Ford Mustang engine rebuild! 3.8l v6

[@cjstruble8417]

Just stumbled across his because am rebuilding an 00 stang, but I think Toby really helped me get a better understanding of the engine bay

[@CryoSilence]

Yo I’m im also rebuilding a 00 but I’m getting immune drift ready and aftermarket everything lol

[@0rvelazqu]

People forget that the V6 was detuned to make the 4.6 V8 look better. Great video by the way!

[@fortheloveofnoise]

You know too much. 🔫

[@Tcorellis-j6d]

Yeah a mild H/C/I 3.8 make more power than most cars to admit for a basic push rod v6 compared to the OHC small small v8 Love the sound of the 4.6 gt but they make hardly any power

[@TezThePez]

what kind of detune

[@0rvelazqu]

@TezThePez you can easily gain 40hp with a port job on the heads and intake, cam and stiffer springs. The exhaust ports on these heads are really restrictive.

[@luisenriquereyesgonzalez1268]

Thank you very much brother I appreciate the time to record and teach how it is done. thank you so much

[@William-13]

Cool video man. The 1999-2004 Mustang's 3.8l v6 is such a good motor. It's large displacement for a v6 makes it quite torquey along with its high po. Aluminum cylinder heads.

[@jhonkafirk]

Indeed plus is a fun car to drive, I own a 2012 GT as well but I love my sn95 3.8 more.

[@ufartface]

and imrc makes it better

[@ufartface]

f150 same engine with a longer stroke- 4.2 L 210 hp

[@abcdefghijklmno68900]

My stock 99 3.8l v6 is still running strong 200k miles 👍🏻

[@pearcefamilygarage]

I love a tuned v6!!

[@wwjoshdew]

3:43 do you watch RC videos?! because I'm used to hearing Kevin Talbot say that!! :) edit: just finished watching this... DUDE!!! You took an engine out of a car, put it back in, and got it to start. That's literally a platinum trophy right there. I'm impressed.

[@PompousARK]

Lmaoooo. He doesn't but I do. I've watched Kevin talbot a lot.

[@fortheloveofnoise]

Meanwhile I lose parts just taking a guitar pedal apart.

[@FoxbodyFPV]

Biggest pet peeve is when a mechanic doesn’t clean the motor when rebuilding. You have cleaned the internals it’s not much more effort to make that engine look new to. Cool video though.

[@dkjfdsvdsv1089]

Man you did hell of a job make me wanna get back into automotive

[@Gahnurrxbox]

How much would I have to pay you to rebuild my 96 3.8L mustang engine

[@cruzanity7478]

Great video , awesome editing skills & very detailed info. Thank you bro! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@racerbrothergames2652]

That is impressive man!!! Well done!

[@CarlosRamirez-zn9cx]

Helped a lot , I’m about to replace the v6 engine for my wife, with the same thing now I know I have to order gaskets with it anything else needed?

[@toddavis8603]

I like the waY you reseat the valves!"

[@skemcisphillips4028]

I was given a free mustang didnt know about this problem drove it for 2 months then the transmission broke took the whole thing out accidentally broke something while putting it back together got the part but havnt took it apart yet again to replace that one piece way at the end when everything is out basically to put it back together and hope it works

[@americanmuscle3090]

Beautiful work!

[@aliwise9503]

Nothing but respect

[@jamesluther3506]

I have been driving my 2001 mustang since 2014 and it runs very well. I have 150,000 miles on it. When should I consider an overhaul? 😊

[@americanmuscle3090]

300,000

[@charlesmckenzie7101]

I just did that, on my 3.8l , and it sucked. Engine runs good, but I did make a few mistakes on torque, fuel injection timing and oil pan rtv sealant. I think that if I ever did a top rebuild again, next time there would be easier, but it was my first time and it was a definite learning experience

[@charlesmckenzie7101]

Ps getting the oil pan and timing chain cover off was a nightmare. Although putting it back together was a little easier. I believe when sealing front cover and water pump that sealant and a gasket should be used. I like using both to ensure no mistakes, although that engine does not have an oil pan gasket, so extra rtv is a must

[@charlesmckenzie7101]

The Ford directors for setting the cam position sensor are very difficult to understand, but I finally figured it out.

[@charlesmckenzie7101]

When I rebuilt it , all the fasteners were lumped together, IN A HUGE PILE. SO I Had to use the process of elimination to put it back together. Next time , I'm bagging, tagging and even diagramming everything

[@charlesmckenzie7101]

I found that engine to be difficult because of everything being so tight together, almost no room to work.

