Interesting comment from an online board
"Any Ford Truck with a 5.4L Engine The 5.4L 3-valve engines used in Ford Trucks from 2004 to 2010 develop camshaft phaser issues, especially when engines exceed the 100,000 mile mark. The first sig...
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fla-gypsy wrote:fj12ryder wrote:
I dunno about "fan-boy hyperbole" when Ford shops actually have special tools for removing the broken plugs and can quote up to several hundred dollars for a spark plug change. You may have had excellent luck with yours but a whole lot of people weren't so fortunate. Did you keep them long enough to change the plugs?
No ticks, no shakes and no plug problems. Since it's on the internet it must be true, huh?
Define a whole lot of people?
I assure you there are many, many more people many times over who love their reliable 5.4L Ford modular motor.
I wonder just how many millions of those motors they made over the years.
It is very true! The 3 valve is a problem motor! I think it goes the opposite way....a small percentage don't have a problem! I`ve driven them. they are underpowered and generally doggy. I couldn`t imagine towing any significant weight with one!
