WORST Truck Engines Of All Time!?

WORST Truck Engines Of All Time!? | IDEALIST

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We all love trucks! You can slam 'em down, make them fast, lift them to the sky, outfit one so you're ready for the zombie apocalypse - and even use one as a mobile swimming pool! - And what's more, NOTHING is more capable at hauling heavy loads. Like a racecar! (since we all know, yours needs a diet)
The pickup truck has become an American tradition - from farmers and other blue collar labor, to the KINGS of the road whether you're showing houses, or just need to tote your family around. Here in the states, a well sorted truck has become a status symbol.
However, while like most American-made vehicles fit and finish;
and even sometimes overall build quality leaves a bit to be desired, on today's Idealist, we've selected a few that rank WAY below the rest - as far as their engines are concerned. This is our list of the top truck engines you should avoid at all costs - Let's Go!
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00:00 Introduction
01:06 Ford Triton Series Engines
04:19 Ram Ecodiesel
07:17 Chevrolet (Chevy) Atlas 5 Cylinder
08:27 Ford Powerstroke (6.0l)
10:46 Dodge 4.7l
11:57 GM Engines With Cylinder Deactivation
12:47 Nissan/Cummins
14:14 Toyota 3VZE (honorable mention)

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@friday1941 Жыл бұрын

My father in law is a Ford Mechanic and he always says "man I love the 6.0 & 6.4 , I made so much money off those" He had to repair them so often he knew everyone who owned them by name!

@dalew801 Жыл бұрын

Once the Head Bolt issue was fixed and the EGR they were actually pretty bulletproof. Watched a couple turn 12s at the local drag strip in a 6000 lb truck. The Navistar 6.4 was complete junk and Ford went their own way with the 6.7 which are pretty decent. But I have a 7.3 which if you look after it can do a million miles . . .

@jeffro582 Жыл бұрын

@@dalew801 yup, 7.3 million mile engine, cummins 5.9. 3 million miles

@dalew801 Жыл бұрын

@@jeffro582 Have never heard that . . . but anytime I think my 2001 7.3 is noisey I just stop beside a similar year Dodge with a diesel, then I can't hear mine running . . . lol Have a friend who pulled 1000 hp out of his 7.3 . . . big spend of course.

@jeffro582 Жыл бұрын

@@dalew801 yup Dale, mine is a 2002 24 valve 3/4 ton dodge cummins. It is extra loud after I put 125hp injectors and big turbo etc. Still gets 24.5mpg hwy. 386k miles, still runs like new, no motor work ever done except the injectors and that was for HP. The original ones were fine, of course I've replaced the normal stuff, a starter, an alternator, just replaced the power steering pump. There are a couple of dodge cummins that hotshot Ranger bass boats from near here, they both have way over 1 million on them. A 2001 dodge out of Iowa has over 3 million on his, all hwy miles, he is on the cummins high mileage websight.

@dalew801 Жыл бұрын

@@jeffro582 Pulling down the highway is what they do best . . . what will kill your Diesel Pickup is driving it 5 miles to work everyday. The oil never warms up especially in northern climes. We get the Diesels at the Drag Stip occasionally . . . usually 6.0 Fords & Dodges . . . they run in the 12s . . . really impressive. Never seen a Chevy though. If I was looking for a new to me truck tomorrow, I would likely buy an 05 06 F130 Dually . . . find a nice low mileage truck & pay the price. New stuff now is a pain, fluid, tracking devices etc.

@jwhmerica504 Жыл бұрын

As a 5.7 hemi owner I was holding my breath for the whole video. 😂

@hughwolfe8524 Жыл бұрын

Exactly, I thought for sure it would be on the List, the earlier 5.7 hemi is Horrible, valve seats LITERALLY dropping...

@mytruthslays1303 Жыл бұрын

They are garbage as well.

@jeffro582 Жыл бұрын

Kind of strange many of the earlier 340hp 5.7 hemis came into the shop with 250,000 trouble free miles.... and then some would come in grenaded with only 80k... oh yah, those were the guys that didn't change oil...

@jwhmerica504 Жыл бұрын

@@jeffro582 right, I had the ram service guy tell me that you have to use high quality oil and never go over 5k between changes. He said fleet and police cars would eat lifters and cams because they would go 10k. So far no problems.

@jeffro582 Жыл бұрын

@@jwhmerica504 right you are my friend!!

@coloradomountainman8659 Жыл бұрын

My ex-Ford 2004 F250 had the trident 5.4. Before it had hit 180k miles, it had spit out spark plugs two times. Course that would take out the coil mounted above the cylinder as well. I firmly believe that Ford should have restituted owners of these motors.

@neilabernath5862 Жыл бұрын

Same problem on my 2002 Ford van.

@TheTacticalHillbilly 6 ай бұрын

You had a 3 valve. I had a 04 Excursion with the same engine same problem. I now have a 03 f150 with the 5.4 2 valve. It's a much better and stronger engine.

@joshuawilliams639 4 ай бұрын

@@neilabernath5862I had the same vehicle and left mine on the side of the road.

@David-nb2bc Жыл бұрын

All I'm saying is I love my 6.0 E350 van. Tow 10K lbs trailer to race tracks all over the east cost and still doing great. Oh, I bought the van for $2.5K and kept up with the maintenance after I got rid of the EGR stuff. Rebuild the turbo with a wicked wheel. The van is pretty solid now.

@mikeg2868 Жыл бұрын

My 2005 5.4 has 296,000 miles. Replaced alternator, fuel pump. Still runs great

@eddieoakley6077 Жыл бұрын

I had over 250,000 miles on my 2000 5.4 when I sold it never did anything to it. A friend of mine saw it not long ago its still going with over 300,000 miles.

@workingshlub8861 Жыл бұрын

do not slack on oil changes and use good synthetic and youll be fine.....2006 and up seem to to be the better years mid 2008 and up the plugs were redesigned...

@hahaadventures4838 Жыл бұрын

There were 3 motors known to survive. Your engine was 1 of those 3. 🤣

@kc510 Жыл бұрын

Crazy what happens when you take care of your stuff!

@jacobhinkston6804 Жыл бұрын

I own a 2000 F150 with 700,000 miles on it. Has the 5.4 Triton, bought new, no issues ever; still putting down great torque and hp. De-greased the engine a few times, replaced the exhaust and intake a few years ago for fun.

@pistolpete8031 Жыл бұрын

I had a 2005 5.4. I sold it to my brother with 276,000 miles on it about two years ago. He now has over 300,000 on it still runs like new my secret. Change the oil frequently use full synthetic. I did hard-core offloading, and some moderate towing never gave me any issues at all.

@dickbonner5601 Жыл бұрын

I got 357,000 out of mine before replacement.

@richardbause2453 Жыл бұрын

@@dickbonner5601 2007 F-250 just turned 310,000. Heading to dealership for replacement. $8,600.00. Jasper, Fraser, Ford. No matter which way you go, that's about what you're looking at for replacement. Full dress block is around $5,700. 18 hours labor around $2,600 + extra bell & whistle parts. 3 weeks waiting time. Your friends may say you're nuts to go this route, but it's cheaper to rebuild it than replacing it. I tell them you get a flat tire, do you sell the vehicle?

@dgsasser Жыл бұрын

Same on a 2003 5.4 Lariat with 229,000 mi as of this week. Had to put an alternator on it at 185,000. Zero sludge under the valve covers. Full synthetic and regular maintenance is all it takes. It got a whopping 9 mpg (ish) around town when it was new and still does. 😀

@richardbause2453 Жыл бұрын

@@dgsasser they will run, but there's a day it's going to bite the bullet and repower. F-250's with 8 ft box and extended cab are kinda hard to find 😕. Shopping 🛍 cart 4 ft box 4 doors are all around, but don't cut it for hauling big items.

@cesarvargas3103 Жыл бұрын

@@richardbause2453 I got a 2005 f-250 extended cab long bed for sale 112k miles and it’s a 5.4 running strong

@ronaldrrootiii6040 Жыл бұрын

I owned a 6.0 but did not abuse it or modify it and it lasted very long and perfectly fine. Also those were made by International. The actual Ford in-house 6.7 has been pretty successful and immensely powerful.

@natec599 Жыл бұрын

I just did the water pumps, plural, in an f550 with a 6.7 it was stupid. Probably take an average person 4-6hr to change the belt. Found 5 other coolant leaks in the process and the weird addition to the intake had a torn rubber coupler. I liked the motor untill I worked on it. Won’t own one now.

