Tips needed on buying a 99 Expedition
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From: Wetumpka, Alabama
Tips needed on buying a 99 Expedition
Hey All,
I'm thinking of upsizing from my 98 Explorer 4x2 Eddie Bauer to this --->>
CLICK HERE --> 99 Expedition
What should I be looking out for on this particular model ??
What about the blowing-out-spark-plugs issue on the 5.4 ??
What MPG should be expected on this behemouth ??
TIA!
I'm thinking of upsizing from my 98 Explorer 4x2 Eddie Bauer to this --->>
CLICK HERE --> 99 Expedition
What should I be looking out for on this particular model ??
What about the blowing-out-spark-plugs issue on the 5.4 ??
What MPG should be expected on this behemouth ??
TIA!
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99 Expy
I have a 99 Expy. OK, check for the leak in the head gasket. Mine has it, but it only loses 1/2 qt or so in 3K miles so I am living with it.
Have never blown a plug. I love the power of the 5.4L. Much better than the 305 I had in my old Chevy. So far the truck has been very reliable. I picked mine up used this fall with only 60K miles on it. Very clean truck.
I get 17mpg on the highway at 70-75 m/h.
Have never blown a plug. I love the power of the 5.4L. Much better than the 305 I had in my old Chevy. So far the truck has been very reliable. I picked mine up used this fall with only 60K miles on it. Very clean truck.
I get 17mpg on the highway at 70-75 m/h.
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From: NJ where fun comes to die
Watch out for the dreaded piston slap. I have a 99 and the piston problem too. You will hear it on cold starts in the winter. Other than that it has been great. I would certainly get another one, just without the piston slap. By the way, when I took it back to Ford they said "that was the noise they make". They don't do anything about it. I don't know what years had the problem. Good luck with it.
