sakirfp

Back in the mid summer I got me a '93 XLT V8(5L). It has 187K in it and has never been wrecked. I purchased it from the 1st owner. He bought brand new in Nov of 1993. It has no rust and two small dents on the bed that you would only notice if i pointed them out. Great truck it starts up ever time the first time. He kept in a car port for most of its life. I keep in in a garage.



I already made me a list of things it needs done. Those include body bushings, front suspension parts and so on. fix the oil leak coming from around the pil pan. What I am looking for today is anything that I need to keep in mind and look for that could be an issue down the road on this truck.
Black Bart

93Bandit

ICM will be an issue. What transmission? If it's got the E4OD, it'll need at least a fluid change and probably an accumulator valve body eventually if not a total rebuild. Water pump to timing cover gasket might start leaking soon. Those are the first things I did with my 93 5L E4OD truck. I wouldn't mess with any of these though until it becomes an issue. Truck will probably develope a torque converter shudder (if its an E4OD) which will indicate it's time for a trans fluid change.

This is just my experience with my truck within the last year. I just hit 200k miles. Not saying any of this will definitely be an issue with your truck, but I'd say it's fairly likely. None of this is major work, except for a trans rebuild.

sakirfp

The water pump and radiator have been changed once. How do I know which transmission? I am not sure when the transmission had a fluid change.

93Bandit

Look at the door jam sticker. If your truck is automatic, it should have either the AOD or E4OD. At the bottom of the sticker, there is a TR with a letter underneath. If it's an E, it's an E4OD. I think an AOD will have a T instead of E. Also, I believe the AOD trucks don't have the Overdrive cancel button on the shifter.

I don't claim to be an expert so some of this information may not be completely accurate.

BLDTruth

Other than the basic tune up stuff like plugs, wires, cap, rotor, fluid changes and filter changes, I would replace the PCV valve and the plastic vacuum lines.

Nice looking truck!

Chris_1

iTrader: (1)

Take a real good look at all your steel brake lines.

jayber

dual fuel tank selector valve if it hasnt already been changed

sakirfp

Is that located back under the bed? When I switch to the rear tank..I get nothing so I was thinking I had a bad fuel pump

sakirfp

I will next time I am under the truck. It very clean under the truck. It has never seen an amount of salt. It is a southern truck that has been kept in a car port or a garage for most of its life

sakirfp

Thanks

I am trying to replace everything that is rubber or plastic