@stevenmanson8024 Жыл бұрын

Agree with the 4.7 personal experience. Bought a 2000 Durango with 65k on it. Drove it to 256k. replaced typical thing (tuneups) and replaced the Injectors once, radiator once and A/C Compressor once. Other than that I didnt have a SINGLE issue with it. Towed pretty good too. Also came equipped with the optional Roof A/C. Sold it 3 years ago for $2k. Wish I woulda kept it but heard they were a nightmare to rebuild.. Defiantly miss that SUV. Got a 91 Bronco now though so Im happy again

@natec599 Жыл бұрын

I lost a rod in a 99 jeep on the limiter, on ice, while making out with my girlfriend… motor still ran for awhile. Looked clean when I tore it down to confirm. had 3 wj’s and my biggest problem was breaks.

@damilolaakanni Жыл бұрын

Even just watching the introduction, I know that the 5.4 3 Valve Triton V8 is first on the list.

@mathewmusic4919 Жыл бұрын

My 3 valve has 240,000 original miles and pulls a trailer daily. It's a work horse and I'd buy another one over any chevy

@josefgerken4002 Жыл бұрын

My 3 valve went 265k without ever pulling a valve cover. Just routine maintenance, brakes, and ball joints. Purred til the day a garbage truck hit it and totaled it.

@JDMHaze Жыл бұрын

even just reading the title I know the 5.43v triton V8 is on the list. and at the TOL

@nathonsmithson3024 Жыл бұрын

engine makes sludge? dumbest thing i ever heard. simple truth. if you change your oil every 5k, change your plugs every 80 to 100k( excess carbon on the antifouler causes it to break off)and dont mind the phaser knock you can drive these things for 200k or more, put a ford timing set in them and drive them another 200k. dont take advice from someone who thinks engines "make" sludge. fyi my buddies honda civic just spit a plug and had to be helicoiled and another buddies 6.0 chevy spit a plug acwhile back and had to be helicoiled. its more of an aluminum head thing going on extended entervals. retourqe or change every once few years.

@chexlemeneux8790 Жыл бұрын

Never understood this all 5 between me and my buddies were bought used, driven hard as fuck, never washed , used as mud trucks , farm trucks , field trucks and all of them had over 400,000km -500,000km . Some of them were F250's some F150's . Some 2wd some 4wd . Crew cab , 3 door . Step side , style side . They weren't powerful , manifolds all rotted off but they all ran just fine up till they got scrapped due to holes in the floors , boxes falling off and frames snapping in half.

@tempest411 Жыл бұрын

I worked with a guy that was a Ford dealership tech for 17 years. He quit a year or so after the 6.0 came out. He said plenty of them would show up dead off the transporter, and because they had such a cramped engine bay he always got stuck working on them since he was the skinniest guy there. After a while he said no more...

@jeffro582 Жыл бұрын

The 6.0 worked well as a boat anchor for a sea going vessel

@rockandroll4689 Жыл бұрын

complete BS - our 2003 Excursion had the 6.0 - it had a FEW MINOR issues (never cost us more than $100.00) in repairs. the 6.0 WAS GREAT and would go down the road FAST!

@rockandroll4689 Жыл бұрын

@@jeffro582 stupid answer. did you have one?

@natan762 Жыл бұрын

Ford didnt bring these engines to my country in f250, instead they brought a 4.2 mwm (most comum) and 3.9 cummins engines, they brought some gasoline engines too (but it was a total flop), but sometimes we replace the engines for a 5.9 cummins or 6.0 om366 mercedes engines

@natan762 Жыл бұрын

The powerstroke series came in Ford ranger here (3.0), but it didnt last long, It was replaced for an 2.8 mwm engines, nowadays ranger came with a 3.2 5 cyl cummins engine

@macthemec Жыл бұрын

I work at a vw/audi shop and there are similar issues, however our dedicated customers who only come to us don’t have a lot of issues because we use liqui moly instead of castrol and change the oil at 1/2 the interval the dealer recommends. Basically most of your problems can be solved by using a synthetic oil that isnt castrol or mobil and changing it at 7500km instead of 10-15,000km

@jasonhooey5677 Жыл бұрын

90% of all 5.4 3 valve triton issues come to owners neglect. Lack of oil changes combined with 30 dollar oil changes when they finally decided its due (cause it's making noise) it's tooooooo late.

@chrisw5837 3 ай бұрын

How do you neglect the spark plugs threads from stripping out on their own and the plugs from then popping out of the heads?

@jasonhooey5677 3 ай бұрын

@@chrisw5837 that comment shows what you know. The 2 valve mod motors had that issue. As a mechanic i saw that issue after someone had replaced the spark plugs, not from oem. Now the 3valve mod motors, they usually break the spark plugs off in the head.

@knote4958 Жыл бұрын

My uncle actually had the ecodiesel, and it too had a conplete engine failure stranding him and my aunt halfway across the country. They were just towing their ultralite camper (not pushing the tow limit by any means), and on their trip home it started slowly losing power til finally the dash lit up. He even had the oil changed right before the trip. Other uncle had the Ford 6.0, blew up on him and cost $5500 to fix. He even did all the bulletproofing fixes on it

@timh7833 Жыл бұрын

Guess I'm a lucky one, my 04 f150 triton v8 has been awesome. Over 250k miles, pulls my 8500 lb camper with ease, and have yet to have any issues. But I always say its how well you take care of them. Never ever pass 5k for new oil, every 50k gets new plugs, and so on. Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance.

@MrZilla500 Жыл бұрын

Thats because its a 2v. It will run forever if maintained.

@donreinke5863 Жыл бұрын

Heres a real story about what changing oil frequently will do for an engine. I pulled a 1971 429 Ford engine in a wrecking yard in 2017 which had a 3x oil pan plug in it, likely indicating VERY frequent oil changes. While it may have been some boob that didnt know how to properly tighten an oil drain plug, the fact that there was ZERO sludge and virtually no varnish in this engine would support my suspicion of very frequent oil changes. .The 5 digit odometer had gone around at least once, and when I tore it down, the original cylinder hone pattern was still visible in parts of all cylinders, the cylinders had under .004 taper, and that was with the service SE and SF motor oils of the 1970s/80s. While those oils were inferior to todays oil in many ways, (especially resistance to high temperature breakdown), they did contain zinc anti wear additives which is something modern oils do not have, thanks to the miserable EPA I reused the original 10.5/1 pistons with a hone job and new rings.

@tomstarcevich1147 Жыл бұрын

@@MrZilla500 2004 has the 3 valve last year of the 2 valve was 2003

@derrickjohnson5219 Жыл бұрын

I know people that have '04 Titans that are doing just fine I have one in my '12 Expedition but change my oil regularly and coolent before 30000 miles so I've seen good ones.

@allencharlei8351 Жыл бұрын

Have 271 on my 06 5.4 3 valve great engine nothing wrong with it

@ctg6734 Жыл бұрын

I would certainly avoid the 5.4L 3 valve Triton engines as they really suffered from the sludge issues, but my '97 4.6L 2 valve has been quite good with just over 213k. I did have to put head gaskets in it which was a pain, but to be fair, I did overheat it prior to their failing.

@31186dan Жыл бұрын

I had a 2004 Dakota with the 4.7. That was a great truck! 10 years and 150,000 miles nearly trouble free. Just a water pump and regular maintenance.

@kelleymanning1137 Жыл бұрын

My dad has a 2003 F150 with the Triton 4.6 v8 and it has had zero issues in 110,000 miles, and it still has the factory plugs.

@kevinbuckley7879 Жыл бұрын

Ooh that's why they spit plugs.he is going to halfto replace them eventually.they become so seized that the aluminum head threads come out with the spark plugs. they make the helicoil kit for when they are stripped out.still a simple fix in comparison to all these other pojs

@bird2114 Жыл бұрын

Miss the smaller trucks of the 90s, Now they are big and overpriced

@ggreene245 Жыл бұрын

Like the original Ranger...

@floridagunrat1625 Жыл бұрын

I wish I could buy a brand new 1980 Toyota 4x4 pick-up or a new 1985 chevy 4x4 pick-up!!!

@garybulwinkle82 Жыл бұрын

They are daddy station wagons!!

@LR-my2di Жыл бұрын

@@ggreene245 I have two Rangers. A 1995 and a 1999. You can't find a good 90's model for sale. The new Maverick XLT is as close as it gets to the older models. I plan to order one for the wife. (when I can).

@angelgjr1999 Жыл бұрын

Small trucks are finally making a comeback. Hyundai and Ford have them, Toyota is rumored to soon join.

@wymple09 Жыл бұрын

Those who do this for a living put 3 engines at the bottom of their lists. The Ford 5.4 3 valve, the 6.0 diesel, and the 6.4 diesel. There will never be a Ford truck in my parking space.

