CompSyn

Hi!

I’m new to the forum and joined mainly because I’m looking at buying a 98 Ford F-150 and want to get up to speed prior to purchasing.

I have been around Triton V8s and V10s a bit as they were in a fleet of vehicles I drove with a pervious employer. From that experience, I took away that Ford Triton Engines are reliable and rugged work horses and that Ford Trucks are built better than the other two of the Big Three. Now, I must qualify that I am a huge Mopar Muscle Car fan, but modern day Chrysler Corp. has turned me off to Dodge trucks because of inferior build quality and cheap materials.

Okay! This F-150 I’m looking at -

I’ve only seen the truck a couple of times from a distance in a parking lot before it was for sale. At that time, I thought to myself that it’s a great looking truck. The owner has since left for college and his father is selling it for him. The truck has been for sale since Feb of this year and since it has not sold, I thought I’d ask the seller about it and hopefully get a great deal on it.

So this is what I know at this point, which isn’t much. I’ll be going to look at it this upcoming week.

It’s a 98 F-150 extended cab 4X4

I asked if it’s a 4.6L or 5.4L but he did not know.

I asked how many miles are on the truck, and he didn’t know that either, but thought 120K.

So with my limited information, I am hoping to get some ideas from this board as to service items that should have been done within the first 120K miles, e.g. timing set replacement, water pump, spark plugs, etc.

Also, I’d like to know in general what I may be able to expect as far as the service life left in 4.6/5.4 Modular engine with 120K on it? I know many factors play into this, so I’m just asking in general. How long have you guys seen these engines run?

Also, any recalls or issues to be aware of?

Any information is greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

CompSyn