Jflex, if you're doing a tune up and don't want to go hipo, stick with the OE Motorcraft plugs and wires. If you're looking for a little bit more, then go with Denso Iridium plugs. These motors are VERY picky about their plugs. As for motor oil, Ford recommends 5W30 or 5W20. Whether you want synthetic or dino lube is up to you.

 

ok thanks for the info. I will stay with oem. as for the oil if I go synthetic can I go 10w30 instead ????? I have 180+k miles Im thinking something a little thicker...??? what do you think also I was looking at the AF1 Im thinking I may buy it and see if it gives me a little more mg!!!

 

Stick with the 5W30, unless you're constantly in 100+degree heat. And any type of intake kit will get you better power, and a little mpg. I noticed a 1 mpg gain from my exhaust, and that was with me ******* it.

 

Hey has anyone checked out the FRAM unit ?? don't know how it stacks up agains AF1 ?? and what it the price difference if any ???

 

You might want to start your own thead for this....

 

152,000 miles. the only major repair has been to replace the fuel pump a year ago and replace the 2-3 accumulator piston retainer. Oil consumption is less than when it was new.

front end is getting close to needing rebushed.I used up all of the adjustment to bring the camber in to specs.

I have owned jap crap pickups and hands down this truck has them beat.

Furthermore I have 83 Ford tbird that is an unrestored daily driver (as in 100 miles round trip to work). It took it out of semi retirement because it gets consistently better than 20 mpg with a 302 V8. Rebuilt the engine about 70,000 miles ago. The AOD transmission has had 2 rear seals and one front seal replaced(preventive maint. at engine rebuild) along with fluid and filter changes and is working beautifully at 215,000 Arizona miles.


One thing I will say for Toyota is that they do a good job of keeping their disasters private. Toyota recalled everyone of the 1987 to 1995 3.0L V6's sold in the US. They all had head gasket leaks. Toyota as a minimum regound the heads and replaced head gaskets with an upgrade. A lot of engines were replaced due to excessive wear on cams and cranks or seizing due to oil contamination with coolant. If you did not have yours rebuilt /repaired/replaced it was because Toyota did not notify you. At least Ford did a great job of notifying the owners concerning the cruise control harness replacements.

IMHO Japanese vehicles are highly overrated whole Fords are highly underated.Need proof ?tell me how many empty service bays there are at your local Japanese dealer.

 

its more like who's in the 200000 mile club for me. i just rolled 200000 on my 2000 f150 about a month ago. and she is running great.

 

I just rolled over 140k in my 98 and still running like new.

 

Just hit 170,000 and my 98 runs like new too - love the truck, best I've owned!!! I never had the same vehicle for this long and you got my vote on the 200,000 mile club..( :

 

99 F150 4.6 279,000 km and going strong and still looks good!

 

wow my trucks and old fart being it's a 92 but a young pup mileage wise...180572....she's had 3 trany's sence march of 03 and now she won't start....

 

I sold my 97 F-150 4x4 supercab flareside, with 189,500 miles. This was never any major problem with this truck and I kind of regret selling it. I got a new F-150 FX4 only because the dealer had a price-I-couldn't-refuse deal.

 

111,000 on my 99 and still going strong and looking good

 

1989 F250 2WD work truck. 232,275 miles. She has the 350 V8 original engine and tranny. The auto tranny slips a bit and leaks, the mileage isn't very good, she's down a bit on power, but there is no smoke and she starts right up (with a toggle switch we installed in lieu of replacing the steering column starter actuator kluge which has basically turned to expensive to replace little rattly bits in there).

Just bought a new F150 to replace an even older chev truck in the fleet (but it is on its 3rd engine). This F250 truck which I know has been abused in its life by being overloaded with firewood and heavy trailers absolutely sold me on Ford trucks. I have had more than one person tell me that this particular version of Ford's 350 is known to be an exceptionally great engine; I am no mechanic, but how can you argue with 200K+ miles? Nothing else even comes close except maybe the old International trucks which you hardly see any more.

 

Ford never made a 350.