@scottnightengale6294 Жыл бұрын

Kinda have to chuckle at your 6.0 review. You were correct in the statement that if one follows the service recommendation, it's pretty trouble free. I have an 06 dually that has an oil change every 6,000 miles and a fuel filter every other oil change. With the advent of low sulphur fuel, it gets 8 oz of Power Service fuel supplement every fill up. No, I've never had it "bullet proofed" or modified in any way. The trucks major mission in life is to pull a 5th wheel trailer all over the USA. Gotta admit that it was interesting watching the boost gauge going up through the Rocky's. The truck has been basically trouble free with the only major misfunction being when mice chewed through the vacuum lines. 17 years of enjoyment. Now that I've said that I'll probably start having problems...

@NBSV1 Жыл бұрын

I think throwing a tune at them, driving the hell out of it, and poor maintenance is what killed most of them. Compared to the previous 7.3 the 6.0 doesn’t really like being run wide open under load for an extended time. I think quite a few were used to the older engines that didn’t make as much power, but would take full throttle for hours on end. With the 6.0 it helps to have a little mercy on it and not just pull as hard as it can all the time. If you got an unlucky one it’s still likely to have problems. But, abusing one at all really quickens the destruction.

@wymple09 Жыл бұрын

The GM Atlas engines are just fine if people simply change the oil like you're supposed to. I have 245K on mine and it is smooth, quiet, & still burns no oil. That is not a design failure.

@jimmymcclendon6210 Жыл бұрын

Same here. 287,000 plus miles and counting.

@bricewhitehill9610 Жыл бұрын

I was surprised to see it on here. I have 230,000 miles on mine a person I know has 400,000.

@jimmymcclendon6210 Жыл бұрын

@@bricewhitehill9610 I know right? Mines an 07 Colorado and its awesome!

@PNW_Adventures1 Жыл бұрын

So many engines have 200k tho

@Cm-ou3ml Жыл бұрын

Scotty even says it’s a good engine

@bertveldhuizen8699 Жыл бұрын

I have a 2005 F150 with the 5.4, sitting at 206k miles now, all original, no major repairs, just regular maintenance.

@hunterpratt9963 Жыл бұрын

Great video! fyi the GM cylinder deactivation technology is not VVL (variable valve lift) but rather know as AFM (active fuel management). Thanks for the content

@brianschryver8314 Жыл бұрын

I had a 4.7 in a 2010 ram 1500, and it was pretty good to me. What I did find though, one of the issues not mentioned was the small cooling passages that increases the likely hood of overheating. I overheated mine once, and it still seemed ok, but sold it with 374k kms, since it kept tossing out a misfire code at random. Switched to a 2500 with a 5.7 that appears to have seen some hard days before I acquired it, but at least it’s still ready to work as needed.

@stopman3331 Жыл бұрын

My dad had a 2000 dakota with the 4.7, had overheating issues by the time he sold it Lol

@olerocker3470 Жыл бұрын

I've had 3 F-150s over a 32 year period, all 5.0 engines. Loved them all. A 1990 dual tank full size bed, a 1999 Lariat and presently a 2017 XLT. The 5.0 engine is probably the best truck engine for the F-150.

@CaptainRudy4021 Жыл бұрын

As bad as the 6.0L powerstroke is, the 6.4L powerstroke was actually worse. The 6.0L might be expensive to make reliable, but at least you can make it reliable while still keeping them emissions legal. The only real way to make a 6.4L reliable is to exclusively use low sulfur diesel, follow the maintenance schedule to a T, and delete the emissions system. Unfortunately, as we all know, the latter is hella illegal and can get you in some serious trouble if you get caught.

@michaelbenoit248 Жыл бұрын

That, & when tuned right the 6.0 & 6.4 can make 700-800hp then maybe 1000hp from a 6.4.

@donc6781 Жыл бұрын

Completely agree. The Ford 6.4 was an absolute failure

@CaptainRudy4021 Жыл бұрын

@@michaelbenoit248 the stock bottom end on both trucks can withstand about 800rwhp

@Jordy-927 Жыл бұрын

I had a buddy who bought an F350 with the 6.0l with the intention to do all the mods to make it reliable. He found a nice one with a really good price. When he went to look at it, all the mods were done, and the owner knew what he had. He just wanted to sell a good reliable truck for a correct price. My buddy bought that in 2014. He’s still got that truck.

@shanemitchell477 Жыл бұрын

It's not illegal in Kansas and several states, there are no inspections, and no real enforced emissions, meaning straight pipes and blowing coal is okay here.

@RippinWaxWithMo Жыл бұрын

Bought an '07 5.4L Triton brand new. Drove it 275,000 miles in 11 years. Only broke 1 spark plug during that time. Outside of the regularly scheduled maintenance, it cost me less than $1000 in repairs overall. Was a great truck!

@Sevalecan Жыл бұрын

Others mentioned the 5.7 hemi, I'm thinking of the magnum engines, in my case the 5.9. At least 7 out of 8 cylinders on mine had a crack in the head. Ended up mixing oil into the coolant too and misfiring. Doing a rebuild with aftermarket heads that are thicker between the valve seats.

@chrisw5837 3 ай бұрын

I think a lot of the 5.9 “cracks between valves were superficial (didn’t actually affect anything), that’s not to say there wer not othe problems, but that engine is basically a small block Mopar designed in the late 60’s so they work because they were used for like 30 years!

@milemarkermike7234 Жыл бұрын

I had a 2007 suburban with the 5.3 with the cylinder shutdown system. My private mechanic was surprised that I got 247,000 miles. Most engines was lucky to make 160,000. But since most people traded in before hand it never really got identified. My easy fix. Kept the same vehicle. Dropped an 01 to 06 configured engine ie. full time V-8. Interesting part. My old engine was lucky to get 16. I now get just under 20. It also keeps constant power when pulling my boat which eliminated my transmission from dropping to lower gears. My solution: Go the extra mile with your older vehicles keep them pristine. Re-paint when needed and keep the upholstery/interior replaced from time to time. Total cost for my engine/transmission. $12,000.00. Cost of buying a new Suburban $130,000 when you got to consider interest rates property taxes, sales taxes etc over a six year loan. Not to mention average depreciation per year of $15,000.00. My suburban resale value is $8,000.00. So no depreciation best case as everything keeps going up I can only appreciate from here.

@SoundsLegit71 Жыл бұрын

Older 5.3 are great engines. I bought my rust free 02 Silverado for 4000 in 2011. It was a Texas truck and I'm in Chicago so first thing I did was paint the underside with polyester primer and clear coat. Then I bought HP Tunes and made downshifts easy and leaned out the bottom end and richened the top end to go to 6000rpms. Had to get stainless steel brake lines a few years ago. At 290,000 miles I wouldn't trade for a brand new one they have tranny problems anyway.

@seanlevoy9446 Жыл бұрын

@@SoundsLegit71 I'm in TX and have owned a 00 Silverado 5.3 since new. It has 290k. I put a new oil pump (preventative) and replace exhaust bolts last year. I think I can just keep replacing parts for the next 20 years and it will still be going strong. How to screw up a great engine. GM - let me work on that.

@jessepitt Жыл бұрын

My ‘02 Tahoe with the 5.3 is awesome. We paid 4K for it with only 150k on it. It’s over 200k now with basically nothing done to the entire vehicle except routine maintenance. It’s not stunningly powerful but it gets the job done. I have used it to tow my theee horse slant load trailer when my truck was down and it did fine.

@davids2733 Жыл бұрын

My 2500 suburban with the 6.0 from 2004, now has 212k and is still going strong. Waterpump,alternator, fuelpump, and ex manifold studs. That's it. 7 more years, and it's a classic.

@mitchfleming274 Жыл бұрын

I'm a MoPar guy and I'm surprised the 2003-2008 5.7 Hemi wasn't an honorable mention at least...get it hot and it would drop a valve seat...get it warm and it would drop a valve seat...heck look at it funny and it would drop a valve seat. I drive a 75 D100 with a 318 It has over 200k miles...the lifters complain when it starts but I think it deserves it.

@TonyTheTruckGuy Жыл бұрын

I agree with this entire list. Like you, I’ve actually owned multiple 4.7 Chrysler engines and they have treated me well, despite so many others having issues. I have a theory that most 4.7 issues are derived from overheating and poor maintenance. I think that 5.0 Cummins that Nissan got was actually designed for Ram originally, but they backed out and opted for the smaller VM motori one since it was more economic and Ram already had the 6.7.

@IdealMediaChannel Жыл бұрын

Agree on the 4.7 - it's had enough issues reported to make the list, but ours was really solid!

@knobrush 6 ай бұрын

@@IdealMediaChannel I'm nearing 165k miles on my 4.7L H.O. and so far it's been valve stem seals, a water pump, and three broken exhaust manifold bolts.

