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ADRENLN

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not to buy 01-02 mustang gt's i have an 02 some small problems and a little head ticking that i was told is pisten slap.

anyway heres the question what kind of mileage do you guys have on your 01 -02's any engines blow?
 

ADRENLN

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sorry i forgot to post i have only 7,600 miles trying to see how long this engine will go before any problmes start to kick in?
 

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long time, police crown vics get in excess of 100,000 miles of hard wear and tear with no problems they use the 4.6. dont worry about it
 
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FUNXGT

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yea i wouldnt worry too much about it... as for the piston slap its no big deal, i work at gm and they are going through the same thing... since 1997 almost all of their motors 3.1v6 5.7v8 4.8v8 5.3v8 and 6.0v8 have piston slap and no problems from it whatsoever except customer complaints... they tore down a motor with 300k on it and no internal damage and the piston noise was evidentr from 15k up... everyone has made the piston a little smaller for emmissions purposes and they make a little noise due to slight clearance till the veh warms up soooo.... dont fret just yet you should be fine..
 

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FUNXGT said:
yea i wouldnt worry too much about it... as for the piston slap its no big deal, i work at gm and they are going through the same thing... since 1997 almost all of their motors 3.1v6 5.7v8 4.8v8 5.3v8 and 6.0v8 have piston slap and no problems from it whatsoever except customer complaints... they tore down a motor with 300k on it and no internal damage and the piston noise was evidentr from 15k up... everyone has made the piston a little smaller for emmissions purposes and they make a little noise due to slight clearance till the veh warms up soooo.... dont fret just yet you should be fine..
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You work at GM and drive a Mustang to work?
 

mogs01gt

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Its not piston slap. Its also not a big deal what so ever. There are two things listed as TSBs. One is the overly loud Injectors. Another is a slight ticking sound coming from the heads. I think it is the passenger side head. Im not sure what it is, never had the problem but if your car is under warranty, get it fixed.
I have 38k miles with ZERO motor problems and multiple races.

EDIT: actually there is only one TSB. It was for Engine ticking noise. Im pretty sure it is regarding the head. The other Injector thing, was from a service guy in a Ford Garage.
 
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FUNXGT

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Mike98GT said:
You work at GM and drive a Mustang to work?
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ya like that dont ya

yea i have for ever driven a mustang and worked at gm,,, hell the only reason i work at gm is job security they all break down..
 

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I did the same thing for years too here in Detroit! (drive a Ford while working for GM)
 
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