Posted by dhermesc on May 02, 2023 at 11:55:01 from (12.149.56.202):
In Reply to: Sea Foam posted by rrlund on May 02, 2023 at 07:43:42:
When it starts making a lot of noise one of the plastic timing chain tensioners have probably broke. It's a piece of plastic that's 16 years old that has been heated, cooled and heated again thousands of times.
I have avoided owning a 2004 to 2011 Ford with the 3 valve engines and haven't been too impressed with the 1997-2003 2 valve Triton engines. I currently own a V10 with (supposedly) 40K miles. The cost of repairs on those engines makes them hugely expensive to own when they get old. If you can't fix them labor costs are murder. Anything that requires a head get pulled means the whole front of the engine has to be opened up too because of the chain driven overhead cam.
I would go with solid/locked phasers if I was looking at that repair.
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