high milage preventive maintenance
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high milage preventive maintenance
My 94 has about 130K miles on it. Besides the stuff that I've had to fix along the way, what things should I be doing at this milage to prolong the reliability?
Does the timing belt or chain need replacement? What about rocker arm tighting, axle/bearing repacking etc...?
94 F150 xcab 4.9L 5spd
Does the timing belt or chain need replacement? What about rocker arm tighting, axle/bearing repacking etc...?
94 F150 xcab 4.9L 5spd
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From: Lee's Summit MO
high milage preventive maintenance
>My 94 has about 130K miles
>on it. Besides the
>stuff that I've had to
>fix along the way, what
>things should I be doing
>at this milage to prolong
>the reliability?
Really maintence is the most important thing to do. Replacing fluids, filters, hoses, greases will prolong. Highway mileage is the best kind of mileage. Stuff will last a bit longer than city stop and go driving. I would recommend replacing the upper and lower radiator hoses, a complete flush, might as well replace the thermostat, get a fuel injector cleaned and clean the throttle bore. The spark plug wires should be in good shape. As well as the cap and rotor.
>Does the timing belt or chain
>need replacement?
One thing that is really great about newer engines, is the belts will last a long time. In fact, I haven't ever replaced on on either of my 2 pickups. I have a 93 F-150 with 86k and a 89 with 148k.
What about rocker
>arm tighting, axle/bearing repacking etc...?
>
>
The idea is to repack the bearings ever 30k or 3 years.
>
Pastmaster's 1993 XLT 5.0 E40d 3.55LS Normal Cab/Long bed Loaded from the factory with aid of...MSd 6a ign/s.p. wires, blaster coil, Hypertech Chip, K&N filtercharger, Cat-back dual exhuast w/o mufflers, 3.5", echo tips, Accel distributor cap, Dark Mocha over light mocha. 5% Dark tint, Alpine Cd player/remote, Pioneer speakers.
1989 F-150 4x4 5.0 auto
>on it. Besides the
>stuff that I've had to
>fix along the way, what
>things should I be doing
>at this milage to prolong
>the reliability?
Really maintence is the most important thing to do. Replacing fluids, filters, hoses, greases will prolong. Highway mileage is the best kind of mileage. Stuff will last a bit longer than city stop and go driving. I would recommend replacing the upper and lower radiator hoses, a complete flush, might as well replace the thermostat, get a fuel injector cleaned and clean the throttle bore. The spark plug wires should be in good shape. As well as the cap and rotor.
>Does the timing belt or chain
>need replacement?
One thing that is really great about newer engines, is the belts will last a long time. In fact, I haven't ever replaced on on either of my 2 pickups. I have a 93 F-150 with 86k and a 89 with 148k.
What about rocker
>arm tighting, axle/bearing repacking etc...?
>
>
The idea is to repack the bearings ever 30k or 3 years.
>
Pastmaster's 1993 XLT 5.0 E40d 3.55LS Normal Cab/Long bed Loaded from the factory with aid of...MSd 6a ign/s.p. wires, blaster coil, Hypertech Chip, K&N filtercharger, Cat-back dual exhuast w/o mufflers, 3.5", echo tips, Accel distributor cap, Dark Mocha over light mocha. 5% Dark tint, Alpine Cd player/remote, Pioneer speakers.
1989 F-150 4x4 5.0 auto