[@charlesmckenzie7101]

If I ever did a 3.8 l again, it would be awesome and perfect

[@Kozmonot420]

Awesome. My brother is giving me a 2001 convertible Mustang with the 3.8 blown. Found a used motor for $930 with 100,000 miles on it. I figure I’ll go through the used motor before installing it. I’ve never done anything like this before. Only minor repairs like water pump, starters and alternators. Going to take my time. If I can keep the total under $2000, this drivable car will be cheaper than my most expensive rc car lol.

[@solowstang9821]

Yezzir got a 99 keep that new edge on the road man

[@cobyprice590]

Have you started on this?

[@Kozmonot420]

@@cobyprice590not yet. Got a huge bonus at work so I’m ready. Now it’s a matter of waiting for the temperature to get above 5 degrees lol. Got garage cleared out. Told my bro soon as it warms up let’s get it over here. The $900 motor is gone, but there are quite a few others near by

[@isaiahmaynard4010]

We’re do the long and short bolts go I went to go put mine back together and had no idea where they went

[@CarbonPhysics]

Excellent video, thank you.

[@goodvibes7234]

nice effort for the video. I'm thinking about doing something similar for my car but also DIY

[@PTShakey]

Nice video. I have questions… You just replaced valve stem seals and lapped the valves… THATS ALL? No new springs, rockers, timing chain or tensioners? Were the pistons oversized or jot?

[@MechanaholicsCreations]

I replaced most the components, things like springs, pistons, and rockers can be reused within specifications. On The lower end, I did replace bearings and hoan and replace the rings in the cylinders and all the timing components, I just forgot to film it all because I was in a rush cus I was moving to another state. I might redo this video on another customers vehicle to get more in depth. If you look at one of the twin turbo f150 videos I go in great depth on everything lower end. I believe it was episode 8, look for the thumbnail of me sitting next to a block with a blue background

[@somanynamesilltrythis0180]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I have 2 questions. If someone could help me out, id appreciate it. I just replaced the timing cover gasket, and water pump gasket on my 04, 3.9l mustang. Now i have to replace the lifters, bcuz I noticed (it sounds like) one of them is collapsed. If i replace the head gaskets, will that interfere with the timing cover? #2, the engine has over 250,000 miles on it. The head gaskets aren't leaking, but everything else, IS. Im thinking about replacing all the seals in the engine. Im worried, if i replace the head gaskets, and the heads are warped, then it might cause other issues, right?

[@Anonymous_Music]

Gonna Rebuild my 02 soon and wanted to get a look at the difficulty and time consumption.

[@DavidVasquezIII]

Have you rebuilt the stang yet

[@russellroth7907]

I'd say this is more of an engine refresh than a rebuild, still great content for sure, just mislead!

[@ufartface]

no bottom end rebuild

[@russellroth7907]

@@ufartface I didn't see him disassemble the crank at all, just a new timing set. All I saw was the valves being lapped

[@FranksShitBoxCollection]

Great video for a refresh not a rebuild but he could've at least cleaned up the carbon deposits on the pistons.

[@appleimacdude]

Cool video - had my 99 Mustang six rebuilt at about 210,000, tried to limp home with a bandaged radiator hose - kept gauge from going to hot, but electric cooling fan had died - kept getting oil in the coolant reserve bottle intermittently - one thing I was questioning was the brand of parts - I have been told that it is best to use Ford timing chains, and saw videos of cheap chains - I had the experience with a bad rebuild on a 85 Chrysler Mistubishi engine - Action Cylinder Heads in San Diego area rebuilt this engine - had timing chain go bad after about 10000 miles - had to fight with them to cover even part of the cost of the obviously cheap timing chain used. Old timing chain wasn't noisy at 100,000 plus miles -

[@RidinDirtyRollinBurnouts]

Did they soak the new chain in oil?

[@appleimacdude]

@@RidinDirtyRollinBurnouts don't know, I was very disappointed - my regular mechanic had used this firm for years, and they always stood behind their work. If they didn't feel qualified to rebuild the difficult Mitsubishi engine, they should have said so. Instead, it had to go back because at first it was belching black smoke badly, when that did not clear up after a short time, it went back - then the timing chain got noisy at pretty low mileage - and I had to fight with them to even cover some of the cost! I told them it they had gotten some bad timing chains, then they needed to take that out of their suppliers hide - I shouldn't have to pay for it. It wasn't a cheap rebuild, and I expected a quality job. By comparison, my 99 Mustang six was rebuilt by ARCE motors, a professional rebuilder in El Cajon, and though there were some hickups at first, a quality job was the end result.

