30.
On the highway, I am getting about 16. My 2006 F150 has the 5. I did have a stupid moment with this car though. A 1996 Thunderbird is shown here. The oil filter should be changed every 25,000 miles.
Oil is cheap and car notes are not. Manual Automatic Manual Automatic — Speeds 5-Speed Overdrive 4-Speed Overdrive 4R70W 5-Speed Overdrive 4-Speed Overdrive 4R70W Clutch Diameter 11. I did learn, which was no surprise, that Ford would make a running change on some element of the engine which precluded the ability to put the updated piece on an older engine. While the intent of this article is to focus on the 2 valve version of the 4. Do not use an oil with a viscosity and weight rating different than 5W-20. The only solution was a taller deck for the 5.
I really liked that engine though. I have a 2008, 3v, 4. This picture shows a failure along the front of the manifold; various sources will show various locations of failure. Fortunately the author has not encountered this on any of the 4. Reliability seems to be good though. I still kinda miss that car sometimes, but after nearly five years of ownership I was ready to move up. For that matter, what is in a Marauder? But this was the design choice made by the Ford engineers and it just goes with the territory.
Common advice found is to change the plugs only when the engine is cool and to be gentle throughout the process. The fuel filter should be replaced every 25,000 miles. Posts on various message boards will have claims of twice the oil consumption in some instances. A properly shifted and geared 351 in my 94 Club Wagon was a real torquemonster. The rest were sold or traded and two were totaled in accidents. All other small blocks were built in Cleveland or Mexico.