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Old 11-02-2015, 01:31 PM
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Made it to half a million!



2004 F150 with original 5.4!
 
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Old 11-02-2015, 01:34 PM
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That's very impressive. Congrats on this milestone.
 
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Old 11-02-2015, 02:48 PM
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2004 F150 with original 5.4!
What! That's crazy, congratulations!
I see it says original engine, that's nice to see I have the same year and engine.
What major repairs have you had to make?
Is it still running strong?
 
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Old 11-02-2015, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Derrick Perez
What! That's crazy, congratulations!
I see it says original engine, that's nice to see I have the same year and engine.
What major repairs have you had to make?
Is it still running strong?
The only thing non-maintenance with the engine was a broken valve spring at 250k. I just replaced the rack and power steering pump. The rear end recently developed a slight whine.
 
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Old 11-02-2015, 03:38 PM
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Please tell me it "ticked" and occasionally had a "diesel sound" like mine has for > 210K miles - which I've always resisted doing anything about!
 
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Old 11-02-2015, 04:26 PM
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congradulation,what motor do u have
 
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Old 11-02-2015, 10:57 PM
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Please tell me it "ticked" and occasionally had a "diesel sound" like mine has for > 210K miles - which I've always resisted doing anything about!
It has sounded like a quiet diesel for quarter million miles.
 
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Old 11-03-2015, 08:43 AM
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Wow - that's quite a milestone. Tell us about oil; what you use and change intervals. Any other maintenance tips? The assumption is you do a lot of highway miles.
 
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Old 11-03-2015, 09:05 AM
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Wow - that's quite a milestone. Tell us about oil; what you use and change intervals. Any other maintenance tips? The assumption is you do a lot of highway miles.
Oil change with conventional oil every 5k miles. Didn't use any oil between changes up to about 350k miles. Now uses about a quart every 1200-1500 miles.
 
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Old 11-03-2015, 12:59 PM
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Wow awesome milestone! Congratulations! Is it on the original transmission or has it been rebuilt a time or two? How many sets of spark plugs have you gone through? Any chance of posting some pics of the truck?
 
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Old 11-03-2015, 02:03 PM
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That oil use is well within factory new specs.
 
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Old 11-03-2015, 03:42 PM
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Awesome ..... I know of one here that made 417K and that was ..... stupendous!

You are gonna get questions about hoe many plug changes, trans services, axle and TC services, and yeah ..... we want some pictures.

 
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Originally Posted by FlyingAl

Oil change with conventional oil every 5k miles. Didn't use any oil between changes up to about 350k miles. Now uses about a quart every 1200-1500 miles.
That's awesome! any reason you do not use synthetic blend as Ford suggests? Do you use a Motorcraft oil filter with the drain back valve in it or a after market brand?
 
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Old 11-03-2015, 11:50 PM
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Makes me feel confident about mine. Currently at 133,000 miles. What brand conventional oil did you use? I've used Motorcraft synthetic blend for years.
 
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Old 11-04-2015, 12:39 AM
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That's awesome! any reason you do not use synthetic blend as Ford suggests? Do you use a Motorcraft oil filter with the drain back valve in it or a after market brand?
Which aftermarket filter doesn't have a back flow valve???? I have cut numerous ones apart and haven't found one without it yet.... The quality of all the parts in the filter do very greatly from brand to brand.
 
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