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Old 10-19-2015, 01:01 PM
JackC JackC is offline
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Unhappy Re: 4.0 sohc timing chain rattle - everything you need to know

Noticed Rattle on startup at 148,000 2002 Ford Edge V6 4.0L.
Checked round and found out about Primary Timing Chain rattle noise. Took vehicle to Ford dealership. They knew what it was without me talking about it. They wanted $4K to tear down and put in new tensioner with no guarantee. $6K for remanufactured engine with minimal guarantee. I was extremely disappointed to say the least.
Engine froze up on the way home and had vehicle towed.

This has priced me out of repairing a mint condition vehicle except for the Ford flaw. This is a money generating flaw by Ford. All with no help to the customer. Have several friends who used to own Rangers and Escapes/Mariners. They had these problems in the 90's and recently, but, did not know what the real problem was. They all have walked away from Fords entirely forever and now own foreign vehicles.
I wanted to stay with American trucks, however, I cannot afford to keep taking huge financial hits with Ford products.
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2002 Ford Ranger Edge 4x4 Supercab V6 4.0L
Single overhead cam (SOHC) 5-speed Automatic
BFGoodrich P255/70R16 Tires, Yellow Excellent condition.
Full synthetic.
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