[@tjhessmon4327]

Ok here is the critique of this engine disassembly and reassembly. This IS NOT an engine rebuild. This is an engine REPAIR. I see this level of engine repair often on KZbin, and don't understand why, when the engine is completely disassembled, one would reuse wearing components? My question would be why did you disassemble the engine in the first place? Because it was well worn from high mileage? And then you decide to reuse the old worn component parts? That just makes no sense to me ....

[@anthonycantu2594]

Awesome job!!

[@timmyraw329]

Lol this was funny how did you squeeze through that 😂😂

[@nikaliederks593]

Have you tried doing the 4.2 crank swap. I've done it on my 04 along with the 4.2 head swap bbk shorty header real actual dual exhaust and my t5 I put g-force straight cut gears. In a few months I'm putting a 6.0L turbo from a power stroke.

[@hillbillyg2103]

Could u put a video up when u do

[@nikaliederks593]

I'll let you know when I do

[@lclnbm]

The 4.2 head and 3.8 head were the same for 04. Also what made you go with the 6.0

[@nikaliederks593]

Layne Carbajal my 04 didn't come with its original engine let alone one at all. For the 6.0 turbo I wanted the Diesel whistle to throw people off and I've personally never seen anyone do it before. It's should be fun. I'll be picking up a 351w and putting LS heads on it

[@lclnbm]

@@nikaliederks593 awesome plans. I hope to hear about it someday

[@fruitloop_honda3706]

Torque for the rocker arms and value cover gaskets??

[@Phillip-j2f]

An important question on my 96 mustang Water hose broke all the water went into the engine I drained the oil afterwards I drove it with new oil afterwards it put out white smoke eng check light was on I turned it off try to start again seem like it locked up please tell me what the size socket is for crankshaft pulley so I can turn the crank shaft.or can it be the starter maybe it got wet

[@SLAYERZMB]

All this for a V6. I won’t lie I can see why it’s called a V and it’s beautiful

[@holmes3146]

I lost the one of the lifter cover bolts past the came shaft

[@23RO]

More Ford 3.8 goodness, please. How about a 3.8/4.2 stroker next time ?

[@exachi49]

What’s the difference just asking for a friend

[@CaioGlauberSantos]

What was the problem of this engine?

[@nightmare0331]

Fantastic! Gave me a better understanding if I ever have to dig into my 2000 mustang 3.8. What do you think the material cost for the parts was along with how many hours? (obviously both have huge variables involved....)

[@un_known5514]

Do by chance know the lower intake torque specs for a 2000 V6 Ford Mustang

[@johngarner9060]

@@un_known5514 Ford Mustang Low Intake Manifold Torque Specs : 8 ft-lbs

[@roadrunnago247]

Yo can you rebuild my 04 3.9 … nice video & work

[@okbuhaile5290]

Great job 👏

[@WeThePeople-7681]

Failed miserably by not starting with Eye of the Tiger.... But I'll hear ya out

[@jorden_row]

I've also got new * ding ding ding ding ding ding * "yeaaaa!" 😂

[@juanrico352]

Amazing work, awesome job! Keep it up!

[@atmosphericraven]

Did the engine only have bad valve seats? I didn't see any head resurfacing, any piston, ring, bearing replacing.

[@zs6712]

Great vid. How much did it cost and how long did it take?

[@Phillip-j2f]

What the socket size for the h . balance r nut is it 9/16 or something else

[@chapzer6686]

This will be useful for when I blow mine up

[@tommycarrizal1656]

Honestly wish I studied this more before I blew mine 😂

[@anthonyholder5463]

So I’m rebuilding my 01 v6 right and like I’m doing a complete over view, new gaskets and pistons and main bearings and would like to also put a nice choppy cam in it but I don’t know what to look for with cams, what type of lifters I need to put in, what do I need to do to the valve train to make sure it fits and works well, any help is helpful

[@miguelgalan351]

Great vid. I have a 2001 with 133K miles, drives good but I have been thinking about rebuilding the motor, just like you did. How much money including labor and parts would you estimate will cost me?

[@MechanaholicsCreations]

Well if you did all the work yourself then it would be relatively cheap. About $300 to $500 for a rebuild kit and maybe around $100 more for fluids. I can't remember exactly how many hours it calls for but if you have a shop do it, expect to pay anywhere from $1,500 to $3,500 for a full rebuild. If you did it yourself you would be saving alot of money.

[@Mgalan73]

@@MechanaholicsCreations Thank you for the prompt response. No shop and no time... I think I will be better off selling her now that is in relatively good shape and relatively low millage for her age. Thank you again. Cheers!

