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August 18, 2003 Service bulletin

Some vehicles, equipped with the 4.6L 2V engine, with an engine build date prior to 8/29/03 may exhibit an...

Ford technical service bulletin 03164 for 2001-2003 Ford F-150, 2002-2003 Ford Explorer and 2001-2003 Ford Expedition and others.

Bulletin number
03164
Component
Engine and engine cooling: engine
Summary
Some vehicles, equipped with the 4.6l 2v engine, with an engine build date prior to 8/29/03 may exhibit an engine tick noise that is present at all temperatures during idle. 2004 models included. Tt

Owners of these vehicles have filed 1,641 complaints in the engine category.

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