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I DRIVE a 1998 EL Falcon wagon on LPG. It's not a taxi, but it's done 482,000km. In that time I have done only one head gasket, starter motor, distributor and, just recently, radiator and muffler. What other things should I look out for? I've noticed a slight misfire under load, or going up hills, until the transmission changes down. Also, how many more kilometres can I expect to get?

Answered by CarsGuide

19 August 2004

Carsguide.com.au

IT'S GREAT to hear you've had a good run. I can't predict how much further it will go, but there's no reason it won't go for quite some time yet. Ford has a bogey of 10 years and 250,000km for their testing. After that, there will be some deterioration. A compression test may give insight into the condition of the engine, and explain the miss.

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