Ford 5.4 E350 questions

[widman]

Does the Ford 5.4 V8 in the E350 have a timing chain or timing belt? And does it have a tensioner?

This engine came equiped for Natural Gas. When the scanner says the FRP (Fuel Rail Pressure) sensor is bad, and the Motorcraft site does not show a FRP sensor, what next?

 

[OVERKILL]

Chain with hydraulic tensioner.

 

[bdcardinal]

the FRPS is a OEM only part, meaning its only sold in a blue Ford box, not a Red Motorcraft box. Im a ford parts counter so this has annoyed me greatly as i have to order direct from ford and not my FAD.

 

[Steve S]

I would go nuts if I had to work parts !

 

[bdcardinal]

i really like it. you are constantly on your toes and have to memorize a ton of numbers. if you know how ford's numbering system works, it makes a TON of sense. i also do Mazda parts, they tend to follow the same format as Ford, just slightly different.

 

[OVERKILL]

Yup, Ford's number/date naming scheme is fantastic!

 

[Gary Allan]

Originally Posted By: OVERK1LL
Yup, Ford's number/date naming scheme is fantastic!


Yes, it makes perfect sense when I look at my Crown Vic oil coolers. They all have the same numbers ..with each one having a different alpha suffix. I guess the engineers didn't get it right the first time

xxxlyyxlxylxyx:A
xxx.yyx.xy.xyx:AB
xxx.yyx.xy.xyx:ABY

 

[OVERKILL]

Yes, some of the numbers of revisions on parts can be downright scary