7.3 Godzilla Engine Failure Thread, Post Them Here
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Well since the engine block, oil pump, crankshaft, connecting rods, pistons, camshafts, intake manifold, throttle body all have new part #’s I have no clue. Anyone’s guess, but so far problems are pretty scarce on the forums. I just know the 21 and newer 5.0L, I didn’t pay too much attention before this 4th generation engine because I wasn’t in the market then.
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Well since the engine block, oil pump, crankshaft, connecting rods, pistons, camshafts, intake manifold, throttle body all have new part #’s I have no clue. Anyone’s guess, but so far problems are pretty scarce on the forums. I just know the 21 and newer 5.0L, I didn’t pay too much attention before this 4th generation engine because I wasn’t in the market then.
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I agree 100% with this statement. It didn't make any sense to have OHC when the DOHC 4valves/cylinder was only available on the Mustang Cobra SVT for the Triton line up. And what was even worse on the was the small cylinder bores that limited the valve size which made them poor performers on the 2 valve engines along with the spark plugs thread design disaster.
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What is especially entertaining is a absolute lack of a single first hand report of a failure in a thread about all the failing 7.3's we are now WAY off on about the third or fourth tangent with 5.0's and cammers being discussed...
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Mine as well discuss something that was/is a problem. No diesel though, enough threads daily on those problems.
Cargo Master
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LOL... as a good friend of mine is trying to figure out how to replace his failed $20k lump of iron... My gasser hauls all the same trailers and loads...until the lifters fail I guess.
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Your missing the point. Ford has a history of design issues and typically takes too long to fix them. Connect the dot's and extrapolate and you'll get the picture.
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Are we now ignoring the "7.3 Godzilla Catastrophic failure" thread in the 7.3/6.8 forum. New member reported he's on his third engine.
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Going to call BS on that one. A 3rd engine would either be from abuse or a serious misalignment of a major component or internals. Something else going on with that one to grenade two engines in such a short time. Hope they can get it squared away.
Cargo Master
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You go ahead and cling to the guy with a bizarre failure history. That is the exception. When he loses #7 on two engines in a row something else is going on or you just accepting that as normal? Better yet trying to extrapolate that into something it just isn't happening with ANY regularity.
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You go ahead and cling to the guy with a bizarre failure history. That is the exception. When he loses #7 on two engines in a row something else is going on or you just accepting that as normal? Better yet trying to extrapolate that into something it just isn't happening with ANY regularity.