After all the issues I read day after day about 2nd and 3rd gen 3 valve motors, correct weight, and above all cleanliness of the oil is critical. On top of that oil controlled cam chain components, and you see why weight, regular, or even before regular changes is not something you want to gamble with. It's a real shame that Ford didn't do more research into the 3valve, and their horrible maladies, but done is done. Guys and girls, with the money you throw at parts for maintenance and when you run into a driveability issue, doesn't it just make sense to throw $40.00 to $50.00 every 5k on oil/filter changes. If you do or did in the past, these repair issues would cut by at least 30-50 percent. Look what happens when the you ignore your body, poor diet, no or little exercise, you feel like crap, why do that to your Suv/pickup just to save a few bucks. Better to take that repair money and spend it on wife and kiddy's. Teach your son/daughter maintenance, wish my dad lived to teach me. My three older brothers were boneheads when it came to anything mechanical!
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