Composite intake manifold cracking
#1
Composite intake manifold cracking
Hello guys,
I´m new here and about to buy a 2000 F150 7700 SuperCab 4wd. As soon as I own it, I put up some pics for introduction.
I just found that statment while surfing the www.
"Composite intake manifold cracking: 1996 - 2001 Ford 4.6L & 5.4L engines a nylon composite intake manifold produced by DuPont. The intake manifold is prone to cracking, which results in coolant leakage. Ford began installing a revised intake manifold late in the 2001 model year to prevent this issue. A class action lawsuit was filed in behalf of Ford owners and later settled. Owners of problematic model year cars & trucks were elegible to receive an updated intake manifold within 90 days of the settlement. "
What are the visible differences between old and new manifolds so I can check if it was replaced already? Can you post some pics please?
Is there anything else, I should carefully check before buying that car?
Thanks and have a nice day
Ben
I´m new here and about to buy a 2000 F150 7700 SuperCab 4wd. As soon as I own it, I put up some pics for introduction.
I just found that statment while surfing the www.
"Composite intake manifold cracking: 1996 - 2001 Ford 4.6L & 5.4L engines a nylon composite intake manifold produced by DuPont. The intake manifold is prone to cracking, which results in coolant leakage. Ford began installing a revised intake manifold late in the 2001 model year to prevent this issue. A class action lawsuit was filed in behalf of Ford owners and later settled. Owners of problematic model year cars & trucks were elegible to receive an updated intake manifold within 90 days of the settlement. "
What are the visible differences between old and new manifolds so I can check if it was replaced already? Can you post some pics please?
Is there anything else, I should carefully check before buying that car?
Thanks and have a nice day
Ben
#2
Hello guys,
I´m new here and about to buy a 2000 F150 7700 SuperCab 4wd. As soon as I own it, I put up some pics for introduction.
I just found that statment while surfing the www.
"Composite intake manifold cracking: 1996 - 2001 Ford 4.6L & 5.4L engines a nylon composite intake manifold produced by DuPont. The intake manifold is prone to cracking, which results in coolant leakage. Ford began installing a revised intake manifold late in the 2001 model year to prevent this issue. A class action lawsuit was filed in behalf of Ford owners and later settled. Owners of problematic model year cars & trucks were elegible to receive an updated intake manifold within 90 days of the settlement. "
What are the visible differences between old and new manifolds so I can check if it was replaced already? Can you post some pics please?
Is there anything else, I should carefully check before buying that car?
Thanks and have a nice day
Ben
I´m new here and about to buy a 2000 F150 7700 SuperCab 4wd. As soon as I own it, I put up some pics for introduction.
I just found that statment while surfing the www.
"Composite intake manifold cracking: 1996 - 2001 Ford 4.6L & 5.4L engines a nylon composite intake manifold produced by DuPont. The intake manifold is prone to cracking, which results in coolant leakage. Ford began installing a revised intake manifold late in the 2001 model year to prevent this issue. A class action lawsuit was filed in behalf of Ford owners and later settled. Owners of problematic model year cars & trucks were elegible to receive an updated intake manifold within 90 days of the settlement. "
What are the visible differences between old and new manifolds so I can check if it was replaced already? Can you post some pics please?
Is there anything else, I should carefully check before buying that car?
Thanks and have a nice day
Ben
I ran into it while replacing a front cover a few months ago and replaced mine that was cracked but not leaking yet. I believe they swapped the styles from aluminum to composite in the 99 to 2000 year and then updated again. I had the older style composite.
This is where they crack in the cooling crossover part:
New style/updated one on left
Again new one with larger valley stuffer on left:
#3
Thanks for your post, that was exactly what I was looking for.
The only differences I could find on the top side are the following. The underside I won´t see when I looking under the bonnet.
Are there some more details to identivy the old vs. new manifold?
Codes, Identnumber, Inprints....
Cheers Ben
The only differences I could find on the top side are the following. The underside I won´t see when I looking under the bonnet.
Are there some more details to identivy the old vs. new manifold?
Codes, Identnumber, Inprints....
Cheers Ben
#4
Thanks for your post, that was exactly what I was looking for.
The only differences I could find on the top side are the following. The underside I won´t see when I looking under the bonnet.
Are there some more details to identivy the old vs. new manifold?
Codes, Identnumber, Inprints....
Cheers Ben
The only differences I could find on the top side are the following. The underside I won´t see when I looking under the bonnet.
Are there some more details to identivy the old vs. new manifold?
Codes, Identnumber, Inprints....
Cheers Ben