Jay87LX
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Hi everyone,
I bought my 2003 FX4 last fall with 94k, really clean truck. I didnt drive it much over the winter because I wanted to do the underside and frame with POR15, being cold I waited until it was warm enough and now that that is done as well as front brakes , oil change and a few other small maintenance items that I have had to do it is time to move on to larger maintenance items/ mods. I want to avoid wasting time and of course money so I want to make a plan and have a few questions.
First, I have developed a ticking at start up from worn tensioners so I am doing new temsioners, guides, chains,
1. What is the correct pn for an upgraded oil pump from Melling? I am coming up with 2 possibilities.
2. Assuming I may need to drop the oil pan if the guides have broken off is the oil pan gasket reusable?
3. In Fordtechmakuloco's youtube vid when replacing the bolts that hold up the oil pick up he doesnt use any loctite but I would think that would be suggested?
4. Should I buy new cam and crank sprockets as well?
Next, I need to do a trans service. I want to add an upgraded trans cooler for future towing or other mods. I would like to connect said trans cooler and lines to the radiator with AN fittings and braided lines similar to that write up using the SD transcooler but I want to go right from the trans rather than splice into any factory lines so exiting and returning to the trans isnt an issue but inside the factory radiator is a trans cooler that is fed using quick cnnect fittings similar to fuel line that just press into the radiator. I want to eliminate that as a weak point so..
1. Are the fittings that are in the radiator able to be screwed out allowing a threaded AN fitting to go in there? I will buy a cooler that uses threaded inlet and outlet vs barbs.
If you read this whole thing, thanks in advance
2003, 5.4 2v
I bought my 2003 FX4 last fall with 94k, really clean truck. I didnt drive it much over the winter because I wanted to do the underside and frame with POR15, being cold I waited until it was warm enough and now that that is done as well as front brakes , oil change and a few other small maintenance items that I have had to do it is time to move on to larger maintenance items/ mods. I want to avoid wasting time and of course money so I want to make a plan and have a few questions.
First, I have developed a ticking at start up from worn tensioners so I am doing new temsioners, guides, chains,
1. What is the correct pn for an upgraded oil pump from Melling? I am coming up with 2 possibilities.
2. Assuming I may need to drop the oil pan if the guides have broken off is the oil pan gasket reusable?
3. In Fordtechmakuloco's youtube vid when replacing the bolts that hold up the oil pick up he doesnt use any loctite but I would think that would be suggested?
4. Should I buy new cam and crank sprockets as well?
Next, I need to do a trans service. I want to add an upgraded trans cooler for future towing or other mods. I would like to connect said trans cooler and lines to the radiator with AN fittings and braided lines similar to that write up using the SD transcooler but I want to go right from the trans rather than splice into any factory lines so exiting and returning to the trans isnt an issue but inside the factory radiator is a trans cooler that is fed using quick cnnect fittings similar to fuel line that just press into the radiator. I want to eliminate that as a weak point so..
1. Are the fittings that are in the radiator able to be screwed out allowing a threaded AN fitting to go in there? I will buy a cooler that uses threaded inlet and outlet vs barbs.
If you read this whole thing, thanks in advance
2003, 5.4 2v
