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Open Roads Forum  >  Class A Motorhomes  > 2nd Rebuild of Triton V10 This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 5   Next Ohio Scout • View posts Fairfield, Ohio USA New Member Joined: 10/20/2003 View Profile Posted: 10/20/03 06:59pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I bought my 1999 class A used from a retired couple. It only had 1,700 miles on it, but they had to sell due to health. He told me then the Ford Triton V10 engine was rebuilt before he bought it from the dealer. At 6,500 miles, while my wife is with her friends in Gatlinburg, it looks like I have to do it again. Something in the lower end of the engine is rattling loud, and of course talking to the Ford dealer down there, there is no help of any kind. The repair service, which does not sell RVs by the way, says that the V10s are fodder. Anyone with a helpful solution, or idea? HiTech • View posts SE Michigan Senior Member Joined: 03/22/2002 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/20/03 07:04pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Moving to Class A 2002 Gulfstream Conquest Class C Rolling wired and wireless network CoachPotato • View posts Central Valley of California Senior Member Joined: 06/07/2003 View Profile Posted: 10/20/03 08:02pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Something is missing in your story. The thing had 1700 miles on it when you bought it and it had been rebuilt once already? Was it rebuilt by a Ford dealer under warranty? Was it from abuse or ?? Very strange circumstances, it seems. There's gotta be more to the story... LVJ58 • View posts Las Vegas, Nevada Senior Member Joined: 02/26/2001 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 10/20/03 08:42pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Let's see if I understand what you are saying. The fellow you bought your coach from, bought it from a dealer who told him it had a rebuilt engine. You bought it from the first owner with the odometer registering 1,700 miles. You have driven it an additional 4,800 miles and the odometer now reads 6,500 miles. You say you're now hearing a loud rattle in lower end which may be an indication of a serious engine problem. First of all, if the engine was under the Ford 3year 36k mile warranty when the first problem occurred, Ford would have most likely replaced the engine rather than having a rebuild done. As Couch Potato observed, there seems to be more to the story. The v10 is a good engine, however the service tech at our local Ford warranty station did tell me about an incident where on an earlier model v10 a rod broke and punched a hole in the block. The cause was the thin cable used for an oil dipstick came loose from the handle and dropped into the crankcase. The cable wrapped around a rod at the crank journal causing the rod to break. If your engine was rebuilt once, I sure wouldn't have it done again, hate to say, but you may have to spend some serious money and have it replaced with a new engine. Maybe you can get the newer 310hp version. Best of luck, and keep us informed on the fix. C. Jim Jim & Sherry Seward Las Vegas, NV 2000 Residency 3790 V-10 w/tags & Banks System 2003 Suzuki XL/7 toad Bruce Brown • View posts Northern NY Senior Member Joined: 06/01/2001 View Profile Posted: 10/20/03 10:39pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Are you using the recommended oil weight? or 10W-40, "like I've always done". Too thick of oil has been the only mode of failure I've ever heard of in the V-10's. There are 24 hours in every day - it all depends on how you choose to use them. Bruce & Jill Brown 2008 Kountry Star Pusher 3910 MikenDebbie • View posts Austin TX Full Member Joined: 10/10/2001 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/21/03 06:05am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I think it's a typo...don't you think he means 17,000 miles? Mike in Austin 03 Chevy K2500 HD CC LB 4x4 D/A 1996 Alpenlite Riviera 29RK MoRambler • View posts Springfield, Missouri Senior Member Joined: 07/16/2002 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/21/03 06:52am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Regarding oil weight: Ford now recommends 5W30 in the V10's. Larry & Ann w/Lucy the cocker '00 Mountain Aire 350 Cummins/Spartan Toad: '05 Jeep Liberty Ltd. westwood • View posts Miami, FL, USA Senior Member Joined: 10/25/2000 View Profile Posted: 10/21/03 07:02am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator MoRambler, I'm pretty sure Ford is now recommending 5w20 synthetic blend oil for the V10. Stan Birch • View posts Newmarket, Ontario Senior Member Joined: 07/06/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/21/03 07:17am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator It best to consult another Ford dealer, and find out what Ford will do for you on this. They have the records for your rig on computer, and will know what was done to it last time. Under unusual circumstances such as this it is possible that Ford might pay half the cost or even the full cost of repair. My son had a problem with the "plastic" intake manifold cracking on his '96 Mustang. Ford paid the full cost of replacing it three times!; the last time being at around 100,000 miles. They also paid half the cost of a new tranny at over 60,000 miles. It's worth investigating. '99 Winnebago Adventurer 32T, Ford V-10 '00 Yamaha XT 225 tderonne • View posts Michigan Senior Member Joined: 10/14/2003 View Profile Posted: 10/21/03 07:47am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator If you don't mind posting the VIN here, I can look it up. Or my e-mail is in my profile. Tim This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 5   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Class A Motorhomes  > 2nd Rebuild of Triton V10

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