Hi everyone, I am looking at a 2006 Ford E-350 SD XL 5.4L V8. It's got about 120k miles and it seems to be in good condition. I'm going to get it checked out by a mechanic before I buy it but I was wondering if anyone has any personal experience with this particular van. What types of things with the E-series go wrong? I will probably only be driving it 5k miles a year (starting and stoping a lot though). I want it to last at least 5 years if not more. I've heard these vans are pretty reliable so I am hoping this will work out.
Hi everyone, I am looking at a 2006 Ford E-350 SD XL 5.4L V8. It's got about 120k miles and it seems to be in good condition. I'm going to get it checked out by a mechanic before I buy it but I was wondering if anyone has any personal experience with this particular van. What types of things with the E-series go wrong? I will probably only be driving it 5k miles a year (starting and stoping a lot though). I want it to last at least 5 years if not more. I've heard these vans are pretty reliable so I am hoping this will work out.
Thanks for the info! That's good to hear...We will need it to last even though we won't use it year-round. Reliability is key because our margins are tight and we are on an island so if it breaks fixing anything will cost lots of $$.
Not sure if it's an 2 valve or 3 valve engine if it's an 2 valve do not use any oil additives they will stretch timing chains and wear the nylon tensioners,3 valve engine go through cam phasers around 100k miles. I've had a few f150 with 5.4 liter engines and there good engines if maintained properly
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