@7993mick Жыл бұрын

A 2v and a 3v 5.4 are different engines. My 2005 f150 with a 5.4 3v has 303,000 on it with the original drive train. The trick is to take care of your truck and do all the regular maintenance. The truck still had the original calipers at 303,000 until I replaced them with preventative maintenance. It's spent every of its life in salty winters. It's pretty rusty, but the frame is still solid as a rock. The amount of original parts on the truck surprises me.

@slippinslidewayz Жыл бұрын

The 5.3 Chevy V8 without deactivation is a beast though. I had one in my 05' Silverado, Z vin, flex fuel. I fixed so many suspension, brake, fuel line, and body mount issues, but never once opened up the engine. It was an incredible powerplant. Just deactivate the cylinder deactivation and you're good. Just be sure to get the unlimited wash package because the frame will rot quick.

@wildestcowboy2668 Жыл бұрын

That's a lie soldier

@jeffro582 Жыл бұрын

@@wildestcowboy2668 es probably talking about up in the day belt. They all rot up there

@mikewhite3123 Жыл бұрын

Had an 07 classic that literally wouldn't die. Went through 4x4 transmissions ,but never engine problems

@jeffro582 Жыл бұрын

@@mikewhite3123 they we um good back then!!

@wildestcowboy2668 Жыл бұрын

@@mikewhite3123 You probably had an 06, by 2007 it all changed.

@humech Жыл бұрын

I cut my teeth as a mechanic out of school working on almost nothing but ford 6.0 and 6.4L diesels, just constant warranty work for the most part. It was so frustrating doing all this work knowing that Ford's fixes were not providing many solutions. Did two bedplates a week, a cab off engine out operation, with my partner for the most part in addition to a lot of the little stuff you mentioned. Sometimes customers would have bulletproofing mods and that was always a relief to see!

@curtshelp6170 Жыл бұрын

I had an 02 Dakota with the 4.7 V8 and in 13 years and 236'000 miles the only things I replaced was the radiator and the alternator. I traded it in (for nothing)because of transmission slipping in hot weather, That truck had a more solid feel and was wider than even todays mid size trucks and I miss it.

@chrisw5837 3 ай бұрын

My 3.5 in-line 5 worked great in my Colorado. It was the 06 version when I think the gremlins had been worked out. It wasn’t fuel efficient, but lasted quite a while with no issues other than a couple cheap ignition coil replacements.

@DuhartCreek Жыл бұрын

Man I wish I'd seen this video before I'd accumulated 420,000 on my 2006 5.4 F150. With minimal repairs.

@SavageBunny1 Жыл бұрын

I know 2-3 construction workers that have 350k+ miles on them, regular maintenance repairs, but I also know about 10 other people, that have had trouble with them, spark plugs, cam phasers, cams, manifold issues.

@ThadrinC Жыл бұрын

Honestly.. I think the 5.4 motors are decent IF maintenance schedules are followed. If not.. absolutely junk. The problem is people, not the motor.

@5dc61 Жыл бұрын

318k and running on my 04 Lariat!!!

@5dc61 Жыл бұрын

Also, only issues since buying it has been a dead battery and the spark plug breaking issue, which with the kit and a compressor is a simple fix.

@TheNuclearBolton Жыл бұрын

255k on my 5.4l before the whole inside got torn up. Didn’t drive it but 15 miles after a guy replaced the timing chain for $2,600 and it broke and the whole engine got demolished.

@RedWingsninetyone Жыл бұрын

I had the 2nd generation of the inline 5 cylinder in the Colorado/Canyon. It still suffered from misfire issues. Shortly after getting rid of it, I realized the issues may have been related to the fuel injectors. It also was leaking coolant from an unknown location. But otherwise it wasn't bad. At 155k miles, a leak down test showed no issues.

@got2kittys Жыл бұрын

My brother had a Colorado 5 cylinder, that truck deteriorated around the engine. At over 300K, the engine was still running fine,as the truck literally fell apart.

@gszelogowski Жыл бұрын

@@got2kittys I've replaced many of them engines.

@thebatman8957 Жыл бұрын

When you're the proud owner of a 2010 F150 with the 5.4L Triton and you're just waiting and praying you don't need to put a new engine in it yet but a new engine is still cheaper than a new truck.

@LEARTY528 Жыл бұрын

I am happy to see the Toyota 3 VZ-E on this list. The exhaust cross over is routed above the transmission putting alot of heat at the back of the valve covers and right near the corner of the head

@donreinke5863 Жыл бұрын

Makes it a pain in the butt to access the top engine-to-transmission bolts. Ive pulled many Toyota V-6s for either repair or replacement.

@ToolsInAction4u Жыл бұрын

As a Toyota fan I approve this message. But lots of people love that motor still, even more than the 5vz-fe motors. I dunno why

@MassEffectFTW Жыл бұрын

Working at a Ford Dealership years back, I saw more than a few of the Early 2.7 EcoBoost V6’s in stalls with not whole lotta miles on them (40 to 70k generally). The newer ones seem quite a bit better, but the 2015-17’s would be wise to avoid.

@ChasingDifferentAdventures Жыл бұрын

I think anything EcoBoost if awful, Mustangs are up there too, my Bro bought a GM Evoque SUV and had problems after 8 months. Engineers come out of college and make suggestion for shorter downpipe lower center of gravity. Mount the Turbos next to the engine block so close upto 1/8 of an inch. Turbos get up to 1,875 degrees F: engine goes to 225 degrees F without a Heat Sheild between them it's a recipe for disaster. I wound up buying a 2022 Roush Mustang with the 6 Speed Manual Transmission 🧑🏻‍🦱👍🏻🏎️🏁

@surmatise Жыл бұрын

I test drove a 2019 ecoboost mustang because i was thinking about trading in my 22 elantra n line because I always wanted a mustang, i wasnt impressed and kept the n line. The eb mustang will 0-60 faster but is sluggish at first because of how heavy it is. In city traffic where the speed limit is 25-35 and you constantly stop and go that mustang felt sluggish. I have a 2.7 eb v6 f150 with 136k miles I have had no issues with. I change my oil at 4k though

@giovannijaquez8828 Жыл бұрын

Is the 2015 3.5 L v6 any better than the 2.7L ?

@ChasingDifferentAdventures Жыл бұрын

@@surmatise I would only buy the 5.0 Mustang or buy an N/A Chevy Camaro or Colorado V6 or C7 Corvette Wouldn't buy C8 due to Automatic Transmission Paddle Shifters

@surmatise Жыл бұрын

@@ChasingDifferentAdventures i was looking at a 4 cyl because I wanted something better on gas for a daily driver than my f150 and didnt realise the msrp of an eb mustang is only like $1000 more than the msrp on my n line until after I bought the n line. I will probably buy a v8 at a later time though I dont like the 2024 mustang look it looks like ford put a shark face on a challenger and changed the taillights a bit

@squarewheel142 Жыл бұрын

I worked as an extended service contract adjuster from 1991 thru 2019 when I retired. I adjusted countless mechanical breakdown claims on the 5.4L and never got the impression that they tended to "sludge up" any more than any other engine.

@okanaganjustin9321 Жыл бұрын

Which vehicles were the most reliable and least from your experience?

@email6743 Жыл бұрын

You probably had no idea just like all of us 🫠

@joelmartin6726 Жыл бұрын

My neighbor, back in 2001, had a Buick Skylark from the mid 80's that he ran 50,000 miles without changing the oil or filter. Not sure which engine it had and he didn't say if he ever added any oil. I thought he was crazy, but he only paid a couple hundred dollars for it and got at least five years with no maintenance or breakdowns. I think it may be the only Buick that ever did that well.

@fawnlliebowitz1772 Жыл бұрын

Probably a 3.8 six

@dabigkahunacatfish2992 Жыл бұрын

After seeing this l just fell in love with my 1989 F-350 dually (with a 460 ci V-8) all over again .Yep, you can't beat "Old School".....PERIOD.

@robertpaulis439 Жыл бұрын

Me too... my '89 K3500 454/Th400/4.10 still gets it done!

@sargepent9815 Жыл бұрын

I'd put the 6.4 powerstroke on the list over the 6.0. The 6.0 in its International trim (for school busses) did not suffer from the issues the F series engines did because the emissions standards are different. Due to those differences, the f series engines ran hotter and used the STUPID "inductive heating" that burns out the FICM and all of that was FORD adding these things to the design after International received the engine design from Renault. The oil filter/cap issue (where Ford filters don't fit with aftermarket caps) allowing oil to pass unfiltered through the engine and the EGR/oil cooler issues plagued these engines.....again ONLY on the F series engines. The 6.4 was designed as a throw away engine and all kinds of shortcuts were made. When one thing wears out (like the rockers), something else is right on the edge of failure as well, and the parts are INSANELY expensive (if you can get them). The 6.0 had its issues, but I'd take one any day before I'd take a 6.4

@allenbradford9493 Жыл бұрын

First thing I've read where they new what they were talking about. Even remotely. The rush to comply with emissions aside from ford wanting to decide design over international after the great 7.3. we had Detroit engineers fly out to the first shop I was out just to catch up on first year F series 6.0 probs. But soccer mom syndrome seemed to effect more than the turbo. I'm not sure about a 6.0 or 6.4 I couldn't afford either but 6.0 without emissions on it n one hand or cab off & on I can do much faster with 6.4

@frenchfrysz6695 Жыл бұрын

The 4.8L in my last silverado was my favorite engine ever. I had zero issues with that non-AFM engine over the years. The 4L60e behind it was another story lol.

