How reliable is the 4.6?
09-22-2009, 11:09 AM
#3
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Location: Virginia
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09-22-2009, 12:51 PM
#5
aka 'Negative Nancy'
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Ohio
Posts: 4,839
dont even get me started on this subject ....i was very displeased with my 2v 4.6
shot spark plugs
intake manifold cracked
head gasket leaked
alternator took a ****
lifters developed a tick
timing chain tensioners wore out
i had a small oil leak from the rear main seal
valve cover leaked
2 COPs blew out
and that was all in the year and a half that i had 4.6 in it...now that junk is ripped out
as for the rest of the car
transmission locked up
rear end spider gears broke
it also had a fuel leak when i got
fuel pump took a ****
if you filled it until the gas pump shut itself off, it would cough up atleast 1/4 gallon of gas all over the ground
tie rods had to be replaced
steering rack bushings rotted out
yet i still own and love my car....just glad i dont have a 4.6 in it anymore...engine, transmission, and rear end all took a **** in my car, and some suspension and steering parts...atleast the chassis is nice??
shot spark plugs
intake manifold cracked
head gasket leaked
alternator took a ****
lifters developed a tick
timing chain tensioners wore out
i had a small oil leak from the rear main seal
valve cover leaked
2 COPs blew out
and that was all in the year and a half that i had 4.6 in it...now that junk is ripped out
as for the rest of the car
transmission locked up
rear end spider gears broke
it also had a fuel leak when i got
fuel pump took a ****
if you filled it until the gas pump shut itself off, it would cough up atleast 1/4 gallon of gas all over the ground
tie rods had to be replaced
steering rack bushings rotted out
yet i still own and love my car....just glad i dont have a 4.6 in it anymore...engine, transmission, and rear end all took a **** in my car, and some suspension and steering parts...atleast the chassis is nice??
Last edited by 99BlackPonyGT; 09-22-2009 at 12:54 PM.
09-22-2009, 12:58 PM
#6
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: MN
Posts: 4,412
dont even get me started on this subject ....i was very displeased with my 2v 4.6
shot spark plugs
intake manifold cracked
head gasket leaked
alternator took a ****
lifters developed a tick
timing chain tensioners wore out
i had a small oil leak from the rear main seal
valve cover leaked
2 COPs blew out
and that was all in the year and a half that i had 4.6 in it...now that junk is ripped out
as for the rest of the car
transmission locked up
rear end spider gears broke
it also had a fuel leak when i got
fuel pump took a ****
if you filled it until the gas pump shut itself off, it would cough up atleast 1/4 gallon of gas all over the ground
tie rods had to be replaced
steering rack bushings rotted out
yet i still own and love my car....just glad i dont have a 4.6 in it anymore...engine, transmission, and rear end all took a **** in my car, and some suspension and steering parts...atleast the chassis is nice??
shot spark plugs
intake manifold cracked
head gasket leaked
alternator took a ****
lifters developed a tick
timing chain tensioners wore out
i had a small oil leak from the rear main seal
valve cover leaked
2 COPs blew out
and that was all in the year and a half that i had 4.6 in it...now that junk is ripped out
as for the rest of the car
transmission locked up
rear end spider gears broke
it also had a fuel leak when i got
fuel pump took a ****
if you filled it until the gas pump shut itself off, it would cough up atleast 1/4 gallon of gas all over the ground
tie rods had to be replaced
steering rack bushings rotted out
yet i still own and love my car....just glad i dont have a 4.6 in it anymore...engine, transmission, and rear end all took a **** in my car, and some suspension and steering parts...atleast the chassis is nice??
09-22-2009, 01:00 PM
#7
aka 'Negative Nancy'
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Ohio
Posts: 4,839
i think i just had a horrible engine....
the engine has moved on to a kid i know's v6 mustang...so far in 2ish months its been installed, it has burned up an alternator, and developed an overheating problem....you couldnt pay me to put another mod motor in my car unless it was a 4v out of a 03/04 cobra
the engine has moved on to a kid i know's v6 mustang...so far in 2ish months its been installed, it has burned up an alternator, and developed an overheating problem....you couldnt pay me to put another mod motor in my car unless it was a 4v out of a 03/04 cobra
09-22-2009, 01:02 PM
#8
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: MN
Posts: 4,412
i think i just had a horrible engine....
the engine has moved on to a kid i know's v6 mustang...so far in 2ish months its been installed, it has burned up an alternator, and developed an overheating problem....you couldnt pay me to put another mod motor in my car unless it was a 4v out of a 03/04 cobra
the engine has moved on to a kid i know's v6 mustang...so far in 2ish months its been installed, it has burned up an alternator, and developed an overheating problem....you couldnt pay me to put another mod motor in my car unless it was a 4v out of a 03/04 cobra
09-22-2009, 01:09 PM
#9
6th Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 11,786
I see all your problem and I think to myself, "Wow, I bought my within 45 minutes of seeing and then immediately put 500 miles on it the first day then 21K miles on it over the next 11 months and I never did anything except change the oil, LOL" Heck, I never even cracked open the rear diff till last fall. I'm sorry, you had so many issues.
dont even get me started on this subject ....i was very displeased with my 2v 4.6
shot spark plugs
intake manifold cracked
head gasket leaked
alternator took a ****
lifters developed a tick
timing chain tensioners wore out
i had a small oil leak from the rear main seal
valve cover leaked
2 COPs blew out
and that was all in the year and a half that i had 4.6 in it...now that junk is ripped out
as for the rest of the car
transmission locked up
rear end spider gears broke
it also had a fuel leak when i got
fuel pump took a ****
if you filled it until the gas pump shut itself off, it would cough up atleast 1/4 gallon of gas all over the ground
tie rods had to be replaced
steering rack bushings rotted out
yet i still own and love my car....just glad i dont have a 4.6 in it anymore...engine, transmission, and rear end all took a **** in my car, and some suspension and steering parts...atleast the chassis is nice??
shot spark plugs
intake manifold cracked
head gasket leaked
alternator took a ****
lifters developed a tick
timing chain tensioners wore out
i had a small oil leak from the rear main seal
valve cover leaked
2 COPs blew out
and that was all in the year and a half that i had 4.6 in it...now that junk is ripped out
as for the rest of the car
transmission locked up
rear end spider gears broke
it also had a fuel leak when i got
fuel pump took a ****
if you filled it until the gas pump shut itself off, it would cough up atleast 1/4 gallon of gas all over the ground
tie rods had to be replaced
steering rack bushings rotted out
yet i still own and love my car....just glad i dont have a 4.6 in it anymore...engine, transmission, and rear end all took a **** in my car, and some suspension and steering parts...atleast the chassis is nice??
09-22-2009, 01:18 PM
#10
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: MN
Posts: 4,412
I see all your problem and I think to myself, "Wow, I bought my within 45 minutes of seeing and then immediately put 500 miles on it the first day then 21K miles on it over the next 11 months and I never did anything except change the oil, LOL" Heck, I never even cracked open the rear diff till last fall. I'm sorry, you had so many issues.
