Given your mileage and future use, I would get a new Oil and Water Pump while it was apart and think about Intake Gaskets.................

 

Getting ready to start pulling parts and decided to do a little more reading. Not finding much results for the e350 6.8 timing repair. I did read about a guy not being able to remove his valve covers and he was told he would have to lift the body to pull them.
Wondering if this is the case or if I would only need to move them back a couple inches and not fully remove them to get the job done.

 

Basically it's the same setup for all 'Van' 2 valve 4.6/5.4/6.8s Mod engines, I would check the rear oil return ports in the heads for any pieces of the chain guides and clean things up while the "covers are off". You listed the mileage between 150-199,000 so it's make it or break it time if you want another 100,000 +............lol

 

Whatsup with these fan pulley bolts? They are hitting the back of the hex on the shaft keeping them from being loosened any more.

 

The Clutch Fan spins off separately with that hex part. If you get stuck on a strange part just look on-line at a parts store for pic of it and that can explain a lot of things..............Might also be reverse threads.

 

Are you using any kind of a shop manual? Might make this a LOT easier. Here's what I use:

ALLDATAdiy.com Leading Source of Factory Automotive Repair Information

 

One solution:
Performance Tool W80585 - Ford Fan Clutch Wrench Set | O'Reilly Auto Parts

 

Very little progress ...but better than none.

Wrestled with the fan a bit this morning before having to run the kids around. Went to rural king and had an excuse to buy a huge hunkin crescent wrench and a cheap strap wrench.

Didn't get any free time till late in the evening but the crescent and strap wrench got the clutch fan removed no problem. Got the radiator drained and the fan and shroud out.

Ill have to peck at this a couple hours a day after work throughout the week and have more time for it on weekends.



Just watched a 3 part video on replacing timing components on a 4.6 2v which should be similar. Looks pretty straight forward.
Ill probably have to pick up a harm balancer puller if I can find the puller I have and not sure if it will work or not.
I see the guy in the vid using a cam lock tool to lock down the cams as he is tightening the sprockets. Is this tool necessary or are there ways around it? If it will make things easier then ill just pick one up, anyone have a link to the one I need?

One other question.... Ive seen mention of cam phasers going bad but in the vid I watched there weren't phasers but just sprockets. Im assuming the phasers are on the 3v and sprockets on the 2v . Is that correct?

 

Valve cover fasteners (fourteen 8mm, possibly ONE 13mm on driver's side valve cover)

Front cover fasteners (two 22mm studs, five 18mm studs, eight 13mm bolts and four 10mm securing oil pan to the bottom of cover)

Power steering pump fasteners (three 10mm bolts)

Water pump (four 13mm bolts)

Hopefully the information above should help keep you busy for awhile.

 

Only the 3-valve 4.6L and 5.4L engines are equipped with cam phasers. And these engines have never been used in any E-Series applications.

 

I think at least some of the auto parts stores could rent you a harmonic balance puller and Tom posted a link for shop manual because your going to need the torque specs on everything...........

 

Appreciate it!

Looking at timing kits and wondering if i could get by with the chains,guides,tensioner set or if I should get the one with new sprockets too?

 

I'm just gonna leave these here.

 

I'm more interested in coming apart to SEE what we have first, BEFORE we go shopping for yet again more parts.

 

The cam holding tool ive seen referenced as being under $40 but its out of stock everywhere and only one I see on amazon is almost $100

Should I just try to rent one?


Just seen your post m-chan....lol.... I like to plan ahead
Tom..... thanks for the files!