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Ford Godzilla platform

Ford 7.3L Godzilla Gasoline (Super Duty 2020+, E-Series cutaway 2021+)

2020-present · 7.3L · Ford Motor Company

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Failure modes

Cooling service (water pump / thermostat / degas)
Exhaust manifold leaks (broken manifold bolts)
Fuel delivery service (in-tank pump / filter / PFI injectors)
Ignition service wear (plugs / coils)
Cam lobe and lifter (tappet) wear, worst with long idling
Cracked oil pump drive gear (front-of-engine tick at idle, 2020-2022 7.3)
Broken valve springs (sudden single-cylinder misfire)

Parts

7.3L/6.8L Godzilla Camshaft, 2023+ (OEM) part-gz-camshaft-2326 7.3L Godzilla Camshaft Position Sensor, 2020-2022 (OEM) part-gz-camshaft-sensor-2020-22 7.3L/6.8L Godzilla Camshaft Position Sensor, 2023+ (OEM) part-gz-camshaft-sensor-2326 Godzilla Exhaust Manifold Gasket (OEM) part-gz-exhaust-manifold-gasket 7.3L Godzilla Exhaust Manifold, left, 2020-2022 (OEM) part-gz-exhaust-manifold-left-2020-22 7.3L/6.8L Godzilla Exhaust Manifold, left, 2023+ (OEM) part-gz-exhaust-manifold-left-2326 7.3L Godzilla Exhaust Manifold, right (OEM, current service number) part-gz-exhaust-manifold-right 7.3L/6.8L Godzilla Exhaust Manifold, right, 2023+ (OEM) part-gz-exhaust-manifold-right-2326 Godzilla Exhaust Manifold Stud Kit, 2023+ (OEM) part-gz-exhaust-manifold-stud-2326 7.3L Godzilla In-Tank Fuel Pump / Sender, 2020-2022 (OEM) part-gz-fuel-pump-2020-22 7.3L/6.8L Godzilla In-Tank Fuel Pump / Sender, 2023+ (OEM) part-gz-fuel-pump-2326 7.3L Godzilla Ignition Coil, 2020-2022 (OEM) part-gz-ignition-coil-2020-22 7.3L/6.8L Godzilla Ignition Coil, 2023+ (OEM) part-gz-ignition-coil-2326 7.3L/6.8L Godzilla Knock Sensor (OEM) part-gz-knock-sensor 7.3L Godzilla Oil Pressure Sender, 2020-2022 (OEM) part-gz-oil-pressure-sender-2020-22 7.3L/6.8L Godzilla Oil Pressure Sender, 2023+ (OEM) part-gz-oil-pressure-sender-2326 ford-godzilla-7_3: oil-pump (honest catalog gap) part-gz-oil-pump-gap Godzilla PCV Valve (OEM) part-gz-pcv-valve 7.3L/6.8L Godzilla Push Rod (OEM) part-gz-push-rod Godzilla Rocker Arm Pivot, left (OEM) part-gz-rocker-arm-pivot-left Godzilla Rocker Arm Pivot, left (current PN VC3Z-6A585-B) part-gz-rocker-arm-pivot-left-current Godzilla Rocker Arm Pivot, right (OEM) part-gz-rocker-arm-pivot-right Godzilla Rocker Arm Pivot, right (current PN VC3Z-6A585-A) part-gz-rocker-arm-pivot-right-current 7.3L/6.8L Godzilla Spark Plug (OEM) part-gz-spark-plug 7.3L/6.8L Godzilla Thermostat (OEM) part-gz-thermostat 7.3L/6.8L Godzilla Throttle Body (OEM) part-gz-throttle-body 7.3L/6.8L Godzilla Valve Cover Gasket, 2023+ (OEM) part-gz-valve-cover-gasket-2326 7.3L/6.8L Godzilla Valve Lifter, 2023+ (OEM) part-gz-valve-lifter-2326 7.3L/6.8L Godzilla Valve Spring (OEM, current hardware) part-gz-valve-spring 7.3L Godzilla Water Pump 2020-2022 (LC3Z-8501-A) part-gz-water-pump-2020-22 7.3L/6.8L Godzilla Water Pump, 2023+ (OEM) part-gz-water-pump-2326

Recipes

Cooling service for the 7.3L Godzilla: pressure-test, then water pump and thermostat as wear items, pump numbers split by year (mode fm-gz-cooling-service)
Exhaust manifold leak repair for the 7.3L Godzilla (mode fm-gz-exhaust-manifold-leaks): cold-start tick and soot tracks at the flange
Ignition service for the 7.3L Godzilla (mode fm-gz-ignition-service): 16 plugs on the 2v SOHC V8, one coil per cylinder
Tapping that follows one cylinder on the 7.3L Godzilla: check Ford program 24B27 first, separate the oil pump drive gear (lower front, 2020-2022) from the valvetrain, then lifters and the cam lobe (mode fm-gz-lifter-cam-wear)

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