4.6 v8 reliabilty
05-10-2013, 08:22 AM
#21
6th Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Acworth, GA
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My buddy was under my car recently and he commented that I didnt have a drip of oil anywhere under there, absolutely no leaks. 27k total miles 9k of those with a blower, over 250 passes down the quarter mile track. 5 trophies in two years why......because the car is so damn consistent because it was so well built.
Have no fear, drive the bitch and enjoy it.
Have no fear, drive the bitch and enjoy it.
05-12-2013, 01:00 AM
#23
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Location: SW Virginia
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ok I know its not exactly the same engine, but its close, the Crown Vic PI which my department uses are the toughest engines I can imagine, I mean the people I work with, and cars, they beat them like a mule and run them hard.
A 4.6 Ford makes a Hemi or LS look bad.
A 4.6 Ford makes a Hemi or LS look bad.
05-12-2013, 02:21 AM
#24
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05-12-2013, 11:37 AM
#28
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Location: NY
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Just change all your fluids on the proper schedule & you will get more than 20 yrs out of it.
S*h*i*t* the stang is 50 yrs old soon & they are still some running today when taken care of. The new generation motors are built out of such good materials & tolerances that they are even tougher now.
Not driving them is harder on them then mashing the gas all the way to get munchies @ the store.
05-12-2013, 12:56 PM
#29
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My '06 sounds like yours. Garage queen, bought new...a whopping 23K on the clock 'thus far. I never had a concern about reliability, and I don't havr a concern now. I don't track it (it's a ragtop), but I drive it hard, and I have never had a problem with it.
I intend on having it till the day my clutch foot stops working and then I can give it to one of my kids...and they can do what they will with it.....
I intend on having it till the day my clutch foot stops working and then I can give it to one of my kids...and they can do what they will with it.....
05-15-2013, 02:28 PM
#30
Gentleman's Relish
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: AZ
Posts: 13,090
yo,
guys are the 3 valve engines and gearboxes reliable?
i'm so paranoid about mine i loose sleep over it..mines gone about 18k miles..
it's 8 years old now..i dont think it's had a new fuel filter or brake fluid change.
should i do these things?
do these motors leak oil?
what's the highest mileage one on this forum?
cheers rudi
guys are the 3 valve engines and gearboxes reliable?
i'm so paranoid about mine i loose sleep over it..mines gone about 18k miles..
it's 8 years old now..i dont think it's had a new fuel filter or brake fluid change.
should i do these things?
do these motors leak oil?
what's the highest mileage one on this forum?
cheers rudi
The engines are pretty solid, no known leak points or weak points until you start boosting them.
Fuel filter, 8 years old...yes change it.
What type of gearbox you got manual or automatic? The Manuals are reliable however the 5R55S auto is known to be problematic. Just look up 5r55S Solenoid and valve body problems.