how many miles will a 4.6L last?
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how many miles will a 4.6L last?
Hello,
I'm new to the forums but have been a ford truck owner since I could drive. I'm thinking about buying a 1997 f-150 ext cab 4X4. The only concern I have is the 160,000 miles. They are only asking $5,000 for the truck and other than the miles it looks good. The truck drives very nice and still has lots of power. Will the engine last a while longer? I don't have the money to do a rebuild right away. Thanks for any help you can offer.
I'm new to the forums but have been a ford truck owner since I could drive. I'm thinking about buying a 1997 f-150 ext cab 4X4. The only concern I have is the 160,000 miles. They are only asking $5,000 for the truck and other than the miles it looks good. The truck drives very nice and still has lots of power. Will the engine last a while longer? I don't have the money to do a rebuild right away. Thanks for any help you can offer.
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The company I work for has about 10 4.6 f-150 trucks. Some are over 300,000. My company truck has 140,000 miles on it with no problems. Since new I have used amsoil and go 1 year or 24000 miles between changes. At 6 monyhs or 12000 I change the filter and ad the quart drained out with the filter. It will use about a half quart in 12000 miles.
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The newer 4.6L engines are made out of aluminum, not cast iron. This includes the block and the heads. Don't expect much more than 100K miles. You can get this mileage if you change the oil and filter every 3,500 miles or so. Aluminum, even the newer super alloy types, just doesn't last/wear as good as cast iron.
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blue,
it is obvious you know little about these engines. so don't comment if you don't have the facts. don't spread misinformation. the cars use aluminum blocks with cast iron liners, the trucks use cast iron blocks. both will last the same amount of time. the heads also use steel seats. the piston never rides on the aluminum , so durablity is not a issue. 250k is easy to do.
it is obvious you know little about these engines. so don't comment if you don't have the facts. don't spread misinformation. the cars use aluminum blocks with cast iron liners, the trucks use cast iron blocks. both will last the same amount of time. the heads also use steel seats. the piston never rides on the aluminum , so durablity is not a issue. 250k is easy to do.