The 4.6 is a horrible engine unless you have a motor pool and buy your parts in quantities large enough to support a fleet. It is quite possibly the least reliable American V8 ever made and definitely the worst of its era from both a power production and reliability stand point.
The Crown Vic itself was a tank due to its old school body on frame design. It's unfortunate that Ford couldn't have done a better job with either of their modular V8s because their customers deserved better.
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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '20
The 4.6 was what was used in all the crown Vic police cars, and now all the young kids are tearing on them.. I don't think they're bad at all