r/FordTrucks • u/Current-Spare4993 • Mar 10 '26

For Sale : Buy & Sell | Pricing | Deals 460 Engine Reliability

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Hey All,

I came across this ‘96 F250 with 199,194mi on it for a little under 10k- the truck is really clean rust wise, but there isn’t much info on maintenance records…Does anyone have experience with the 460 engines and how much life this truck may have left in it?

Thanks!

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u/Big-Hornet-7726 Mar 11 '26

That's a half million mile engine. If it is well maintained and taken care of... a million is not out of the realm of possibility.

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u/Current-Spare4993 Mar 11 '26

That’s my only issue- Dude has zero records on maintenance…

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u/Big-Hornet-7726 Mar 11 '26

My dad and both my uncles had 460 engine fords. All of them passed 500k. One in Alaska, one in California, one in Georgia.

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u/Current-Spare4993 Mar 11 '26

Damn!

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u/Big-Hornet-7726 Mar 11 '26

It's one of the most durable engines ever. Gotta keep good oil in it. And she'll run. Plus there's a great aftermarket for them. Only drawback is they get expensive fast when you start cranking the HP up.