Well there is one guy on the boards that has 261,xxx miles on his duratec, so with rutine maintience that is achievable with out any major engine work. The duratec has proven to be a pretty relaiable powerplant if everything is kept up to par. As far as the alternator goes, my buddy has a 98 myst duratec and his alternator went @ 67,xxx. I'm not sure if this is a known issue or not, but I don't read many posts about alternators and tours.