[@Howzer1776]

My engine coolant drain plug broke so it all came out with the hoses lol. I’m sure there will be more in the heads.

[@JiggamabobTSB]

where do you order your parts? I live up north and can't find mustang parts anywhere I have a 98 mustang

[@98RudolphXmas]

Can I you please tell me how I adjust the rockerarms on a 2000 3,8 V6? I have one and I need to change the lifters but the problem is I have read through many instructions, some say you can‘t adjust them because they are hydraulic and you have to torque them down and others give instructions how to adjust them with turning the push rods and tighten the rocker friction bolts until they just make the contact. Could you please tell me what‘s the best way to do here?

[@gabrielalfonsogutirrezavil9523]

Is it complicate to install Tha oil pump, does it has a special way too install

[@jliscorpio]

I stayed for the music.

[@BlacknRedSN95]

thank you so much.

[@josechavez0000]

Gave me hope thank you

[@guadalupevasquez9859]

Ayoo I’m having problem putting the engine back in I still have my trans attached to the car any tips?

[@dimitriricker2048]

so this is a 2000 3.8 mustang when i pulled my engine and looked at the timing marks before i put a cam in the cam gear line was facing up on tdc

[@dimitriricker2048]

?

[@ufartface]

there are 2 tdcs- one on compression the other on exhaust

[@bleedskating-]

How did you clean the head gasket surface of the block?

[@TakeTheModz]

Can you send link to air intake?

[@SRTrollinz]

How did you learn how to do all this stuff? I wanna do this so bad

[@Phillips-es9hf]

I have a 3.8 mustang oil keep appear on my spark plugs some one tell me what the problem

[@un_known5514]

What’s the torque specs for the bottom intake??

[@HAL-dm1eh]

I'm confused. So you torque the head bolts down in 3 steps just to loosen them again? Loosen them all the way again? What good does that do?

[@collinmcduffie7426]

First torque sequence is just to seat the head on the block. Then the bolts are slightly loosened and then re torqued to fully compress the headgasket and make the perfect seal. That's my guess

[@davidrobinette3834]

I would’ve at least done the main bearings and the rod bearings.

[@bagelbandit6076]

Howdy from down the road

[@tetrodotoxin3863]

G'day from down under.

[@montaviousentertain7297]

Where is the knocks sensor on 3.8 V6 mustang I have one just like it

[@ufartface]

are none

[@israelbatres533]

Aftermarket parts?

[@Tarzanifree]

I thought when you rebuild an engine you need to add the additives so the engine doesn’t seize. At least that’s what my instructor told me in college. Ive never built and engine so I just want some clarification

[@MechanaholicsCreations]

Yes with new cam and crank bearings installed, it's common practice to add a zinc additive to help with the brake in. But as long as you have the proper oil capacity in it, it won't seize. I've never seen one seize from no additive added, but I've seen them seize from improper bearings before. Also use engine assembly lube when installing the components of the engine, it has a heavy zinc content already.

[@Tarzanifree]

@@MechanaholicsCreations oh okay thanks for the clarification. This video helped me remember old stuff from auto class. It’s slowly coming back to me but I wanna rebuild an engine in the future since I have never done it before

[@josechavez0000]

How do I get a decent engine I don't got one to help me 😅

[@croftpydycroftpydy533]

Fkn genius.. how the hell do u remember where everything goes.;. unreal

[@MechanaholicsCreations]

Lots and lots of practice with all sorts of engine's lol. Thank you!

[@skyc3598]

Is this the 3.8 essex?

[@DBoone123]

Good stuff, are you going to do anything else to this car?

[@MechanaholicsCreations]

Eventually we will, just gotta figure out what specifically

[@DBoone123]

@@MechanaholicsCreations well if you want some ideas, I’ve been lookin at swapping the intake with a windstar intake from a junkyard, or maybe swapping the rear end for an 8.8, or swapping headers from an older v6 model.

[@MechanaholicsCreations]

@@DBoone123 I was thinking about maybe boosting it with a supercharger set up but not sure if they make kits for that engine or not

[@DBoone123]

@@MechanaholicsCreations that would be cool, the 89-95 thunderbirds came with a blower and they had the same engine but I don’t know if the swap is even doable

[@DBoone123]

Hey were you referencing a manual? If so, what’s it called?

[@CharlesJohnsonCUZ]

ALL DATA

[@jeremymelancon4772]

LOL Great Job

[@Phillip-j2f]

Mine is 3.8eng

[@austinbranscomb7135]

Hey did you buy these parts in a kit? Also where did you purchase all of it.

