The 1997-2003 F-150's were and are good trucks - I've known several people who topped 300K miles - no major repairs . One guy 450K+ when the differential went out , he went by the owners manual - says Diff-Oil is good fro the life of the vehicle . No one told him ''life of the vehicle'' means a couple hundred thousand miles .

Next generation - 3 valve engine had serious valve-train engine problems .
Had a Ford mechanic tell me horror stories of 2004 and up , he bought a 2001 from a customer who always had it maintained at the Ford garage . Never had any problems with it - customers new truck had been back to the dealership a few times with problems .

Saw a video the other day 'I DO CARS' channel utube - new Ford V-6 turbo engine blown up - tear-down - water pump design - if it fails [and it did] it dumps the coolant right into the oil pan . Nice hot engine running on anti-freeze never works out very well it appears .

PRESIDENT TRUMP 2024/2028 !!!!!!!!!!


Posted by Bristoe
The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.