i have a couple of friends that tell me that 173,000 miles on my 2001 5.4 4x4 f150 is to high and i will have to replace the orginal motor and transmission.
one of my friends says that the bucking and loud straining noise when i shift from R to D is this is a problem or not.
Any comments/ suggestions are greatly appriciated.

 

i dont understand the straining noise part... but the mileage isnt really that bad. my 4.6 had 196k on it and the trans, i just wanted more power so i dropped it.

 

hell no. i had 175k on my 2000 and it still ran strong as hell. dont know about your noise though

 

I have 200 on my engine. It was rebuilt right before I purchased it at 175k.

 

ok thanks for all the feedbackthe noise sounds like well i dont know how to describe it but it does not sound good

 

my 5.4 has 363,000 miles on it orginal motor and tranny.. still gettin 13 mpg too so i think iam doing alright


the noise is it only right as it shifts like it clunks to engage.....if so check the u joint

 

ok sounds good im taking it to a mechanic later this week to chnge the fluid so hopfully that will help thanks for all the feed back