Looking At a V10, need your input
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Looking At a V10, need your input
Looking at a truck E450 cube Van with a V10 with 82,000 miles.
Have no idea about this engine, head bad things in the past.
Can you guys steer me in the right direction!!!
Have no idea about this engine, head bad things in the past.
Can you guys steer me in the right direction!!!
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That would have the 2 valve PI heads. Darned good ones!
It would have the longer spark plug threads, so lower risk that someone had gone gorilla and stripped them. And at only 82K, there is a possibility they've never been changed so even lower risk of gorilla damage.
The only weak point in those would be the exhaust manifold studs. Like in many engines, these have tendency to corrode in salt climates, and break with lots of heat cycles. Take a look at the exhaust manifold bolts - if any are missing or corroded away to nubs, budget a few hours (if you replace yourself) or a few hundred dollars (if you pay someone else) to replace them.
I'd be all over it... Take care of it and it will easily go 400K miles....
It would have the longer spark plug threads, so lower risk that someone had gone gorilla and stripped them. And at only 82K, there is a possibility they've never been changed so even lower risk of gorilla damage.
The only weak point in those would be the exhaust manifold studs. Like in many engines, these have tendency to corrode in salt climates, and break with lots of heat cycles. Take a look at the exhaust manifold bolts - if any are missing or corroded away to nubs, budget a few hours (if you replace yourself) or a few hundred dollars (if you pay someone else) to replace them.
I'd be all over it... Take care of it and it will easily go 400K miles....
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E-Series never got the 3V V10 so that 04' will have the 2V with 305hp and 420tq backed by the 4R100 trans. The E-series didn't get the 5R110 until around 2005 or 2006. Both are pretty solid and 82k miles isn't a lot of miles.
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Torqshift 5R110
The Torqshift 5-speed 5R110 automatic transmission replaced the 4-speed in the 2003 model year truck with 6.0 L diesel engine. The TorqShift design in fact has six forward ratios, but only five are advertised, with the 'hidden' gear only used in extreme cold weather. The TorqShift 1st to 5th gear ratios are 3.11, 2.22, 1.55, 1.00, and 0.71:1. It also utilizes an alternate 4th gear, overdrive on 2nd gear of the 3-speed automatic component (0.72 x 1.55), that is 1.10:1 that is used under cold start conditions to aid engine and transmission warm up. On the TorqShift, once the Tow/Haul mode is activated it can help increase a driver's control when towing large loads up and down steep grades and automatically minimizes shifts and maximizes available torque. Upon descent, the Tow/Haul mode utilizes engine braking to help extend brake life and improve driver control. An adaptive shift function monitors the TorqShift's performance over its lifetime, and adjusts shift pressures in real time to assure consistent shift feel and compensate for wear. For ease of maintenance, the TorqShift's oil filter is a spin-off style, mounted on the passenger-side exterior of the transmission. Also the TorqShift's larger fluid lines and a larger transmission oil cooler help to assure cooler operating temperatures, even under the most demanding conditions. This was Ford's first automatic transmission to feature PTO. The transmission can be equipped with an integrated PTO provision (which automatically locks the torque converter providing power to the PTO gear when the operator turns on the PTO switch).[5]
The Torqshift 5-speed 5R110 automatic transmission replaced the 4-speed in the 2003 model year truck with 6.0 L diesel engine. The TorqShift design in fact has six forward ratios, but only five are advertised, with the 'hidden' gear only used in extreme cold weather. The TorqShift 1st to 5th gear ratios are 3.11, 2.22, 1.55, 1.00, and 0.71:1. It also utilizes an alternate 4th gear, overdrive on 2nd gear of the 3-speed automatic component (0.72 x 1.55), that is 1.10:1 that is used under cold start conditions to aid engine and transmission warm up. On the TorqShift, once the Tow/Haul mode is activated it can help increase a driver's control when towing large loads up and down steep grades and automatically minimizes shifts and maximizes available torque. Upon descent, the Tow/Haul mode utilizes engine braking to help extend brake life and improve driver control. An adaptive shift function monitors the TorqShift's performance over its lifetime, and adjusts shift pressures in real time to assure consistent shift feel and compensate for wear. For ease of maintenance, the TorqShift's oil filter is a spin-off style, mounted on the passenger-side exterior of the transmission. Also the TorqShift's larger fluid lines and a larger transmission oil cooler help to assure cooler operating temperatures, even under the most demanding conditions. This was Ford's first automatic transmission to feature PTO. The transmission can be equipped with an integrated PTO provision (which automatically locks the torque converter providing power to the PTO gear when the operator turns on the PTO switch).[5]
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