[@MechanaholicsCreations]

I bought the engine parts in a kit, I believe it was from dnh or something like that. Just search engine rebuild kit for the engine size and year and you'll find it.

[@austinbranscomb7135]

@@MechanaholicsCreations had doubts you'd reply. Thanks man!

[@danielcervantes1998]

I have a 05 ford f150 4.5 can i put a performance cam and which cam should I go with.?

[@lclnbm]

Comp has some options for the 4.2

[@warren419xx]

Link to the parts??

[@jasonshields555]

That DNJ kit is going to fall apart in a month

[@AngelMartinez-wf3iu]

Can some identify which side it's left n right cylinder heads??

[@ufartface]

left is drivers side

[@tonyeby6383]

you didnt replace the pistons,rods,rings or bearing not really a full over haul

[@Phillip-j2f]

I have a 3.8 eng does anyone know

[@ALPHA-AG-yi3mg]

Man I've had a rod sling out the block, an 2 blocks locked up on me, you really should have replaced all your crank barrings while you had the motor out, I've messed up 3 motors all cause crank barrings, that's what the 99_04 v6 mustangs are the worst for! I'm in the middle of taking another mustang motor out right now an why ? Crank locked up I could only guess why bad crank barrings or a bad oil pump caused the crank barrings to not get oil, get hot an basically friction welded the crank to lock inside the block cause the crank Will Not turn at all..

[@MechanaholicsCreations]

Yeah at the time, I didn't have the proper installer and was rushing to get it done because I was moving to Colorado. But now I'm working at a speed shop and that's all I do. So I'm going to pull it again and build the entire thing. New bearings, New rings, all that lol. Thank you for the comment, I didn't know they were that prone to locking up like that. I just use Lucas and 10w30 and hope that it doesn't seize before I get back into it haha.

[@ufartface]

crank bearings? there are mains and rods- please be specific

[@AngelJimenez-gk7iy]

Where did you get that rebuild kit?

[@allan_e36]

It’s on eBay

[@ABC-td4rg]

I want to do the wind star intake mod, with Cai, tune, dual exhaust on my 3.8 04 vert stick, but I just saw someone mention a head swap... What is that expected to do, is that some thing the tune would take advantage of?

[@hectorcorvo4836]

I have to rebuilt my2001 mustang 3.8 v6 OHC do you know anyone in Fla

[@ufartface]

no ohc in 2001 3.8 mustang

[@thymanbearpig7555]

How many days did this take?

[@MechanaholicsCreations]

A Saturday and a Sunday lol

[@christianflores5021]

Where's the f150

[@sinistersilverado965]

LS swap it

[@brianguse4514]

Don't mess with 6 drop in a v8 6 is pointless

[@Gear1993Head]

You can't call it a rebuild when you didn't even touch the bottom end, but ok. Lol Good job reguardless but not a rebuild.

[@aldonelson5757]

Not a rebuild, I have no idea what you did.besides lap valves. If you are going to rebuild, do it right. Terrible

[@stanleywestell441]

I've searched all over KZbin I've searched the Internet the norm of course is to take out a smaller engine and put in a larger one this in fact is what I did to my 86 Cutlass the V6 was removed and I installed a three-quarter cam 455 electric kickdown trance with stall and B&M shift kit etc. etc. yes this is the norm so let me pose a question search the Internet search KZbin search everywhere and locate someone removing a V8 and installing a V6 3.8 L 232 CU. IN. Engine my problem right now is trying to find out information regarding 94-98 or 94-04 I own a 94 3.8 convertible Mustang the engine and trans has less than 400 miles on them and numerous other new parts when I found the problem so I'm trying to find a replacement to put everything in I can't find the information regarding GTs and their electrical system (are they the same) or can the engine electrical be removed and interchanged with a GT I do not want to get into major surgery I have other projects this is just my everyday car but I don't know if the basic electrical is the same as the GT electrical or should I just stick to searching for a basic 3.8 convertible you know the old saying in for a penny in for a pound I just got too much invested to call it quits but I just can't find the answers necessary to make this easier I've even tried calling several Ford dealerships they refer me to local junkyards explaining they do a lot of engine swapping this is almost as bad as when Oldsmobile created the diesel and within one year of ownership people wanted us to put gas engines back in I guess the point of my rambling is everybody and their brother has a KZbin video on removing a V6 and installing a V8 engine I can't find anywhere where someone has taken out a V-8 and installed a V-6 take a look you will be able to find one because it's just not the norm S.W