I will answer a lot of questions here. 10-12K mile oil changes. Used over 30 different brands of Synthetic Marketed oils. Viscosity ranged from 0W20 to 10W40. Most of the time it was oil cocktails of many oils from cheap to expensive. I also reused oil filter at times since I use the Purolator Boss all the time and it is a 20K mile filter. The water finally failed. It is the OE water pump the vehicle was built with. I am currently changing the pump with the new owner as I sold LU about 6 months ago. I will have multiple videos out once I finish up this project. By the way changing the water pump is not all that difficult. Planning and having a few needed tools lined up is the key to success.
I can’t wait to see more from removal to prep to parts and install. I have my 2010 Limited with 130k in the driveway. Interior and rest of car is too nice to throw away. Plus my Honey loves her Ruby. So, I love the support and encouraging words coming to this Medicare aged, starting to feel every year guy that’s trying to prep and psych himself up to do this right. (My main reason for not paying 15 shop hours to get it done for me)
"Dear God, I thank you for the wisdom and strength I had to perform proper preventive maintenance, and for all these trillion hours of engineering work accrued in the last century and a half of engine development that led to this pump lasting this long. Amen."
This is a Cyclone engine not a Duratec! The Cyclone replaced the old 3.0 Duratec that was once used in the 3rd Gen Taurus/ Sables. This Cyclone was used in the 2010-2012 ford Fusion SPORT, Ford Edge, Ford F-150, Ford Taurus 2010-2019, Ford Mustangs V6 before it was upgraded to the 3.7 Cyclone variant before they went to strictly Ecoboost or Coyote models. I know my Ford's LOL I own a 2010 Fusion SPORT love it! Very fast car 👍 good to know these engines are reliable and can achieve high mileage if maintained.
You might want to tell Ford that. All parts and the Engine are noted as Duratec from Ford when ordering parts. The cyclone was the old engine they based the Duratec on as the engines were developed.
@@MACTFordEdge Cyclone just sounds better doesn't it! Sounds more powerful than Duratec. Yet my Dad once had a 96 Taurus GL that had that 3.0 Duratec wasn't bad for the time either! Pretty nice looking fast car as that would become the car I got my license in and my first car. My brother also had 2 Probes that were GT's that both had the 24V Duratecs too those were underrated cars.
For a 3.5L Edge 100k+ miles - no leaks Do you recommend Synthetic Oils with "high mileage" additives in them like "Maxlife" as opposed to just normal full synthetic for these high mileage engines? -Thank you for your videos and time
So I'm a young guy I change all my oils can I get my engine to go this far with the overall miles I like to drive smooth with my truck being easy with my gas pedal listening to the gears shift is driving gentle the key also to long engine life?
I will answer a lot of questions here. 10-12K mile oil changes. Used over 30 different brands of Synthetic Marketed oils. Viscosity ranged from 0W20 to 10W40. Most of the time it was oil cocktails of many oils from cheap to expensive. I also reused oil filter at times since I use the Purolator Boss all the time and it is a 20K mile filter. The water finally failed. It is the OE water pump the vehicle was built with. I am currently changing the pump with the new owner as I sold LU about 6 months ago. I will have multiple videos out once I finish up this project. By the way changing the water pump is not all that difficult. Planning and having a few needed tools lined up is the key to success.
I've always been spooked by the thought of having to change the water pump on the 3.5
I can’t wait to see more from removal to prep to parts and install. I have my 2010 Limited with 130k in the driveway. Interior and rest of car is too nice to throw away. Plus my Honey loves her Ruby. So, I love the support and encouraging words coming to this Medicare aged, starting to feel every year guy that’s trying to prep and psych himself up to do this right. (My main reason for not paying 15 shop hours to get it done for me)
@@marcnewkirk4856 130k miles - nice low miles. My 2014 has 121k miles. Still runs and performs like new though. These are great vehicles indeed.
Just finished up my 2007 edge.
Your engine is out of the crate clean !!!
