1993 Ford F150 XLT from North America - Comments

It pings under light load and it runs a little warm with a load.

The transfer case needs to be resealed.

I love the 92' to 98' trucks and apparently so do a lot of others as people continually offer me money for it and tell me how great theirs were. I bought it because I had a 2000 Ranger that had a motor knock and a bad tranny and Ford would not fix it! Ford service has gotten really bad so beware! Consider the 92' to 98' trucks, my last one went 240,000 miles and still ran great! I think these were the best truck ever made and I am a Chevy tech. It seems as though Ford quality is either really good or really bad. These trucks were made when it was really good. If yours pings check the distributor as it can pick up engine vibration and send the timing up. If anyone else has had this problem and cured it let me know what you did to fix it!

Hey Steven, How was the power in this 1993 Ford Truck? I am looking at buying one with a 302 V-8 engine and automatic transmission, but it does not have the "push you into the seat feel" when you punch the gas, is it suppose to? It is also a 4x4. Thanks for your answer. Greg.

Hey Greg, sorry it took so long. The Ford 302 does not have a lot of power, but it can last forever. That is why I got it. It labors with a real heavy load, but it is hard to kill. I have seen these engines ping and detonate to well over 200,000 miles. It is not unusual for someone to run nitrous or a blower on one of these motors with over 100,000 miles. With a roller cam they're even better. Beware though, it is all, but impossible to keep the pan from leaking. Supposedly Fel Pro has a new gasket to help in this. It may take longer to get to where you are going, bet this little engine will last!

Hey whats up? I got a 1993 ford f-150 4x4 has the 4.9 straight six I have 298000 miles on it and it still runs strong I have a 24 ft camper that I pull to the up 4 times a year and I love the truck best truck I have ever had.

Hey, I live in southern Ontario and I drive a 1993 Ford F-150 4x4. It is the first truck I have bought and it has 296,000km and it runs like a dream. like you said the knocking was the distributor cap. Now theres no noises and runs awesome. After driving this truck I will stick with the 1992-1996 ford 4x4 truck. In fact I am looking to buy another to make a off-road truck because they last long and look awesome.

I have owned a 1993 f150 xlt 5.0liter for 4yrs. It is pushing 180,000 miles and still strong. It does ping with low rpm's on acceleration. It gets fair mpg with cruise on long drives. One of the better trucks I have owned.

I have 1993 F150 with a 5.0. To solve the pining problem in my truck I Put in Bosch platinum 4 plugs and Accel super stock wires 8mm. it stopped the ping in my truck and its never driven better the gas mileage increased to 17mpg in town and 25mpg on hwy.

For ping, it's possible that the brand of gas you're using, try a different station like Chevron, they have good gas.

Also check the timing doesn't go over 12 degrees or below 10 degrees.

I was told by a mechanic not to use other kind of spark plugs, but original or any that's copper. Platinum and such don't spark better than copper and will burn more gas, but that's what I was told only.

These 5.0 trucks are great, and I hear the 6 inline is better even than the V8 in reliability, and can haul just the same as the 302, because they have the same torque power, which is I believe 275 to 280.

On my 1989 F150 302, cleaning the EGR valve stopped the pinging (I took it off & sprayed carb cleaner in & let it soak for a bit).