Hi ksdoxey It's Sunday and I have my truck back with new gaskets, it was a 1 week before I got the truck back. They put a 2000 head gasket on they told me that the gasket is copper and the 99 were aluminum do you know if that true? They also had to do someting with the coolant which makes me thing that it is a casting problem, what do you think? I think that why one spark plug was all corroded because of and anti freeze leak a corrosive usually will cause that problem as far as I know. I have contacted ford and consumer reports to see what going on. Hope we all get some where on this problem. Talk to you soon, patti

 

so have any of you had the head gasket replaced and had the problem return? mine leaked at 5,000k , replaced and now i am at 40,000k and no leaks

 

Hey Gang, I got the same leak. 99' Expi, 5.4 engine. Man Date 05/01/99. Took it to Ford and they did the dye test. They ordered the gasket set and also put in some type of requisition for an engine, if needed. They have been very good about the situation. The truck goes in on monday for the gasket kit, which they received last tuesday. I will keep you posted.



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Jakegypsum // Ford fleet, soup to nuts.

 

The latest. The truck went in today for the head gaskets. If the gaskets were to fail again, they will replace the engine. They gave me a rental car for the time that the truck will be down and so far the service rep at the dealership has been very accommodating.
Jake.


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Hey gang, Ford replaced the right side head and gasket. The tested it at there facility and found the head leaking again. This time from the front. They are tearing it down again. They feel that it is still the head. I am not so sure. If they can repair the engine, cool. If not, then I want a new one. Needless to say I am seeking council on Wed.
Jake.

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Jakegypsum // Ford fleet, soup to nuts.

 

The latest, I have received my Expi from Ford. Everything seems OK so far. I really have not ran it long enough to really test the engine. It just got to running temp when I pulled it into the garage. The idle is fine, not running rough like problem some people have had. It may have seemed a little sluggish at first but it was very cold out when I picked it up this morning. No leaks so far. No mess in the garage. The leak that appeared when Ford worked on it was the plug in the front part of the oil galley. Human error. They never tighten it when they put it all together. That was Monday. That was when I posted the above thread. I picked it up this morning .(Thurs). I did not receive any paperwork. They said that it still needed to be processed. The parts and warrenty are two separate reports that need to be finialized. They said that I will receive all paperwork in the mail. My only concirn is that the paperwork will cover any problems in the future when the truck passes the warrenty date/milage. I'm not looking for any crazy extended warrenty, I just want to be covered in case this problem shows again 2 miles past warrenty end date. Overall, I am content with Ford and how they handled the situation. My service rep did keep in contact on almost a day to day basis. I will keep in touch if anything new were to come up. Jake.

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I am having the same problems with my engine...was in shop begining of this month for an oil leak. Build date was 10/98, do not know exact date because truck is in shop right now for vibration at idle, 4th time say it is characteristic of engine. They replaced Passenger side head gasket and a bunch of other crap along with it. was in for 4 days for this. I informed service manager about this problem and i knew of a dealer in my town that was replacing engines. (THis dealer refused to look at my truck last year for an oil leak problem because I did not buy it there so I went to a different dealer even though truck only had 24,000 miles at the time) Anyway service manager told me ford tells them to replace gaskets. I asked about if this happens again and he said they have done 5 in the past two months and haven;t had a problem. Yea right. not yet anyway. This is just a short list of the on going problems I have had with this truck and with ford.

I go back today to get my truck because they cannot find any codes even though it idles like crap.

 

Is this inherent on ALL 5.4's or just a few. I've followed the thread and mine "should" have the oil leak ('99, 5.4, Winsor, DOM: 8-12-98), but does not.
Did I just get lucky or is this eventual doom (after 23k mi.)?

Thx...

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...my first "big" truck
'99 Ford F-150 Lariat
4WD, 4DR...absolutely stock (I guess)

 

I also have the oil leak. They are replacing my head gasket now. My question is What other problems would this cause? Was oil not getting to where it should have been? Was coolant leaking into the cylinders?
Will a new head gasket fix the problem? If they shave the head will there be shavings in the motor? I let you know when I get it back what they said they did to it.

