1998 Ford F-150 Engine cooling Problems

“My 1998 Ford f150 as soon as it got to 100,000 miles the oil pump goes out and it starts to loose coolant but not leaking it any where. As I have found out these engines between 80,000 and 100,000 do this. Many forums read the same problem for every 4.2l does this. I believe Ford should do a recall on these engines. Please let me know what to do.”

“I have a 1998 Ford f150 with the 4.2 liter v6. This had been a great truck and has had regular oil changes. The other day I noticed that my coolant level was low and then the I threw a rod. Did not thick much of it at the time, but later I was checking on the internet and discovered that this is a recurring problem with this motor. I had been regular Ford customer, but no more.”

“Vehicle blew out the #3 passenger side spark plug. Repair option is to replace cylinder head $3500 or use helicoil repair to the individual cylinder. Blown spark plugs on th 5.4 trition is a very well known problem and I'm shocked that Ford is not covering this problem. I too believe that they have covered up this problem by a re-design that corrected the design flaw in later vehicles.”

“I left my 1998 Ford f150 pick-up truck in parking lot at work while I was away on business. I left on monday july 30. I was called tuesday night around 9:00pm and notified that my vehicle had caught on fire. Fire dept. Put out fire. Fire report suspected equipment failure in engine compartment causing electrical short and subsequent fire. Fire was put out, but vehicle was total loss and towed from property.”

“On a 1998 Ford F-150 2wd pickup with a 4.2l engine........ Initial overheating due to low engine coolant. Refilled coolant and kept level at appropriate working level. From a cold start one morning heard loud knocking sound from engine. Brought it in to get it checked by local mechanic, which advised me that I needed a new engine. Purchased a re-manufactured engine at approx 125,000 miles on old engine.”