@bill_clinton697 Жыл бұрын

The 4L60e isn't a bad transmission if you treat it right. Basically, it's two main things, come to a complete stop when shifting from D to R or R to D AND do not tow in OD. If you tow, keep the shifter in 3 instead of D (or labeled as OD in earlier trucks). If you are bad about shifting while moving, try backing in to your driveway and either backing in or pulling through in parking lots. You'll also have a safety advantage if your nose is facing the road/alley instead of your house or a car in the other parking space.

@frenchfrysz6695 Жыл бұрын

@@bill_clinton697 I really did try (with fluid/ filter maintenance too) but I broke two of those units on my stock 4.8 L truck. The thing just always got too hot even in tow/ haul mode in the right gear. That transmission was meant for the blazer/trailblazer of that generation if anything. Not a full-size pickup that tows. Not without a nice cooler from factory atleast.

@jrw3533 Жыл бұрын

the dodge Dakoda with the V6 and 5 speed stick was good ! I towed a half ton pickup with a full size truck camper on it ; using a towbar !!

@brianmurphy7372 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great info.I have been a mechanic most of my life and getting involved with these major repair projects is to be avoided at all costs!!

@donreinke5863 Жыл бұрын

Depends on how much someone is willing to pay......lol.

@paulhunter9613 Жыл бұрын

@@donreinke5863 depends if you want to believe everything you read on the internet

@donreinke5863 Жыл бұрын

@@paulhunter9613"Believe half of what you see....and none of what you hear"....... Marvin Gaye "Heard it through the Grapevine"

@paulhunter9613 Жыл бұрын

@@donreinke5863 so that’s where you get your information.. not surprised at all

@NickTarterOKC Жыл бұрын

Lack of maintenance or improper maintenance is the biggest issue with those Dodge/Jeep 4.7s and 3.7s. Cheap oil and late oil changes are especially common. When maintained properly they can be really good for a long time.

@kurtzimmerman1637 Жыл бұрын

had a 4.7 dakota. put 150k on it with zero problems. 3k oil changes.

@NickTarterOKC Жыл бұрын

@@kurtzimmerman1637 My dad has an 09 Ram 4.7 with around 160k on it currently and it has had no major mechanical issues. My grandmother has an 02 Jeep Grand Cherokee with the 4.7 also. It has 170k on it, also no major mechanical issues. Maintenance is key.

@noahmercy-mann4323 Жыл бұрын

Agreed. My '03 Dakota has 175K miles on it, and gets oil changed at 5,000 miles or less with Valvoline full synthetic high mileage oil and a NAPA Gold filter. Fires right up even in 35 below (F) and really hasn't needed much in the way of repairs (cam position sensor and TPS went out around 150k).

@michaelgreer8659 Жыл бұрын

I have over 300000 on my 3.7

@bret3925 Жыл бұрын

Got 1997 trucks with both, engines 280k and 180k respectively the transmissions are a bigger concern in those trucks as long as you change your oil

@LCculater Жыл бұрын

I’m a TRX owner and always had Rams , never ever did they let me down ! I was a Ford owner as well but they just weren’t built as well so I switched .

@GingerForman-pz2cd Жыл бұрын

Fascinating! I just can't figure out how often new videos appear?

@jerrytjohnson2263 Жыл бұрын

lol as a mechanic the ford engines always kept steak & potatoes on my dinner table. the name ford as an acronym spelled backward is as follows: Driver Returning On Foot... the sledging issue was an easy fix high flow oil pumps & cut the oil changes to 1/2 the distance so if the manual said 7000 miles do it at 3500, oil is cheap change it often or you can come to see me for some costly repairs.

@jerrytjohnson2263 Жыл бұрын

@@71torinoman that's a lot cheaper than an overhaul $2000 + labor get my drift

@jerrytjohnson2263 Жыл бұрын

@@71torinoman also there's a little trick we used on our engines replace 1 quart of oil with 1 quart of trans oil it will clean up the oil passageways as it's a solvent-based lubricant. But don't run that oil mix any longer than 1000 miles we would do that every 3rd. oil change.

@MikeSmith-ey7ku Жыл бұрын

You mean First on race day bro. Been driving and racing mustangs for years, no issues,beating the shit out of them. Not afraid of changing the cam phasers on a5.4 either. 90% bullshit right here. And I daily Jeep wranglers, once my horn broke.

@GarysWorld17 Жыл бұрын

I used to work for navistar and right from one of the engineers mouths the head gasket only plegged some engines. What happened had happened was when they were machining the blocks, they did not change the mill bit soon enough so the last few blocks before they would change bits would come out with wavy block decks, which in turn caused the bolt stretch issue

@Whateva67 Жыл бұрын

Plegged?

@adamsmiths3016 Жыл бұрын

Plegged To be shamed or embarrassed.

@Whateva67 Жыл бұрын

@@adamsmiths3016 he meant to type plagued, not plegged

@TheDeanGullberry Жыл бұрын

@@Whateva67 no poop emoji

@rebuildingrandyorsino3003 Жыл бұрын

Could have just left the L out of Plegged and that would have gotten the point across.

@zooba1974 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Super interesting. I have the 4.7 in a Grand Cherokee. So far so good🤞🤞🤞

@SIR-DanielHunter Жыл бұрын

The 1999 4.6l made in Kansas city is probably the best motor I ever had. AFTER the EGR delete. Never had a problem with motor still runs great today with over 300 thousand miles.. I did replace the timing chain and oil pump. Not because I had to. But was recommended. And glad I did the power doubled and increased the gas mileage. The amazing thing is 3 of the factory spark plugs are still in it. I was changing the plugs just because I figured they needed it but 3 of them seem to be pretty tight to break lose so I left them alone. This motote is before the dreaded cam phasers and dont have coil on plugs.

@Jordy-927 Жыл бұрын

Big fan of pushrod V8 without AFM, DOD, or whatever else they call that cylinder deactivation system.

@Bloodbain88 Жыл бұрын

The non-AFM GM 4.8, 5.3 and 6.0 engines are some of the most reliable gas engines you could ever hope to own. I've seen *so* many go over 400k miles. I have a 2007 that's an AFM but it's disabled, it has 280k and runs great.

@Jordy-927 Жыл бұрын

@@Bloodbain88 yes sir. That AFM crap only works in the lab anyway. It's useless for 99% of us. It hurts fuel economy more than anything. Not to mention it's a ticking timebomb.

@mediumsizedm Жыл бұрын

My chevy express has a 6.6 with oodles of power and speed And it has no AFM or anything else... i agree with you... that stuff is trash That is why it is perfect for me

@vihtoripuurola3775 Жыл бұрын

This list just makes me love my 7.3 OBS Ford F-350 all the more.

@mytruthslays1303 Жыл бұрын

The 7.3 is a legend.

@TalkingHands308 Жыл бұрын

I had a 2005 F-150 with the 5.4L V8. I changed out the spark plugs early on because I knew that was an issue, but I never had any issues with it sludging up. I used full synthetic oil though but didn't change my oil until almost 10,000 miles most of the time, and didn't have any issues with it when I traded it in at almost 200,000 miles. I think probably full synthetic oil is just much better, it might have had the issue had I used conventional oil, but honestly I NEVER use conventional oil on any of my cars...

@sunbeam8866 Жыл бұрын

Yeah! I remember when getting a new car or truck was exciting. Now, I worry about the booby-traps engineered in by the manufacturer! Every vehicle of mine is pre 2000. There are a handful of newer ones I'd like if one of my oldies bites the dust - but nearly nothing past about 2006!

@stevenatwater7298 Жыл бұрын

Had the 4.7 in a Jeep Grand Cherokee.. We had no issues with it, sold it around 180k miles. This replaced a first gen we had with the 5.2. The 4.7 was a bit better on gas, but the 5.2 sure sounded better when you were on the gas. Pretty similar performance between the two. Ok, lunch is over and I'm about to get back in my truck with a gen VI 454. I could complain about the gas it uses but I don't need DEF, and the last part it needed was a $50 crank position sensor 2 years ago! :)

@jeffro582 Жыл бұрын

454 heck of a motor. A buddy bought a 1970 Monte Carlo with 454 in about 1978. It was a monster. From a stoplight when he punched it, it felt like a lead weight in my chest, by the next stoplight we were hitting 85mph. Crazy!!!

