V10 Left side exhaust manifold studs rusted away causing exhaust leak, 2002, 25,000 miles in motorhome.
The Engine - more specifically - the heads.
Ford DOES make a V10 engine. It's a 6.8L V10 engine that is under the name of "Triton." So, it's a 6.8L Triton V10 engine. You can get the 6.8L Triton V10 in the Ford Super Duty trucks. The F-250, F-350, and the F-450/550 chassis cabs. But, as of Ford's new 2011 Super Duty, you can only get the V10 in the F-350 to F-550 chassis cab trucks with dual rear wheels. Fuel economy in the Triton V10 is somewhere around 10 mpg city and 14 to 16 mpg highway. That bad of mileage can be expected with a 10-cylinder engine and a heavy-duty work truck though. The Triton V10 is a very reliable engine, and I've worked on V10 Fords that have somewhere around a million miles. So, great engines but HUGE gas hogs!!!!
The weight of a triton v10 head
About 5Quarts.
My 2000 Excursion with the V10 will get 9.5 to 10 around town, and up to 15 on the highway.
In the 2001 Ford Excursion the V10 is rated at 310 horsepower
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According to the 1999 Ford F-250 Owner Guide : With engine oil filter change : The 6.8 liter V10 gasoline engine takes ( 5.7 liters / 6.0 U.S. quarts of 5W-30 )
For that model year, options included the Caterpillar C7 or Cummins 6BT /ISB diesel or the 6.8 Ford Triton V10 gas engine.
The Ford 6.8L 30V SOHC V10 Triton engine produces 362 horsepower @ 4750 rpm and 457 lb.-ft. of torque @ 3250 rpm.
The Triton V10... not a terrible engine (not motor), per se, but nothing fantastic, either.
1997 ford moterhome E350 with a V10 Triton engine My AC will not switch over to heat