Just a few things to look out for.
05-22-2011, 07:49 PM
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Just a few things to look out for.
Surely after a decade of refinement Ford should have worked the bugs out.
On to the point, my last car was a V6 engined Lincoln LS 3.0 Duratec. There were various problems under the hood that were common. I thought it might be beneficial to those here just to be on the lookout.
Valve Cover Gasket - would leak oil into plug wells and/or on the outside of the block. It was more of a problem for the 3.9L V8, but I dealt with it once, and would rather not again.
Coil on Plug Boot - would leak water into plug wells.
Positive Crankcase Ventilation Hose - 90° rubber hose under the upper intake would suffer from heat and rot away in the elbow, causes engine to run lean IIRC.
Dual Climate Control Valve - solenoid within would fail causing temp to differ from side to side, I'm not sure how climate control works on the Mustang since I don't have it.
Thats all I can think of right now. Hopefully we won't have to deal with them, I did the work on it fixing all of the problems listed above, some are not easy but not hard, others (DCCV) are a major PITA. The basic design looks similar enough to me to keep me vigilant, just as if I were still driving the LS.
http://s1216.photobucket.com/albums/...t=100_0038.jpg
If you want to do your own research go to http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/forumdisplay.php?f=7
On to the point, my last car was a V6 engined Lincoln LS 3.0 Duratec. There were various problems under the hood that were common. I thought it might be beneficial to those here just to be on the lookout.
Valve Cover Gasket - would leak oil into plug wells and/or on the outside of the block. It was more of a problem for the 3.9L V8, but I dealt with it once, and would rather not again.
Coil on Plug Boot - would leak water into plug wells.
Positive Crankcase Ventilation Hose - 90° rubber hose under the upper intake would suffer from heat and rot away in the elbow, causes engine to run lean IIRC.
Dual Climate Control Valve - solenoid within would fail causing temp to differ from side to side, I'm not sure how climate control works on the Mustang since I don't have it.
Thats all I can think of right now. Hopefully we won't have to deal with them, I did the work on it fixing all of the problems listed above, some are not easy but not hard, others (DCCV) are a major PITA. The basic design looks similar enough to me to keep me vigilant, just as if I were still driving the LS.
http://s1216.photobucket.com/albums/...t=100_0038.jpg
If you want to do your own research go to http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/forumdisplay.php?f=7
Last edited by 2011Kona3.7L; 05-22-2011 at 07:54 PM.
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