Just Wondering Why?
07-04-2021, 09:03 AM
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Just Wondering Why?
I have an 01 F150 5.4L Triton, a friend of mine has an 05 F150 5.4L Triton. As you know mine has the Camshaft sensor on the head, while his has the oil pressure driven Camshaft sensor. My 01 has over 200,000 no problems, his a little over 100,000 with sensor problems. My question is why would Ford trash the orginal Camshaft design of the 5.4 and move to the more troublesome Camshaft change of 04-08? I know this is a useless question but I was wondering and concluded you fellows that really know your stuff when it comes to the F150 might know. Thanks for your knowledge on this subject!
Last edited by MeatheadII; 07-04-2021 at 09:05 AM.
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Johnny Paycheck (07-05-2021)
07-05-2021, 12:28 PM
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Emissions (EPA), CAFE brownie points for fuel mileage quotas, keeping up with the Joneses as far as horsepower, which every buyer cares about...
In my opinion, should Ford have tried to update the 4V 300 horsepower 5.4 in the Navigator for future use? Yeah, probably, but I’m not a stuffed shirt beancounter whose motive is profit first and nothing else.
The 3V 5.4 was probably the best compromise of meeting emissions, power output, MPGs, and no doubt cost, that the engineers brought to the table while the company’s financial fortunes were kinda iffy around the turn of the millennium. Oh, throw in some planned obsolescence as well. Of course, you love Ford and put nothing but Motorcraft parts and fluids in your Ford product. When the engine needs a rebuild, you’ll pay Ford’s markup for parts and send some cash back to Dearborn.
Not a useless question at all. I had a past industrial management class instructor whose son worked for Ford at the time. From what she passed on to the class, it’s basically a miracle anything remotely functional comes off an assembly line.
The 2000 Chevy Impala? I’d be surprised the group that designed the front end met the group that designed the rear half of the car before project approval. That couldn’t have been the same bunch of folks designing that car...right?
In my opinion, should Ford have tried to update the 4V 300 horsepower 5.4 in the Navigator for future use? Yeah, probably, but I’m not a stuffed shirt beancounter whose motive is profit first and nothing else.
The 3V 5.4 was probably the best compromise of meeting emissions, power output, MPGs, and no doubt cost, that the engineers brought to the table while the company’s financial fortunes were kinda iffy around the turn of the millennium. Oh, throw in some planned obsolescence as well. Of course, you love Ford and put nothing but Motorcraft parts and fluids in your Ford product. When the engine needs a rebuild, you’ll pay Ford’s markup for parts and send some cash back to Dearborn.
Not a useless question at all. I had a past industrial management class instructor whose son worked for Ford at the time. From what she passed on to the class, it’s basically a miracle anything remotely functional comes off an assembly line.
The 2000 Chevy Impala? I’d be surprised the group that designed the front end met the group that designed the rear half of the car before project approval. That couldn’t have been the same bunch of folks designing that car...right?
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