Cascade of problems

[Wheeld11]

Replaced the fuel pump: no big deal things happen
Needed a new actuator motor
Then last Wednesday the thing starts overheating randomly.

I shut it off and got to looking around. Not one drop of coolant.

Walked to buy some coolant, filled it up and then drove back to the office.

Saw a substantial leak after parking it.

Came out 4 hours later and again no coolant left.

How does a leak start that fast!?

So I fill it up with coolant again and drive it straight to the shop.

Apparently the intake manifold is leaking. $@@"!))&

Could the leak, that cause the coolant to drain, be a product of changing the actuator a few weeks ago?

The rapidness of the leak makes me suspect that it is not, but I'm tired of dropping cash on this thing.

Fixing the intake manifold, detailing it and then selling it.

My wife still wants an SUV...so Toyota or Honda here we come.

Jeep and Ford SUV's have not been kind.

2001 EB 4WD 5.4 with 163k on it.

Is this just a product of a 13year old ford?

 

[Bowesmobile]

Hey dont give up yet. These SUV's are much better than this. It sucks you're having to drop cash into it. But it is 13 years old. Have you had it all of those 13 years? Sometimes these thing just happen in succession and then there's nothing wrong for a long time. Mine has 232k and is still going!

 

[Bedrck47]

I would think that any 13 year old vehicle with 163k miles on it would have parts that wear out. In your case it appears that too many are failing during the same time period. And also it appears that you don't do your own work so that adds to your costs which can be frustrating. There is a cross-over pipe on the front of the intake that is a common failure point and the only way to repair it is to remove the intake.

 

[WPG2013]

Repaired cross-over pipe on my 99 a few weeks ago...pain to get to, but no problems since.

 

[CaperCanadian]

Just think, by the time you are done you have a 13 yo truck that has all new parts and should last another 13 years. Thats the reasoning i use on the wife when i go on a parts spree...