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Look up the set I suggested on my post. It’s OEM and cloys combo.
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Last year I used a Cloyes set on my wife’s Buick. Chain stretched within a year.
Spoke with my local mechanic - only one I trust, lets me provide my own parts, doesn’t fix more than I need, etc - and he reported that Cloyes used to be quality, but that has really diminished over the last 2-3 years.
I’d stay OEM on this one.
Well from what I've just read about fitment issues on various different vehicles, I'd say pay the diff, and go with Ford. It never ceases to amaze me how an aftermarket manufacturing company can have the Ford part right in front of their mug, copy it, and screw something up! It's too thick, too thin, the tightness on gears is wrong! Theirs interference with the block, something. It seems that if your making a clone of a part, then clone it. Nah go with Ford part, online theirs a lot of places to order from to save a $.
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Just to bring some more life into this thread.
I have a full Melling 3-391SCC kit. It comes with ratcheting cast iron tensioners so there is no longer any possibility for them to blow a seal, or get slack. Ratcheting tensioners are fine for this application. They are only an issue on high HP manual transmissions where the chain can whip with aggressive gear changes.
I paired that kit with a Melling 360HV high volume pump.
Looking at all of the Melling parts compared to the originals that came off. I would go with the Motorcraft (Ford OEM) everything, but get the Melling cast tensioners. The Ford chain looks a lot stronger than the Melling ones. The guides were identical, but I still prefer OEM.
I did install the complete Melling kit however and have not had a single issue to report.
I have used Cloyes in other engines without issues.
I'm curious about the cast iron tensioners. I've got a 2010 5.4 3V and will be doing the timing job in the spring. Those tensioners don't have a gasket? They fit the 3V engine with no problems? Thanks!
You are correct, they do not have a gasket, I did put a little permatex gasket maker (dead old mechanics) on there as a just in case. They fit my 2009 just fine.