SV6 Power Delivery?

Rocky

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I've always assumed the timing chain issues are a Ford thing. Their 3.5 Ecoboost has had a terrible time with stretched chains.
 

discostew

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I think Jymmie is right that it's been blown out of proportion. It's mostly the early ones. I know everybody says they stretch and other manufacturers have that problem. But I've laid out every chain I've replaced with the chain I took out an have not seen any signs of stretching. I think they get worn from the 16,000 mile oil change interval. When they get loose enough to jump time it's usually because of some major failure in the tensioners or guides.
 
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I think Jymmie is right that it's been blown out of proportion. It's mostly the early ones. I know everybody says they stretch and other manufacturers have that problem. But I've laid out every chain I've replaced with the chain I took out an have not seen any signs of stretching. I think they get worn from the 16,000 mile oil change interval. When they get loose enough to jump time it's usually because of some major failure in the tensioners or guides.
As I've said since 2003, oil is FAR less expensive than an engine!
 
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Howski

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Bump re:higher mileage on the SCV6. Trying to talk myself into a D5 and the diesel won’t suit me as most of my driving is short trips in town
 

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Bump - anyone else have experience with the SCV6?
Our family hauler has been the 2016 LR4 V6 SC for 5 1/2 years. It has 95K miles from new now. I've changed the oil between 5-6K and use Costco full-syn with a new filter. We've done the trans/t-case/diff fluids at 75K, and it's on its second set of tires and second set of rotors and pads. The FCA were replaced at 80K, the rotary shifter stopped at 70K, water pump started weeping at 22K. As preventive maintenance, we've replaced all coolant hoses. It's not been as simple and straightforward as our previous car which was a 2002 Suburban that lasted for 300K miles and only needed fluids, filters, brakes, and tires.
 

jymmiejamz

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Our family hauler has been the 2016 LR4 V6 SC for 5 1/2 years. It has 95K miles from new now. I've changed the oil between 5-6K and use Costco full-syn with a new filter. We've done the trans/t-case/diff fluids at 75K, and it's on its second set of tires and second set of rotors and pads. The FCA were replaced at 80K, the rotary shifter stopped at 70K, water pump started weeping at 22K. As preventive maintenance, we've replaced all coolant hoses. It's not been as simple and straightforward as our previous car which was a 2002 Suburban that lasted for 300K miles and only needed fluids, filters, brakes, and tires.
Didn’t you have a continual coolant loss issue?