You're a brave man bill for tackling this yourself
Great info! Can’t beat the full synthetic
Mact WoW 🤩 that engine is so clean and no engine Sluge , credit to all those services , 😃👏🇬🇧
I do a radiator antifreeze drain and fill every year on both my vehicles. Probably over doing it but I don't like acidic coolant.
330.000 miles water pump. You must thank God for this.
"Dear God, I thank you for the wisdom and strength I had to perform proper preventive maintenance, and for all these trillion hours of engineering work accrued in the last century and a half of engine development that led to this pump lasting this long. Amen."
@@rogerbritus9378 💀🤣🤣
Looks brand new. I don’t even see any where on the CAMS. Impressive!
@Unique Video Tours thank you for pointing out typo. I’m well aware of difference between a “ Where” and “Wear”😀
Can you imagine how many times those cams were hit in 330k miles?? I did a quick calculation here and the number was half a billion times...
This is a Cyclone engine not a Duratec! The Cyclone replaced the old 3.0 Duratec that was once used in the 3rd Gen Taurus/ Sables. This Cyclone was used in the 2010-2012 ford Fusion SPORT, Ford Edge, Ford F-150, Ford Taurus 2010-2019, Ford Mustangs V6 before it was upgraded to the 3.7 Cyclone variant before they went to strictly Ecoboost or Coyote models. I know my Ford's LOL I own a 2010 Fusion SPORT love it! Very fast car 👍 good to know these engines are reliable and can achieve high mileage if maintained.
You might want to tell Ford that. All parts and the Engine are noted as Duratec from Ford when ordering parts. The cyclone was the old engine they based the Duratec on as the engines were developed.
@@MACTFordEdge Cyclone just sounds better doesn't it! Sounds more powerful than Duratec. Yet my Dad once had a 96 Taurus GL that had that 3.0 Duratec wasn't bad for the time either! Pretty nice looking fast car as that would become the car I got my license in and my first car. My brother also had 2 Probes that were GT's that both had the 24V Duratecs too those were underrated cars.
@@MarkLevensonRealtor if maintained with oil changes every 3000 miles it should get that easily! These engines usually get very high mileage.
It’s Duratec
For a 3.5L Edge 100k+ miles - no leaks
Do you recommend Synthetic Oils with "high mileage" additives in them like "Maxlife" as opposed to just normal full synthetic for these high mileage engines?
-Thank you for your videos and time
She is clean as a whistle!
I use full synthetic and I also replace one gallon of coolant every 10k miles.
I do the same. Coolant is cheap.
So I'm a young guy I change all my oils can I get my engine to go this far with the overall miles I like to drive smooth with my truck being easy with my gas pedal listening to the gears shift is driving gentle the key also to long engine life?
What was your a average mileage amount per oil change interval?
Another great video.
What brand oil please?
Bill, how did the new owner determine that the water pump failed?
Mact!! How did you find the failure?? Was it the weep hole or in the oil?
Excellent question.
What car this motor i? So much room. I have a 2014 cx-9 3.7L ford engine and there not a lot of room
Does it make sense to add Motor Medic Water Pump Lubricant to my coolant? Will it prolong the life of my water pump on this same engine?
If anything oil will prolong it due to being chain driven. But i would also do a coolant flush every few years.
Hey boss would you happen to know the valve cover torque sequence?
Tell me pretty pls
@@Assassinator-jx3rh I have a copy of it I can send. It’s a pdf
Ballpark figure on cost of this repair?
You also have to change the Coolant every 3-4 years!
I bet a lot of the suspension has been replaced.
What parts are you guys putting them back together with
OEM. Don’t use aftermarket. It’s unreliable junk.
How often did you change the oil? What mile interval, please?
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I have been avoiding the Duratec engine due to the placement of the waterpump. I do not have the income to handle something like that going wrong.
But you have the income to handle similar maintenance issues with other modern vehicles such as the timing belt job which cost over 2000$ nowadays?
Not your average miles, all highway.
Meh, I’ve run synthetic blend for ~179k miles and my engine is just as clean…
maybe the engine is so clean becaus it was replacet with a new one
Nope. Original Engine. Just what they look like when you maintain your machines.
Bullshit. That motor has less than 25,000 miles.
LOL