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Originally Posted by clampjockey
I just traded an acura integra for a 2000 taurus w/a blown engine. a guy at the local scrap yard said i had to find an engine from either another 2000 or a 2001 in order for all the sensors to work etc. So i found another 2000 parts car, bought the engine, swaped it into mine, run it about 10 miles and it started clacking worse than the one i took out. i think it was the oil pump as it doesn't seem to throw oil very far up the dipstick. Are these engines problematic? i found it to be a stubborn engine swap and i'm not looking forward to doing it again.....especially if these engines are known in ford circles to be junk. any opinions appreciated.
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- With proper care and feeding the Vulcan with last well over 200,000 miles. That being said, however, there are certain wear items on the Vulcan that need to be addressed.
The camshaft synchronizer takes the place of the distributor. The lower end of the synch drives the oil pump. If the synch wears out (bad bushings), the oil pump can fail.
The water pumps are known to have impellers that end up disappearing over time due to lack of regular coolant flushes.
These are a couple of examples. Not knowing a maintenance history on a junkyard engine, you are taking a chance. I have found the Vulcan to be very reliable. In 175,000 miles I have changed the synch, the water pump, the EGR pressure sensor, spark plugs, oil & filter, air filter, alternator, and belt tensioner. I consider this to be minimal for the miles I have.
The transmissions, on the other hand, are weak. That is a whole separate article.
By the way, you can use a later model year 3.0 Vulcan; you may have to swap some of your sensors over.