i just had to replace my pos plasticmanifold do u want mine to throw at em and say what the hell is that then[:@]. Why the hell would companies make the brand new ones withthe aluminnum water jackets and thermostat housings than just for fun? Plus my uncle whos been a mechanic for 30 years even said whhn it cracked tht its very common because well obviously its plastic and when it gets to hot itll crack it probably doesnt help tht i drive like im in nascar to school everyday but w/e.

 

I have never experienced any of the above problems, but I own an 04 and they were all fixed by then.

But I have had my valve seals dry rot and destroy the stock engine, the tranny not want to play in 3rd gear anymore and a driverside axle that didn't like 1.5 60' runs.

But I love when stuff breaks, gives me a reason to upgrade. Keep up the good work Ford.

 

well i know that the plastic intakes break since i just had to replace mine and just got the car back today

 

will ford replace the intake manifolds even if the car isn't under warranty cuz im the 2nd owner. think mine is cracked

 

not sure about 02 but 99 they wont just get a trick flow thats what i did

 

[/align][/align]This is a very impressive, good, clean,and healthy attitude![/align][/align]Similar thinking has kept me going for 45+ years of dealing with gas-powered things...[/align]

 

the majority of the people that have these "common" problems, treat the cars rough. No car can handle being raced or constantly WOT without having "common" problems. These cars if just driven like 80% of drivers drive will not have these "common" problems.

 

i dont drive mine rough i have been to the track once and i drive easy on the road since i cant afford gas

also the intake manifold on my parent grand marqiue cracked and before they bought it, it was owned by some 80 year old people and that car has never been drove rough so how do you explain that

 

[/align][/align]The intake manifold problem is real, and I don't believe anyone in this thread has said otherwise. It was alsothe subject of a TSB and eligible for warranty replacementin fact many were replaced free of charge out of warranty.[/align][/align]Ford agreed in 2005 (after a class action lawsuit was filed) to provide a 7-year extended warranty. This has of course now expired for all Mustangs that came with the all-plastic manifold.[/align]

 

I just found out last weekend that mine is cracked. I'm weighing out my options now and leaning towards the Edelbrock Victor Jr.


The timing chain guides/tensioner is only a problem after 200k for the most part for the people I know that have had to do it. I've never seen a head gasket in a 4.6 go bad that wasn't under boost, I'm sure it happens once in a while but I wouldn't call it common. Never heard of the spark plug problem and if the 8.8 is so prone to failure, why does every Jeep guy and their brother want to swap an Explorer 8.8 into their wannabe rock crawlers?