Eightiesrock80
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wondering when most of you 5.4 owners replaced your original oem starter motor from ford.
Starter Motor Average Life Span???
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krakoosh
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The original on my '03 with 260K is still cranking away.
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Eightiesrock80
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Good lord you gotta be kidding me. My 03 has 195,000
Now that it’s hitting almost 200,000 miles I was thinking maybe I should just replace it. Because I don’t want to get stranded say yours has 260,000 still original? Maybe I shouldn’t worry about it then. At 260,000 have you ever had any major problems with anything? Wondering what kind of problems I will have reaching 300,000 and what to be ready for.
Now that it’s hitting almost 200,000 miles I was thinking maybe I should just replace it. Because I don’t want to get stranded say yours has 260,000 still original? Maybe I shouldn’t worry about it then. At 260,000 have you ever had any major problems with anything? Wondering what kind of problems I will have reaching 300,000 and what to be ready for.
krakoosh
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Just the fuel pump relay that gets fried on most all of them. Blend door in the rear. It spit out a spark plug years ago. I guess I got one of the good ones.
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Eightiesrock80
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I installed a external heavy duty relay to the wires going to the fuse box that go to the factory relay never had a problem again if I did, I can just replace the relay with no problem now
RICHNARDONE
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Replaced mine at 260k. Had the truck since new. 2008 XLTEL. That was last year. After first start up the engine went! So now I've got a 14-year-old truck with a brand new Ford motor.
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Don't think age has anything to do with starter longevity. Guessing it is the number of starts. My 2004 starts just fine, but not many starts at 19,800 miles (bought new).
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You have a 2004 expedition with 19,000 miles on it wow
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I'm 90. Where am I going to go that I haven't been? Owned
Corvettes since 1969. My choice, if I have to drive.
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rjrodney
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Still on the original starter here from 2000. My fuel pump went out around 370K. That is one job I didn’t mind handing off at the time. Maybe I would do it myself now.
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Still got my original starter as well at 272k in my '04 EB. Change it when it fails or starts to fail.
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That is really good to know because those are the two things I was worried about but it’s only got 190,000
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250k on my 03 and original as far as I know with rather thorough maintenance records. Now the u joint on the front drive shaft is another story. It bit the dust yesterday, fortunately didn't cause any other damage, failed just enough to make a good racket but the drive shaft is still attached by the input side of the transfer case. Aside from a brake caliper sticking it's the only serious failure I've had in almost 50k miles. It's been easily one of the most reliable vehicles I've owned and the highest mileage of them all.
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I could tell you right now exactly why your caliper is sticking. You just need to replace the rubber hose coming out of the caliper that is going to the metal line. When you let off the brake the line pinches shut. It becomes like a one way valve and closes once the line gets really old from the brake fluid eating through the rubber over the years.
I also have an '03 with 265,000+ on it and still no issues. The only real shop time this thing has ever seen was a trans rebuild at around 135,000 (my fault -- fried it reversing up an incline with a trailer) and new head gaskets (oil leak) at around 155,000. I always run Mobil-1, so when they cracked it open, the inside was as clean as the day it was built. Most reliable vehicle I've ever owned.
I had a sticking caliper once on my '03. It was the quad seal that was just hard and had no spring to it (the quad seal not only seals the piston, but also helps retract it when you let off the pedal). New quad seals on all the pistons and no problems since. It's an easy DIY job if you're then able to bleed the brakes yourself (also a good time for a fluid flush).
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Head gasket or valve cover gasket?
Head gaskets. One was leaking oil into the valley. Never had a valve cover leak.
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I got my truck around 140,000 it’s at 194,000 now I’ve had it 6 years love it. I was upset though when I got it found out the guy never fixed the intake manifold, causing the head gasket to go so I had the heads done and while that was being done. I said let’s do the timing chain and guides since it’s open. She’s a great vehicle.
My friend I have a 2006 Expedition 5.4 Eddie Bauer 214,000 MI still have the original starter I did a timing kit in it and a transmission that's it
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