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Originally Posted by Rango88
Out of the option of the 2 engines (4 cyl and the 3L) id take the 2.3L 4 cyl that came out in 2003, it has the same performance as the 3L and a lot better fuel economy, there are a lot of good automatic models and they are reliable engines from what i hear. I do love my 4L though  |
Actually, the Duratec 2.3 was first used in the LATE 2001 models, the EARLY 2001 models used the OHC/Lima 2.5
But back to what the OP's original question, get a 2.5/2.3 if you want economy, get the 4.0 if you want power, get the 3.0 if you don't care about neither power nor economy but want something that is EASY to work on! BTW, by '03 the timing chain tensioner guide on the 4.0's was resolved. And oddly, the automatic trans is the strong of the 2 in theses trucks.