 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / July 20052001 Ford Expedition 5.4L Timing Chain Noise
Could really use some help from the group with this one. 5.4L engine with P&I heads, 110K miles but well maintained every 3000 with synthetic oil. Loud rattle from the front of the engine. Two Ford dealerships are suggesting front timing chain(s?), however both suggest engine swap. It seems both shops have limited experience doing the chain repair. Said this problem is pretty rare. Has anyone else seen this problem with this engine? Any suggestions? The repair is $1700 and the swap is $5700. No guarantee on the repair. Its my daughter's truck and in this shape I'm afraid she owes more than it might be worth. Thanks in advance. - JimC What do they mean no guarantee?, if they replace the chain and followers what is the problem? They expect to see something else they are afraid the diagnosis is wrong, sounds like there is a tsb or something here that has them gun shy, I would probe them further on the issue. > Could really use some help from the group with this one. 5.4L engine > with P&I heads, 110K miles but well maintained every 3000 with [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Thanks in advance. - JimC You are using the correct oil filter aren't you? These engines are sensitive to oil drain back. Using a crummy filter is a good way to get a lot of start-up noise and wear. I've owned two Expeditions with 5.4L engines and the only time I got a noise I interperted to be chain rattle was when I inadvertenly used an FL-820 oil filter instead of the FL-820S (which has a better anti-drain back valve). The standard filter FRAM lists for the 5.4L is not a good choice. The more expensive FRAM filter for the application is better, but still not as good as the Motorcraft FL-820S and it costs more besides. I woulkd suggest asking your question in two other places - 1) the Expedition Owner Group Mailing List, see http://xpog.com/mailman/listinfo/expedition_xpog.com and 2) the Ford Owners Support forum at http://www.flatratetech.com. Ed
|
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2008 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.