That looks expensive.

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
11/30/2015 at 13:31 • Filed to: Boom goes the engine

Allegedly from a VW (I wouldn’t know, but I guessed it) . Apparently it’s a Ferd sorry all. Mechanic said the engine was rebuilt improperly and then ran with no oil in it by the owner. Luckily I’m just here for an oil change.

DISCUSSION (18)

Urambo Tauro > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
11/30/2015 at 13:45

Looks an awful lot like a Ford part code.

Party-vi > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
11/30/2015 at 13:46

LOL that’s from a Ford.

F7DE-AA. Decade ‘90, year 7, LTD, Engine. Not sure of the specific model, as the LTD wasn’t made in 1997.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Party-vi
11/30/2015 at 13:48

*shrugs* guess the tech didn’t know anything about the job

Party-vi > Party-vi
11/30/2015 at 13:48

F - Decade code. F = 1990s

7 - year code. 7 = 1997

D - Model designation. D was the Falcon, then Maverick, and then LTD I think.

E - engine group part

AA - part type.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Urambo Tauro
11/30/2015 at 13:49

I knew I’d be skewered for listing the wrong make. Tech led me astray!

Party-vi > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
11/30/2015 at 13:50

It’s a little odd. Anyone familiar with Ford or VW part numbers would have seen that immediately.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
11/30/2015 at 13:51

If it were a VW, they would have found a way to work electrical failure into a mechanical part.

Urambo Tauro > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
11/30/2015 at 13:52

Maybe it really was an improperly rebuilt VW! “What’s this, some leftover Crown Vic parts taking up space in my shop? Eh, I’ll make it fit.”

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Party-vi
11/30/2015 at 13:56

Well... this is a predominantly a lube place... So you might get what you pay for...

iSureWilll > Party-vi
11/30/2015 at 13:56

Did you google this or are you a parts aficionado?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Urambo Tauro
11/30/2015 at 13:57

Bigger piston = more power!

Party-vi > iSureWilll
11/30/2015 at 13:58

I am by no means an aficionado, but I have knowledge of how to decode most Ford part numbers. My Willys has a ‘60s/’70s era Ford drivetrain, and lots of research went into finding out what the hell my engine/transmission came out of, as well as replacement parts.

Party-vi > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
11/30/2015 at 13:59

More than likely it’s a conversation piece and someone has an inclination against VWs...

Steve in Manhattan > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
11/30/2015 at 14:02

Maybe I’m insane - especially with my last car, the ‘97 SHO, I was fanatic about the oil. Switched it to Mobil 1 the second day I had it, and I checked the oil more or less every time I drove it. Somewhere in the back of my head I knew there might be engine issues, and I was not going to run it when the oil was low, much less missing.

Steve in Manhattan > Party-vi
11/30/2015 at 14:04

Sometimes it’s fun to have useless information in your head. Go ahead - ask me about the Bond movies or Planet of the Apes. Go ahead.

BringBackTheCommodore > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
11/30/2015 at 14:07

And Google-fu led me to eBay, which states, 3.0L V6 connecting rod from a Taurus:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_…

...or not. My Google-fu is weak today.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > Party-vi
11/30/2015 at 14:25

1997 Taurus. Probably Vulcan V6 related.

EDIT: As I use Le Google, I’m finding that the casting number for the original 3.0L Duratec OHC block was F5DE, so unless there was a running change for 1997 to the conn rods (Seems unlikely, but possible. The 3.0L Duratec was introduced for 1996 in the Taurus), it could be either the Duratec or the Vulcan.

My limited knowledge would tend to lean towards a Vulcan V6 connecting rod over the Duratec.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
11/30/2015 at 14:45

Not as bad as the 2UZ-FE rods, I’ll be honest. Even the OEM Supercharger accessory for the Tundra was lethal.