Super Rare Aluminum bodied Super Sable

[BlueOval Ralph]

They had a lot of problems with the engines.
1. it is not a free wheeling engine (in other words if cam timing gets off Valves hit pistons. Most Oververhead cam engine have pistons designed so if there is a cam or chain failer of the cam drives they don't crash.
2. There sre several class action lawsuits in the court system about failers. (can not remeber if it was just V6's are both V8's & 6s. Happened around 60,000 miles
Seems as thoug it may have been a problem with cam gear coming loose and slipping on cam. Quick fix if you have one is to tack weld Cam gear to cam as I remeber it.

Originally Posted by CycloneFE

Word I heard about the engine(Yamaha) was that when Ford got the first one, they put it on the dyno and red lined it. After 20 minutes they had to shut it off. The noise was killing them. The red line was 11K and the engine lived.

I never drove one but friends who did said they were killer. Their FWD program and transmissions weren't up with the engines tech of the day, and they weren't a real good looking car. Just my opinion.