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99 f150 5.4L 4x4 Supercab, Flairside XLT, ORP, Towing pkg, 3.73 Limited Slip,
Electronic shift 4x4, Sliding rear window, Dark Toreador Red, Medium Prarie Tan Cloth
Captain's Chairs, Floor mats, Cab steps, 6-way power driver seat, Remote keyless Entry, 4-w
ABS/4-W Disc, Bed Liner, Undercoat.

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Hey Guy's, Ford is blaming the oil leak problem on bad machining of the head on the passenger side of the engine. One person said to me that when the right hand side head was plained at the winsor factory, it was not lifted off of the plaining machine properly. It was not lifted off in a straight fashion thus keeping one end of the head on the plainer for a split second longer. This supposedly made the one end of the head weak. I don't know how true this is, but it does make sence. The problem only existed with the right hand side head.
I had one small problem when I received my truck after the repair. After driving about two miles, the "check engine soon" light came on. I took it back to Ford and they took care of it right away. It was a faulty connection on the EGR valve.
Besides that, everything seems to be OK.

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Jakegypsum // Ford fleet, soup to nuts.

 

This is just an update....

I've put about 2000 miles on my 99 5.4 since i had the pass. head gasket changed and everything looks great so far. My first gasket let go at 19000 so i guess i've got a while to wait to see if it really fixed it or not.

I made a few trips and talked with a couple of dealers before i found someone that I thought was capable of doing the repair....but it was worth the trouble. 2.5 days in the shop...loaner car...no problems since...



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1999 F-150 XLT SuperCab - Sport Package, 5.4L, 3:55 Ratio, 2WD, Gold/Tan, (MFG date 5/99)(Repaired leaker!!)

 

I had the leak, it was coming down the back side of the engine, and was on top of the block also. It was burning on the exhaust manifold on the passenger side. Took it to the dealer, they ended up replacing BOTH head gaskets, they hadn't heard of anything wrong with the '99 5.4 except for the pass. side head gasket. 2000 miles later, here I am still with a leaky truck. I don't know where it's coming from. Any suggestions for where to look? It's all over the bottom of the engine, and I can see that in the V, or flat spot on the top of the engine, that it is still covered in oil. Sure wish I could get the dealer to fix it for good. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what to do, say, or where to look to find the source of the leak?
Thanks

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'99 F-150 XLT SC, short box, black ext and tan int, 5.4, remote keyless entry, CD w/premium sound, trailering package...
Accessories: Access tonneau cover, Ford factory steps, DeeZee stainless side moldings, custom behind-grille bug screen, a Lund stainless cold front for the winter, and a Genuine Steel Products grille/brush guard.

 

murfster, Good to see someone so close! I thought my recent purchase of a used 99 F-150 4x4 5.4L styleside w/ 50,000 miles was good to go until I crawled underneath the passengerside of the truck and looked up where the head meets the block. Sure enough there is a leak (a small one but a leak) right between #3and#4 cyls. I got a 3month 3000 mile warranty thru the chevy dealer where I purchased it. Today I am taking it to them to see what they are going to do. Murfster, do you have a good Ford dealer or Chevy dealer down your way??

 

black'n'chrome
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Who cares where its comming from....bring it back to the dealer and have them find and fix it!!! If you dont trust your dealer...find a new one and let them fix it right.
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Contrary to popular believe...we are not responsible for diagnosing or fixing the defective parts of our trucks while under warranty!!! BRING IT BACK!!!
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black'n'chrome best of luck and as always...keep us up to date....



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1999 F-150 XLT SuperCab - Sport Package, 5.4L, 3:55 Ratio, 2WD, Gold/Tan, (MFG date 5/99)(Repaired leaker!!)

 

lazyblazer - OK...guess I'll have to take a closer look and see if the leak does exist. I have not seen any "obvious" evidence (smell, sight, driveway puddles...etc), but who knows. Better safe than sorry.
Yea, we have Legacy Ford off Old Industrial Parkway. To date, they have been very fair and responsive to anything I ask for (which isn't much...a stuck window once...same day called-same day service).
Can't say much about the sales side, but they are consistent with any dealer not related to CarMax or AutoNation - HAGGLE, CUT THROAT, basically leaving one with a feeling of being in prison with "ole-horney" Bubba.


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...my first "big" truck
'99 Ford F-150 Lariat
4WD, 4DR...absolutely stock (I guess)