Re: Need a new truck-5.4 Triton?
[Re: DWC]
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01/23/21 12:02 AM
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jbyrd63
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They like the gas. Get you an SUV if it is going to be a family vehicle. Put a liner in the back for the dogs so you can clean it easily. Oh yea better keep an eye on the oil . Don't smoke but will burn 2-3 quarts every 5,000 miles. That's why some people blow them up they don't check it. The school system I worked for that was our work trucks. They bought 7 new ones from 2007-2010. All used oil. I got to go up on the carpet because I took mine to the maintenance garge to service it after 3,000 and it was 3 quarts low. I explained I drove a chevy and a Toyota and NEVER added a drop of oil. Other guy ran his 6,000 before he brought it in over 4 quarts low.
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Re: Need a new truck-5.4 Triton?
[Re: WakopaWalker]
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01/23/21 12:21 AM
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Posts: 20,341 The Hill Country of Texas
Leftlane
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The spark plugs... Maybe it is just the story from a mechanic to scare .e into them doing the work, but I was told that Ford put in spark plugs in the 5.4 that have a tendency to crack and split. It one is sticky in taking it out, it doesn't take much to drop part of the plug into the cylinder, supposedly. Not shade-tree mechanic friendly. Because I had heard the same thing somewhere else, a few years before, I let them change the plugs. I had two in the past- I thought the worst thing was the alum heads not holding plugs or stripping out?
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: Need a new truck-5.4 Triton?
[Re: ~ADC~]
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01/23/21 12:50 AM
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Paul Dobbins
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My 2003 5.4 has 337,000+ miles on it. Replaced plugs and coils a couple times, and the alternator once. Pulled a couple Chevy 4x4's out last weekend coyote hunting and one the weekend before that, lol. What does the 5.4 engine have to do with pulling out other folks? I've done that with an old 4 cyl Toyota Tacoma 4wd.
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Re: Need a new truck-5.4 Triton?
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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01/23/21 12:52 AM
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~ADC~
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My 2003 5.4 has 337,000+ miles on it. Replaced plugs and coils a couple times, and the alternator once. Pulled a couple Chevy 4x4's out last weekend coyote hunting and one the weekend before that, lol. What does the 5.4 engine have to do with pulling out other folks? I've done that with an old 4 cyl Toyota Tacoma 4wd. It doesn't it has to do with rubbing it in to the Chevy guys.
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Re: Need a new truck-5.4 Triton?
[Re: DWC]
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01/23/21 01:07 AM
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Law Dog
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My work truck has the 5.4 Triton motor 180,000 starts and runs like a champ for the poor care it gets.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: Need a new truck-5.4 Triton?
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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01/23/21 01:37 AM
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yukon254
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My old 2000 Tacoma has 697,000+ miles on it, and I've pulled out a few fords and chevys with it. What does that mean? It means you need to watch where you're driving, because being pulled out could be embarrassing. Wow that amazing. That would be close to a million km! Toyota will be my next truck. That wont happen for a few years though because my wife just bought a Toyota Rav 4 a year ago.
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