jmw27403

the calipers pistons are made of bakelite. if you do heavy duty towing, the pistons will fracture. personal experience. had to tow my brothers 5.4 home because of a blown transmission. i drove it from southern west virginia to greensboro, north carolina. on the way back home to ohio my brakes were chattering when i got home, i took em apart. the front brakes were fractured.

sdatrlp23

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Reviving a two-year old thread lol.
Will agree that the 4.6 is a very good and dependable motor though

dereku

Sounds like they overheated. Common issue if you dont down shift down hill while towing or ride the brakes. Also if the trailer didnt have brakes it puts a lot of strain on them.

'08f150stx

Well the 4.6 has been around for years. Would all those cabbies driving the 4.6 fords buy unreliable vehicles. How about the police cars too. The brake calipers/pistons should the same if your truck is a 4.6 or 5.4. Failure not caused by the engine.

Talk about resurrecting and old thread!

jmw27403

it doesnt HAVE to an engine problem to be a problem. i agree with earlier post about trailers. damn thing was a uhaul dolly. PIECE OF ****!!!!

wazzuFreddo

258k miles on my 4.6L

Other than an exhaust gasket that leaks a little bit when it is cold out and the engine is cold, no issues what so ever.

JTScheffer

370,000 miles on my 04. Normal maintenance until 330,000. Transmission finally went. Found a used trans in a junk yard with 113k on it. Put it in and was good to go.

04 F150

^ dam thats alot of miles!

jmw27403

only got 90k on mine deployed alot so it gets some serious garage time

jmw27403

so i got a problem..... reverse lights dont work. the shifter hasnt slipped. what would cause the lights to not work.....