My 5.4L woes!

**Jersey_Joe** · 09-14-2013, 10:21 PM

Originally Posted by 5.0Flareside

6* quarts.. All the 5.4's and 4.6's always show half quart low when put 6 in, but 6 is correct amount..

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Yup. I've always put 6-1/2 in

**2004XLT5.4LTritonV84X4** · 09-14-2013, 10:38 PM

Depends on the oil pan. Mine takes 7.5 quarts....and trust me, I'm not a total idiot overfilling my truck

I make a good portion of my living as an Ag Mechanic.

**5.0Flareside** · 09-14-2013, 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by 2004XLT5.4LTritonV84X4

Depends on the oil pan. Mine takes 7.5 quarts....and trust me, I'm not a total idiot overfilling my truck

I make a good portion of my living as an Ag Mechanic.

Some pans do call for 7.. Once again always shows half quart low even when it's full with 7..

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**Jersey_Joe** · 09-14-2013, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by 2004XLT5.4LTritonV84X4

Depends on the oil pan. Mine takes 7.5 quarts....and trust me, I'm not a total idiot overfilling my truck

I make a good portion of my living as an Ag Mechanic.

No ish? That's cool. Thought I were a rookie at this (no offence). Didn't know u had the skill. Right on. Another wrencher! U think you'll fire it tomorrow?

**2004XLT5.4LTritonV84X4** · 09-14-2013, 10:46 PM

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A nice view of the shop this morning. It's nice to get to work in grandpa's shop! I learned on Thursday that the shop was funded by some inheritance money from my great grandpa, built by my grandpa and uncles, and I'm the third generation to use it.

**Jersey_Joe** · 09-14-2013, 10:48 PM

Thought u. Damn fat thumbs

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Wow. That's awesome! Funny how that stuff works. Great to hear your keepin it goin. That's history right there.

**2004XLT5.4LTritonV84X4** · 09-14-2013, 10:49 PM

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My motor picker

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There's a lot of wiring and crap on these new motors! I'm a fan of simple....aka the 60s and 70s when the most complicated think on it was the alternator or generator

**2004XLT5.4LTritonV84X4** · 09-14-2013, 11:01 PM

I won't turn the key until probably Tuesday sometime if all goes well, as I have to wait on parts.

I've never done anything this complicated, not gonna lie. I'm about to turn 21 is all, but I started changing oil when I was I think about ten. I've worked for farmers since I was 14, and ran my own haying business during high school....gained a lot of mechanics skills on that gig, lol. I actually was planning on becoming a John Deere mechanic, but another path called.

All that to say I'm no genius when it comes to mechanics, but I've turned a few wrenches. And show me how to do it and I'll do it the next time!

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*and I always try to come at projects like this as if I'm a rookie. It can save you a lot of grief if you're open to advice and go back to the basics when you haven't done that exact project before, that's for sure!

**5.0Flareside** · 09-17-2013, 05:39 PM

Ya done yet?!? Lol.. It's Tuesday......

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**2004XLT5.4LTritonV84X4** · 09-17-2013, 11:28 PM

Nope! My parts guy ordered the wrong part...needed the VCT Solenoid, he ordered the next part down on the list accidentally. So I didn't get the right part until today, and my neighbor can't help with it again until Friday. But I work Friday night, and so we're doing it Saturday.
Kinda bummed that we can't do it until then, but I've waited over a month, what's another couple days!?

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