2009 F150

[Ozwynn]

How big of a job to replace the chains, tensioners, and phasers on a 2009 F150 4.6l 3v?

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I'm kind of a Ford guy.

04-10 trucks were dead to me, I went from an '02 to a '16.

And 75% of it was because the 5.4 was pile of crap. Similar crappy design as the 3v 4.6.

The other 25% is hardly any of Supercrews have rocker panels after 5 years.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

I'm kind of a Ford guy.

04-10 trucks were dead to me, I went from an '02 to a '16.

And 75% of it was because the 5.4 was pile of crap. Similar crappy design as the 3v 4.6.

The other 25% is hardly any of Supercrews have rocker panels after 5 years.

04-10 were probably the worst years of F150s ever.

Actually probably the whole F series line. Those were the 6.0/6.4PSD years too. Somehow the V10 seemed to stay strong but everything else...no

 

[Ozwynn]

Yeah but it’s clean and the timing chains seem to be the big failure on that 3v 4.6l since the spark plug was redesigned to a one piece in 2008

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Yeah but it’s clean and the timing chains seem to be the big failure on that 3v 4.6l since the spark plug was redesigned to a one piece in 2008

Are the chains actually bad?

The 4.6 didn't have near the issues the 5.4 did for some reason. If they need done its the same joke. If they are not bad they are less likely to go bad.