@shovelrick1 Жыл бұрын

I put a Mk IV 454 bored .030 over and a forged 4.25 stroke rotating assb. in it making it 489 ci, 10.8:1 comp, dyno 589.6 hp @ 5700 rpm, 600.8tq 4400, Very happy with it in my 68 Malibu

@jeffro582 Жыл бұрын

@@shovelrick1 sounds like a great ride... those 454s are great motors.

@garymackey850 Жыл бұрын

I still have my 2006 6.0 and everything that can be bulletproofed or deleted has been done. It is currently down again and awaiting me getting around to fixing it again. I have spent more in repairs over the years than I paid for the truck new.... smh

@19jarhead66 Жыл бұрын

I had a 2005 Colorado 5 cylinder, never had any problem with that engine, and I traded it in 2019 for a Ford F 150 3.5 Ecoboost twin turbo, I love it also.

@douglaslunsford7052 Жыл бұрын

That Ford 6.0 is the same block as the International VT365. I work for a utility as a fleet mechanic. We got rid of all our trucks with VT365's early (half the time we usually keep a truck) due to all the issues with the VT365.

@basswars7060 Жыл бұрын

I'm old enough to remember when pick ups were affordable, reliable and easy to maintain. Today they're overpriced, unreliable and cost way too much to repair.

@terrysweitzer6772 Жыл бұрын

Ha! Ha! I'm old enough to remember the old trucks too!!! Love em for nostalgia, but I don't want to go back!!! Now let's remember..... Cold winter morning starting and warm ups, heaters sucked, no air conditioner, fixing points, wet day ignition issues, dim headlights, horrible ride unless you were loaded, and many more!!! I'll keep the new ones!!! But yeah, I love the old ones too! But as toys!!!

@basswars7060 Жыл бұрын

@@terrysweitzer6772 I can't afford a new truck. However, in 1992 I drove a brand new V6 Ranger supercab off the lot for $13,000 and beat the crap out of it for twelve years. It always started, was easy to fix, and never let me down. The 2022 Ranger will never come close to that level of reliability, affordablity or even usability.

@terrysweitzer6772 Жыл бұрын

@@basswars7060 I really can't speak to the new ones, I guess time will tell, but the old rangers were pretty awesome. Had a few quirks, but overall good vehicles. In stock from they would run forever with basic maintenance!

@turbojoe2 Жыл бұрын

The 4.7l Dakota was a great truck. I miss the sound and high end power of it. Did good for the midsize truck. Towed my camper fine. But the BEST Dakota I've ever had was an 02 quad cab 4x4 with the 5.9l. No electronics throttle junk. Just instant torque and smiles.

@alanestabillo6254 Жыл бұрын

have an 01 model, got it used with 196k, n its still have lots of torque and power.

@AdamosDad Жыл бұрын

I bought one, a 2009 F-150 Lariat Crew Cab with all options except heated mirrors, 320 HP, it has never had a problem. Oil has been changed every 3k, I'm probably jinxing myself since everything eventually breaks, but it's over 170k miles at this time. I love my truck.

@k9insomniac783 Жыл бұрын

I went through two 4.7 with regular oil changes. Learned that dodge 4.7s don’t like additives. Not quick enough though lol

@rotax636nut5 Жыл бұрын

Back in the mid 1980's I owned a Rover 825 Turbo that had a 2.5 litre VM turbo diesel engine in it, I thought the car was pretty fast as standard but I did a few things to increase the power and when I put the car on a rolling road dyno I was pleased to see 167 hp at the wheels! This gave the car an easy cruising speed of over 120 mph road conditions permitting and being as I often used the car for long distance driving, the long range of a diesel and the high cruising speed came in very handy, I once drove from my home in Gloucestershire UK to Lisbon Portugal, a trip of 1644 miles and averaged 99 mph overall including the ferry crossing at Dover and fuel stops and even a few short breaks for food and coffee. The Italian made VM engine was great and never let me down, it seemed to be completely bullet proof as well as economical and very drivable, the Rover rusted away long before the engine wore out and when I sold it the buyer bought the car just for the engine which he planned to use in a boat project..

@hisinvisibleness Жыл бұрын

99 mph on the ferry That impressive mate👍

@frankevans6584 Жыл бұрын

@@hisinvisibleness yes! It is!

@pappete9988 Жыл бұрын

Rotax, youre full of it 🤡

@rotax636nut5 Жыл бұрын

@@pappete9988 If I were you I'd think the same thing, I kept that Rover at 120-130 the whole trip because in those days there was no speed measurement between the tolls and I never had to stop at any of the tolls as I had a Tag, I'd done the drive several dozen times previously in various fast cars and I knew the way and had got good at that kind of high speed long distance driving, the Rover beat the average speed of a 400 hp Prodrive Subaru WRC car I was delivering to a rally team in Lisbon which was second fastest at 97 mph and the difference was due to getting all the lucky breaks on one trip with the Rover like the ferry leaving 5 minutes after I boarded etc and the incredibly long range. This was 25 years ago

@ryo0o0o88 Жыл бұрын

Mph? In the UK? Are you sure you don't mean KPH?

@rodhester Жыл бұрын

2010 f150 5.4 180,000 miles and I just change the oil. Still running original plugs, they fixed the plug issue eventually

@trey8543 Жыл бұрын

When you finally get a misfire and they have to be changed you’re going to snap the extended two piece tips off in the heads due to carbon build up around plugs. The service interval for them is 100k and ford released a TSB around 2009 saying to change them at 80k with a whole procedure to prevent breakage. I had a 2006 and a 2010- changed the ‘06 at 110k and broke off 2 plugs, changed the 2010 at 80k following procedure and they came out smooth.

@harrycrafter18 Жыл бұрын

I have a 5.4 triton 2v in a 97 expedition, and it honestly has been great! 211k and going strong, I think it comes down to how it was taken care of, yes they have issues and got worse when the 3v came out, but we haven’t had issues with the spark plugs and we do normal 3-5k mile oil changes with synthetic oil, and it tows good and has worked well for us for over a decade! I rly think the 3v motor is where that whole series of engines gets it’s bad reputation, the earlier motors were much better, but I’m not sure what really happened..

@jackhammer8563 Жыл бұрын

The timing chain and cam phaser combination is the Achilles heel. Usually around 160-200,000 miles that whole setup has to be replaced and it's expensive.

@Doc1855 Жыл бұрын

I had a 1982 F150 with the 4.9 In-line 6cyl. I purposely ordered it with the 6cyl for the Low End torque. It had the C-6 (3spd automatic transmission and a 2 barrel carburetor, 3.55 gears. I got 21mpg on the freeway. In 96 at right around 300K miles the valve cover gasket and the rear main seal began to leak. I asked my mechanic how much he would charge me to fix those leaks. He said $700. I then asked him how much to rebuild the engine. He said $1,500. I had him rebuild the engine. While the engine was being rebuilt I bought a new 96 F150 with the 4.9L Inline 6cyl. It had a 4spd automatic transmission, 3.55 gears in the rear and multi port fuel injection. The 96 was basically the same F150 except the 96 had a 4spd transmission and fuel injection. Because of all the smog crap the 96 got only 18-19mpg on the freeway. 2-3 mpg LESS over my 14 year old F150. I sold my 82 after the rebuild and after buying my 96 for $3,500. The people who I sold my 82 to, drove it for another 10 years. In 2008 I went blind for 7 years so I had to sell my 96. I currently own a 11 (I bought it in 19), Ford Ranger XLT super cab 4X4 with the 4.0L V6 and 5 spd auto transmission. I was getting 19mpg on the freeway with the cruise set on 75mph and added a K&N intake, free flowing exhaust headers and a FlowMaster exhaust. I now consistently get 23mpg. Our Ranger is 12 years old now but it has only 35K miles. We’re in our late 50s so I’m sure our family will be competing for it after we’re gone.

@popwarhomie Жыл бұрын

Funny thing is I have an 07 F150 with a 3v 5.4 and 235k miles. Not a single issue and cam phasers quiet as a mouse queef.

@chrisgarcia5462 Жыл бұрын

08 Nissan Titan pro4x owner her. It's the best full size truck I've ever owned and I use mobile 1 synthetic with no issues on a motor that had 66,000 miles when I bought it in 2010. It's pushing 380,432mil and still pulls strong. I think proper maintenance is part of making any engine last long except for poor engineering like mentioned in this video.

