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<blockquote data-quote="ayoustin" data-source="post: 1557792" data-attributes="member: 28480"><p>Thanks for the warm welcome guys!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I always hear people gripe about how they think the 3.5 isn't as reliable as the 6.2. After seeing 3.5s abused for thousands of hours on engine dynos and surviving crazy over temp and very high cylinder pressure conditions amongst other terrible conditions, I have zero doubt about the 3.5 being a reliable engine. It most certainly is one of if not thee most robust engine Ford has made in the past 10 years. </p><p></p><p>With that said, it's still a turbo engine so it needs to be properly cared for. What I usually tell people is this, both are extremely reliable engines, but the 6.2 handles neglect better. That's pretty normal when you compare any naturally aspirated engine to a turbo engine though. Properly cared for, either will run indefinitely.</p><p></p><p>Proper oil change intervals with a good synthetic, changing the coolant every few years, and changing spark plugs when they foul sounds extremely simple, and it is, but it always amazes me how many people overlook basic maintenance and then when something fails they blame it on the vehicle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ayoustin, post: 1557792, member: 28480"] Thanks for the warm welcome guys! I always hear people gripe about how they think the 3.5 isn't as reliable as the 6.2. After seeing 3.5s abused for thousands of hours on engine dynos and surviving crazy over temp and very high cylinder pressure conditions amongst other terrible conditions, I have zero doubt about the 3.5 being a reliable engine. It most certainly is one of if not thee most robust engine Ford has made in the past 10 years. With that said, it's still a turbo engine so it needs to be properly cared for. What I usually tell people is this, both are extremely reliable engines, but the 6.2 handles neglect better. That's pretty normal when you compare any naturally aspirated engine to a turbo engine though. Properly cared for, either will run indefinitely. Proper oil change intervals with a good synthetic, changing the coolant every few years, and changing spark plugs when they foul sounds extremely simple, and it is, but it always amazes me how many people overlook basic maintenance and then when something fails they blame it on the vehicle. [/QUOTE]
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