Ford F250 Super Duty 5.4L

Hello Repete,

Oil filter housing?

Sprung a coolant leak??

Does this engine perform well otherwise?

The oil filter housing is designed to have engine coolant flow through it, I imagine for heat transfer. But just outside the oil filter gasket a hole rusted or corroded through. The engine oil left quite quickly and the motor seized. I first thought double gasket on the oilf filter or high oil presure from the pump blew the gasket. Until I get the housing off for a closer inspection, right now I believe it is a rust hole.(gasket surface is a stamped metal pressed into a aluminum housing.)

It's all about the design, just when it's perfected someone comes along and screws it up! Ford could have kept the engine oil coolant coil in the radiator.

To my knowledge 2004-2006 are be compatible

www.alldatadiy.com

Oil pan is different (front sump vs rear sump) and oil pumps are probably different due the sumps. It is possible (almost probable) that some of the hookup points may be different due to the different package constraints (E series is a much tighter package).

I would also be willing to bet that the engine electronics are calibrated somewhat differently, but this is probably easily overcome (may be able to keep current F-series module and calibration).

So save the original pan eh

The guys on the Econoline forum could help you with your swap as well. I've seen plenty of posts for engine swaps from a F-250 to an Econoline, sure they would have some expertise on a reverse swap.

Econoline Discussion Board: http://econolines.ipbhost.com/index.php

Ford Truck Enthusiast: http://www.ford-trucks.com/

G'luck

Have you checked to see if it is covered by warranty? Sounds like a housing manufacturing problem. You'll probably have to jump up and down screaming before the FACTORY rep considers it, especially with their financial problems but the worst that will happen is they will refuse. Worth a try for such an odd problem. I've never heard of it.