@donreinke5863 Жыл бұрын

Always thought Nissan V6s were better engines than their Toyota counterparts, especially the 3.0s

@shawnstegall665 Жыл бұрын

I work at a dealer and we have a guy that owns 5 Titans with the 5.6 V8. 2007 with 568,000, 2011 with 488,000, 2013 with 311,000, 2015 with 287,000 and his personal 2017 with 266,000 miles. Never had an issue with any of them other than 1 transmission in the 2013. The 5.6 is a monster

@reynaldomartinez4291 Жыл бұрын

The Nissan built gas V8 engines are tough, powerful, reliable engines. The Cummins built diesel in the Titan seemed to be the problem child. Nissan generally builds solid motors.

@reynaldomartinez4291 Жыл бұрын

@@donreinke5863 Ditto!

@shawnstegall665 Жыл бұрын

@@donreinke5863 i like the 3.8 more than the 3.0 personally. Hell Nissan has one in the Tennessee HQ with a million miles on it. Only thing it had done was a timing chain at 566,000 miles.

@robme3660 Жыл бұрын

My friend's 2017 Ram 1500 already had the original head gasket fail at just 62k miles. It cost him 3k to replace it. It was so close to coolant getting sucked in and destroying the engine.

@forthefunofit5487 Жыл бұрын

But what engine??? Ram makes more that one engine.

@bricefleckenstein9666 Жыл бұрын

0:20 The only times I ever rode in a F-150 was back BEFORE it started making best-seller lists. My late Father had one for a while. E250 on the other hand is my "weekly" driver today (I'm retired and USUALLY only drive once a week). 4.3 though not the 5.8

@GardevoirTrainer1 Жыл бұрын

I had a Jeep Commander with the 4.7, and it ran like a champ up to 240,000 miles, when I got rid of it

@beedee9534 Жыл бұрын

Yours was problay Made on a Wednesday mine on a Friday after 8 months got rid of it cost me a shit load

@vanhasydan4754 Жыл бұрын

The last one, the old Toyota 3.0 V6, in my experience the truck itself wasn't bad but that engine trouble explains why various engine swaps are so popular.

@triedandtrue1820 Жыл бұрын

I had 2 of them, 93 and 94, never had an issue, always ran Castrol... and got high miles over 300k. Got lucky 😀

@mrvwbug4423 Жыл бұрын

The lack of low end torque never went away haha. The 3.4L 5VZ and the newer 1GR 4.0L and 2GR 3.5L engines are also known for having basically zero low end torque. The 2GR in my Tacoma definitely needs to be revved to the moon to get any power, but it loves to rev unlike the old 3.0

@Agent.K. Жыл бұрын

@@mrvwbug4423 1 gr is decent compared to others in the segment (3.8, 3.6 pentastar, vq40)

@mrvwbug4423 Жыл бұрын

@@Agent.K. It feels like the 2GR in my Tacoma, minus the top end punch of the 2GR, just as flat down low. 3.2 Pentastar feels virtually identical to the 2GR while the 3.6 Pentastar has a fair bit more punch down low than the GRs or the 3.2 pentastar. I've not driven the new Nissan 3.8, but I've heard it's pretty lifeless and may be slower than the VQ40 despite having 45hp more. The 2.3 ecoboost in the Ranger is the best motor I've personally driven in the segment, though I suspect the 2.7 turbo in the next gen Colorado/Canyon will be a beast.

@Agent.K. Жыл бұрын

@@mrvwbug4423 Don’t you think gearing plays a big role? For example manual vq40 feels very different than an auto.

@AnonYmous-qg4ph Жыл бұрын

The thing is, 6.0L powerstrokes never need to be repaired. The owners only do "upgrades". These upgrades include VGT turbochargers, VGT solenoids, downpipes, head studs, head gaskets, low pressure oil pump, oil pump cover, high pressure oil pumps, stand pipes, oil rail seals, injectors, FICM, FICM connectors, engine wire harness, cam sensor, crank sensor, IPR solenoid, ICP sensor, oil cooler, egr cooler, egr valve, oil pan bed rail gasket, and front crank seal to name a few.

@luckyKon Ай бұрын

I have 253k on my Triton: Oil changes and replacing parts with Ford OEM redesign parts as needed. A lot of the issues with this engine were fixed with part redesigns: rocker arms, spark plugs, 4wd solenoid, lash adjusters, phasers, Melling oil pump, and Melling tensioners, and the core of the engine is robust and solid and the initial designs in some of the components were the weak link in the chain.

@twillison8824 Жыл бұрын

I've got an 08 4.7L and it's got 280k on the ticker, still going strong.

@gonefishing5434 Жыл бұрын

Are you referring to the Toyota engine 2UZ-FE? It was in Tundras, 4 Runners, and Lexus sedans. I have a 2004 4runner with this engine.184K trouble-free miles

@TheSavage3.6 Жыл бұрын

@@gonefishing5434 they’re referring to the Corsair 4.7L Chrysler V8 which was upgraded to be stronger in comparison to the 1st gen.

@doozowings4672 Жыл бұрын

LOL, My 5.4 has almost 300,000 miles ... I changed the plugs myself once. and the intake manifold at 200,000 miles. I have used synthetic oil from day one and love my truck .

@elithepitbulldog2209 Жыл бұрын

275,000 on mine. If you use full synthetic and change every 4,000 to 5,000 miles, it solves the sludge problem, which was the cause of the other failures. I know fleet vehicles where the mechanics that drive them drive like old grandpa (because they are) that service the engine like they should and have over 400,000 miles on them. The problem is conventional oil, which causes the carbon build up that causes all the problems And those spark plugs in the earlier models, remove them when the engine is hot.

@nunyabusiness4651 Жыл бұрын

Every plan has a fluke! It wasn't engineered to last that long, you we're lucky!

@queensapphire7717 Жыл бұрын

My dad in laws 1997 Mercury Mountaineer went to the great junkyard in the sky after barely clocking 72k miles. He changed the oil every 3-4K miles, and one day just overheated and warped the block, and all over. My 1991 Mazda Navajo (2 door Explorer) was a decent vehicle. Gotta say after all the Jeeps, Fords,etc. the best SUV I had, with the least problems and great 4WD system was my 1997 Isuzu Trooper, never a problem and never stuck in the worst road conditions.

@Oddman1980 Жыл бұрын

For years I drove a 2010 Colorado which had the 2.9 liter 4 cylinder - which was just the 4 cylinder version of the 3.7 I-5. It would always run, but any time some little sensor or whatever failed, you'd have to almost remove the engine to get to it. So a lot of the 2.9/3.7 trucks are running around with the check engine light on. Right now I have a F150 with the 3.7 non-turbo V6. It's smooth, quiet, fairly powerful, and hopefully, boringly reliable. I've got about 90k on mine. The Ford Econoline vans had a two-valve version of the 5.4 engine, which didn't have the cam phasers on them.

@kenneth9874 Жыл бұрын

Fords were never built with mechanics in mind, some seem to be engineered by left handed drunk chimpanzees

@yeahitskimmel Жыл бұрын

Things have improved a bit but there was almost a 2 year period where the Ecodiesel oil filters were on infinite back order so folks could service it even if they wanted to

@donreinke5863 Жыл бұрын

What? No aftermarket filters available....Fram, Wix/Mann or Purolator?

@DustyKelley2000 Жыл бұрын

Not to mention the severe intake carbon buildup on the ecodiesels

@BaltimoreAndOhioRR Жыл бұрын

*couldn't service

@terryclay6668 Жыл бұрын

I have a 2005 f150 with the 5.4, 3 valve. It has 217,000 miles. I have kept the oil changed, tuned up, and engine cleaned. Now the transmission is another story. My point is , you keep it maintained, it will go the distance.

@PrimalurgesMiami Жыл бұрын

Yeah the magic miracle sludge that randomly show up on a maintained 5.4 3v is total bullshit. I have 237k on mine, totally sludge free.

@santanasenemounnarath9218 Жыл бұрын

Mine has 187k not a problem with sludge. Did have the spark plug problem to get stuck in there and break off.

@mymy941 Жыл бұрын

I own a 1998 Dodge Ram 1500 with a 3.9L V6 Magnum in it, it runs really good for 168k miles. The only issues i've run into is needing to replace the waterpump, also replacing the timing chain set when I do that. I'm honestly pleased by its performance after it was abused by its last owner (Airbox and tb gasket failure, throttle body needed cleaned and the iac needed replaced when I got it. He also used to rev it in neutral all the time, he cut the exhuat to the headers, andd it has a tick on start up)but it somehow runs great, and I hope to get a good bit of use out of the engine.

