Oil Seepage
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Oil Seepage
I just recieved the new Motor Trend Truck Trend issue for July 2002. Page 13 has an article about the 99-01 5.4L defective head gaskets. It doesn't mention anything about the 4.6L oil seepage. I have the 4.6 Romeo and it doesn't leak a drop of oil. My truck was built in 6/98. I'm curious. Do the 4.6 owners whose truck engines do leak, are yours the Romeo or Windsor built motors? If the 4.6 was going to leak, wouldn't they have started a long time ago? The 4.6 has been in service since the early 90's I think. Wouldn't those have started to leak?
I've got 75,200 miles on my truck now. If it was going to leak, I think it would have started to allready. Also, I run regular DINO oil. 5w-30 Valvoline. Could some people be using synthetic oil and causing some of these leaks?
The article states that Ford is spending $4500 per unit to replace the complete engine, but most are estimated to be $800 for new heads and gaskets.
I've got 75,200 miles on my truck now. If it was going to leak, I think it would have started to allready. Also, I run regular DINO oil. 5w-30 Valvoline. Could some people be using synthetic oil and causing some of these leaks?
The article states that Ford is spending $4500 per unit to replace the complete engine, but most are estimated to be $800 for new heads and gaskets.
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i have the 4.6 romeo motor in my truck (99)
it started leaking probably around 40,000 with very small drops in the driveway.
i dont think there is a chance in hell of having a head replaced for around 800.00, at least not at a dealership.
the quote on my head was 1200.00 for the part only. i am sure that was list price. i can check that price to verify. i had one replaced out of warranty and it was a painful proccess (and pretty damn expensive).
as part of the same repair they also replaced my cats, and i know the ford cost is over 500.00 for each one. luckily that was under an emissions warranty so it could have been worse.
it started leaking probably around 40,000 with very small drops in the driveway.
i dont think there is a chance in hell of having a head replaced for around 800.00, at least not at a dealership.
the quote on my head was 1200.00 for the part only. i am sure that was list price. i can check that price to verify. i had one replaced out of warranty and it was a painful proccess (and pretty damn expensive).
as part of the same repair they also replaced my cats, and i know the ford cost is over 500.00 for each one. luckily that was under an emissions warranty so it could have been worse.