killcrap, it is good to see your info matching what the shop foreman was saying... gives this a lot more validity in my eyes.

jaypete, sorry to hear about your costly problems and I know what you mean about not trusting it... but hopefully this is the end of your problems. BTW, is that a common problem or rare problem?

Surely the newer engines with higher tech in them are better performance wise, but if one was willing to sacrifice a bit of performance for longevity, would the older 4.4i be more desirable than the new one? It seems like that would be the case.

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