@davemckolanis4683 Жыл бұрын

Smartest Advice!!! DON'T BUY A Late Model Pickup Truck. Find An Older Model With LESS Computerization, And Simpler Components, (Usually Before 2010 According To Our Best Area Mechanic), And Fix The Older Model Up To Use. I Own A 43-Year Old Chevy Square Body With A Carbureted 350 That Has Adequate Power, And There's Enough Room In The Engine Compartment That I Could Crawl Inside Of It And You Could Close The Hood Over Me AND The Engine. Where As With Pickups Today, All You See When You Open The Hood Is A Pile Of Spaghetti Hoses, Tubes And Sensors Stuffed Inside. It's NOT A GIGANTIC Hideous Looking Land Yacht Overloaded With Gadgetry Like They Sell Today. My Oldie Is Simple, Strong, Pretty Reliable And It Does The Job I Need It To Do, With The Heavier BIG 10 Package That Came With It, And Overload Rear Helper Spring I Installed Myself. And I Have NO DESIRE To Be Burning The Tires Off Of It, Like The Juvenile Dick Heads Shown In The Report. It's No Wonder That Their Trucks Don't Last For Sheet...

@youknowitsmetheone Жыл бұрын

As someone who runs a diesel shop and knows the 6.0 very well, they are not perfect, obviously but absolutely not the worst engine by any stretch of the imagination. I do more duramax head gaskets than I do 6.0 head gaskets. For whatever reason, I don't understand, but the head gasket issue on duramaxs has completely flown under the radar it makes no sense. And when it comes to a pre emissions truck, I'd tell you a 04.5-07 6.0 is the best option there is if you want to check the most boxes. The transmission is as good as you can hope for, a lariat or king ranch is a great comfort, and the cost of repairs is actually cheaper than a duramax mainly due to the labor but also the different fuel systems. Now the only engine I haven't talked about is the cummins, and well, that's because literally the only thing good about a dodge is the cummins. The auto and 5 speed manual transmissions are junk, the only decent one is the 6 speed manual. The cab/chassis are junk, the electrical is junk, the front end is junk, and the 5.9s leak like a damn sieve. The duramax is a great truck in general. However, honestly more expensive to repair than a 6.0. My 25 year master tech drives a 6.0 to work everyday, one of my other tenured techs drives a 6.0 every day and my owner drives a 6.0 everyday. People just don't understand the engine and it has gotten such a bad name people just say it's shit without knowing a damn thing about it lol. 9 times out of 10, I can diagnose a 6.0 over the phone just listening to the customer describe the issue they are very simple engines. The 6.4 is absolutely a million times worse than the 6.0 also these engines were made by international not Ford...

@mytruthslays1303 Жыл бұрын

You forgot the dreaded GM northstar engine.

@ghenry85 Жыл бұрын

Was that engine ever used in pickup? This list is just for pickup truck engines.

@mike6l6 Жыл бұрын

Not a truck engine , But a total problematic engine used in Cadillac .

@user-ho5vz5tg3r Жыл бұрын

Any GM with DOD, AFM Lifters.

@stalinsfavoritegopnik516 Жыл бұрын

I actually have a sandcar with a built one. Somewhere between 450 and 500 horse. I haven’t had any problems with it yet and it sounds amazing.

@juanmikel7507 Жыл бұрын

Every time someone says GM I get bad flashbacks. They’ve burned me and my family so much with their timing chains/transmission issues

@fatboysgarage7984 Жыл бұрын

I used to work at a shop and we would have a set limit of three of the 6.0 Power Jokes. I did so many of them that I could take them apart and rebuild them in my sleep. And a note to anybody whoa dealing with one, it's so much easier to pull the cab off then pull the "engine".

@donreinke5863 Жыл бұрын

We used to raise the cab 8 inches or so to make installing the turbo/downpipe on 7.3s easier.

@GDTRFB Жыл бұрын

@@donreinke5863 you can swap a turbo/downpipe on a 6.0 in under a hour without touching the cab. y pipe takes a while, but still easy to do

@donreinke5863 Жыл бұрын

@@GDTRFB Ive done them on 7.3s there is no way to get that downpipe in unless the engine is partially removed or the cab is lifted

@mrvwbug4423 Жыл бұрын

So with the Ford 5.4s the bulk of the issues were with the SOHC 3 valver in the F-150. 2 valve 5.4s are known to be pretty bulletproof and at a previous job we had an E-350 box truck that had one with over 350,000mi on its 2 valve 5.4 and still ran perfectly, that engine had gone through 3 transmissions and 2 rear axles and still ran like a new truck.

@jeffreydonaldson3708 Жыл бұрын

I was a fleet maintenance supervisor for 30 years. During the last 20 years of my career our outfit used Ford E150 vans. Basically a F150 in van form. The reason they used them is that I worked for a state entity that had a government discount with Ford. They had the 5.4 litre engine in almost all of them. Everything he said about that engine was absolutely true. Actually the whole vehicle was substandard. The brakes especially. I noticed that he didn't mention the Dodge 5.7 litre hemi. That might be a good thing. I own a Dodge Ram 1500 with one of those in it and it is the best, most powerful and trouble free truck and engine I have ever had.

@pepperroni4016 5 ай бұрын

What year do you own ?

@jeffreydonaldson3708 5 ай бұрын

@@pepperroni4016 2014

@pepperroni4016 5 ай бұрын

@@jeffreydonaldson3708 I'm going to buy one tomorrow

@Charles-ps1eo Жыл бұрын

The fix for the Toyota V6 power struggle was covered in one of the powertrain shows where you put a supercharger on it and you have a truck with power where you needed it. Not exactly the greatest/cheapest fix but hey, worked

@sunbeam8866 Жыл бұрын

Did that fix the crappy head-gaskets?!

@Charles-ps1eo Жыл бұрын

@@sunbeam8866 I don't remember the guys at Powerblock addressing it and I don't recall issues with the head gaskets that I personally dealt with. I know they had something going on with the pistons and cylinder wear causing them to burn oil for early 2000 years but I guess that supposedly got fixed in later years.

@parkerlee7631 Жыл бұрын

The vvl LS engines are actually good if you buy the 200 dollar ECU OBD2 plugin that keeps them from deactivating cylinders 😁

@A-Z__124 Жыл бұрын

My experience is when you get to 120,000 miles and plug in that $200 deactivate the AFM, what happens is the rattling in the valve train is nothing but terrifing.. I thought my engine was going to explode. I got rid of the GM junk and got a Tundra. 40 years of buying GM and this shit is what they put out. Up yours GM!!!!

@vectorjiu-jitsu955 Жыл бұрын

I just mechanically deleted mine when rebuilt it . Waiting on programmer now can't wait

@A-Z__124 Жыл бұрын

@@vectorjiu-jitsu955 How many miles did it have on it before the rebuild?

@jebsdaddy141 Жыл бұрын

I ordered a 2001 Dodge Dakota with the 4.7 v8 and 5 spd. manual. It was totaled in a wreck in 2018. I put 437,000 plus miles on that engine with no major issues. Used regular grade valvoline and changed it every 5000 miles.

@jesseybarra6723 Жыл бұрын

I have a 2010 F150 Lariat which I bought new in February 2011. It had 12 miles on the odometer when I got it. It has a 5.4l 3v. It now has 350,000 miles on it. I change the oil every 7500 miles, and only use Mobil 1 since the first oil change. I've driven all over the U.S., highway speeds, city traffic, mountains, Texas summer heat, offroad pipeline right of ways, mud, and snow and ice in Colorado. It has been the best truck I've ever owned by far. At about 300,000 miles, I replaced the timing chain and cam phasers, myself, because the plastic guide broke. While I had it apart, I replaced the roller rockers, just because. I saw none of the sludge that you refer to. Additionally, because I could, I pulled the heads for inspection. No carbon, no visible wear. I serviced the transmission and rear end at 150,000 miles. I have even pulled a 26 ft RV trailer a few times. My intention is to keep this truck forever. My previous F150 also had 350,000 miles when I traded it in for my wife's S80 Volvo. Still going strong. My son is a Ford Master Diesel mechanic. He agrees with the 6.0 problem initially. He called it, job security.

@ramcharger9146 Жыл бұрын

I have a 5.7 F-150 a '91 318 Dodge 12 valve Cummins 1st Gen and the 5.3 vortec Tahoe all amazing solid and reliable motors with lots of power

@en3myspott3d54 Жыл бұрын

5.7 F150?

@daviddelzer5924 Жыл бұрын

The answer is take excellent care of your engine and most these issues are eliminated. Great video.

@ClarenceSlade Жыл бұрын

I have an 08 F150 Lariat with just under 500,000 km. No leaks, lots of power, tows like there is nothing behind it. Still running smooth and strong.

@slobaru7094 Жыл бұрын

i had an older 87 4x4 toyota truck, fortunately it had the 22r with a 5 speed manuel. stiffest little offroader ive had. threw the battery into my belts after taking little jump i saw in the ditch. almost gutless but so fun to thrash.