Hey all, I was attacked by piston slap when the weather turned cold. My dealer is not exactly cooperating. Can anyone provide me with all of the TSB Numbers for this malfunction. I couldn't locate them on the boards. Sorry to rehash a horrid situation.....

Ender sends...

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1999 F150 S/C 5.4L ORP, AMAZON GREEN, WESTIN NERF'S, AIRRAID, KENWOOD 7011 W/ INFINITY KAPPA SPEAKERS

 

Hi Ender11,

The TSB my dealer used to receive approval from Ford for my FQR engine is 12798 and 12799. Tell your dealer to look that up. It should make it very clear (have a copy of it right in front of me).

Good luck,

Dirk

1997 F-150 5.4L 4x4 S/C ORP FQR

 

Hey Ender11 what do you do in great lakes a buddy I was in the navy / is a cc up there.

Later Akula

 

I am an RDC Recruit Division Commander. You may know them as CC's.

By the way. Akula meaning Shark?

 

Yep akula meanning shark. I was in the navy.
I got out last year, I was a submarine ET.
I was on the Uss West Virginia(blue), and Uss Nebraska (blue). Do you know an ET2/ss
John Smith, he is the cc i know up there he was on my boat.

 

Unfortunatley no, I am not familiar with him, but I will keep an eye out for him over the next few weeks.

Ender sends..

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1999 F150 S/C 5.4L ORP, AMAZON GREEN, WESTIN NERF'S, K&N FILTERS, KENWOOD 7011 W/ INFINITY KAPPA SPEAKERS

 

Hey ender I was on the nhsta web site and got a diff tsb num for the slap. The num I got was 98-3316.

Later, akula

 

Well, the results are in......new engine for me. I don't really know what to think about that as I am in the car industry and know what the CARFAX report can do to people. With anyluck this replacement will not be reported to Carfax.

Does anyone know if the mismatched serials between engine and body still causes extra depreciation problems?

As always, will keep you informed on Ford's speed and response time.


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1999 F150 S/C 5.4L ORP, AMAZON GREEN, WESTIN NERF'S, K&N FILTERS, KENWOOD 7011 W/ INFINITY KAPPA SPEAKERS

 

P.s.....As a hint for those of you who suspect piston slap in your 5.4l. It is a good idea to watch the weather and take the vehicle in the night before. Make sure the dealership starts it upon arrival so that the engine is at its coldest temperature.

This problem seems to get more severe the colder the engine is. Good luck to all of who suffer........


Ender sends....


Ender Sends......

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1999 F150 S/C 5.4L ORP, AMAZON GREEN, WESTIN NERF'S, K&N FILTERS, KENWOOD 7011 W/ INFINITY KAPPA SPEAKERS


[This message has been edited by Ender11 (edited 11-18-1999).]

 

Ender11
Whats the build date on your slapping engine?
Was the noise loud when cold?
Was it more of a hard knock or a rattling knock. Sorry for the qustions
Thanks in advance


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99 F150 xlt s/c orp auto 5.4 soft tonneau, rubber maid bed mat,mud from the dirt bike(YZ250)

 

You are going to get a brand new 2000 engine.

 

Is this engine a rebuilt one that Ford is putting in? If so how many miles were on your truck when the engine started to fail? Also did you buy the truck new. After your reply I will tell the story of my buddy's '98 F-150 with a 4.6L. I partly talk about some of it in the topic area "engine knock when cold", so check it out and any comments or bulletin #'s would be helpful.

[This message has been edited by racecar (edited 11-19-1999).]

 

My problem started at around 11500 miles and yes the truck was brand new when purchased. It was a dealer trade and had 531 miles on it, the distance from Ohio to Wisconsin. I will post build dates as soon as I have time to dig around the Engine.

Ford is building my new engine as I type. They say it will take two days to build, 1 to test and approx 7 days later, she will be here. My experience has been pretty good so far. Ford seems to be pretty concerned about the issue, and is making every effort to help me with the problem. Good luck guys.

Ender sends....

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1999 F150 S/C 5.4L ORP, AMAZON GREEN, WESTIN NERF'S, K&N FILTERS, KENWOOD 7011 W/ INFINITY KAPPA SPEAKERS