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Old 08-01-2009, 10:22 PM
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Hi, New guy here. Does anyone know the expected life of the timing sets in the 4.6? Its a 97 with 202900 miles. Thanks. Mike
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Hi, New guy here. Does anyone know the expected life of the timing sets in the 4.6? Its a 97 with 202900 miles. Thanks. Mike
I have seen many examples of timing chains in 4.6L engines going well in excess of 350K miles....two examples I know have gone over 400K. Keep a good grade of 10W30 full synthetic in the crankcase, change it often and let 'er rip.
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Thanks for the info. Maybe I can put that job off for a 100,000 or so. Mike



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