Any Problems with your 6.7L diesel on Ford F350 ?????

bobandvicki wrote:
Getting ready to get a 2015 F350 then saw that the 6.7 has had a lot of troubles.

You've got to be joking.

I have a 2013 dually with 42,000 miles. Not one hiccup. Super strong motor. Good fuel mileage. I absolutely HATE to get out of this truck at the end of the day.

I full time and whenever I get an oil change or buy PM-22 I always ask the diesel service manager what kinds of problems they have seen with the 6.7. I've asked that question at various Ford dealerships from Florida to Colorado to California - always the same basic reply. So far they all have replied that they haven't seen much of anything at all. It's still early for this motor but it appears to be a good one.

The only advice I got was to always run Ford oil and air filters and change the fuel filter when you're supposed to. And I do.

I would love to hear what 'a lot of troubles' consists of.

Blofgren has it

Early production (thru 2015) 6.7L engines had an not too uncommon issue that was really not the engine but rather then Bosch CP4.2 fuel pump.
This fuel pump was a problem in every engine it was put it, VW, Audi, etc -and- Ford.
The problem was bad enough that the "Feds" made Bosch give them a report on the fuel pump, it was not a bad enough problem to issue any recalls though.

The problem is Ford sometimes, not always, found reasons to void the warranty. The reports from my VW/Audi friends is that VW and Audi fixed every engine that this fuel pump wrecked.

The reports are the Bosch has "fixed" what ever the issue with the fuel pump was.

Here is a write up on the 6.7.

http://www.enginelabs.com/engine-tech/engine/an-inside-look-at-the-6-7-power-stroke-including-2015-updates/

Look at this website for some helpful videos.
http://powerstrokehelp.com/

63000 trouble miles on my 2011 F350 dually. This includes a trip to Alaska towing a 5er. About 40000 of these miles were towing the trailer all over this great country.

2011 F-450 84000 KM's 68000 of them towing, Love it. Only repairs, they put a kit in the diff (Dana 80) developed some minor noises while turning, and a exhaust temp sensor recall. All the new diesels use a very high pressure injection pump all are sensitive to fuel comtamination does not matter which of the big Three. keep up on the maintenece check you fuel when travelling and enjoy! I loved my 7.3 but would never go back.

n7bsn wrote:
Blofgren has it

Early production (thru 2015) 6.7L engines had an not too uncommon issue that was really not the engine but rather then Bosch CP4.2 fuel pump.
This fuel pump was a problem in every engine it was put it, VW, Audi, etc -and- Ford.
The problem was bad enough that the "Feds" made Bosch give them a report on the fuel pump, it was not a bad enough problem to issue any recalls though.

The problem is Ford sometimes, not always, found reasons to void the warranty. The reports from my VW/Audi friends is that VW and Audi fixed every engine that this fuel pump wrecked.

The reports are the Bosch has "fixed" what ever the issue with the fuel pump was.

You are correct in that media releases have said that the problem has been supposedly fixed with the fuel pump. I have yet to find any meaningful information at all as to what exactly this means. That alone would be enough to keep me steered away from it. I truly think it`s not a matter of if but when it is going to grenade.

Interestingly, GM uses the same pump on the Duramax diesel but my understanding is that they have covered every failure under warranty.

I too would recommend looking up some of the Powerstroke help videos on the 6.7L; he goes over one in detail and discusses the complexity of them along with common failures he has seen. The fact that they have 2 completely separate cooling systems is just one small example of the complexity they have that the products from the competition do not have.

I find most of Ford`s advertising for the 6.7L is based upon class leading power and torque and silly hill climbing competitions. They do not talk much about long term reliability, something that still remains to be proven IMHO.

butterflys wrote:
2011 F-450 84000 KM's 68000 of them towing, Love it. Only repairs, they put a kit in the diff (Dana 80) developed some minor noises while turning, and a exhaust temp sensor recall. All the new diesels use a very high pressure injection pump all are sensitive to fuel comtamination does not matter which of the big Three. keep up on the maintenece check you fuel when travelling and enjoy! I loved my 7.3 but would never go back.

Glad to hear you are happy with your truck. One correction for you is that Ram still utilizes the Bosch CP3 high pressure fuel pump, not the CP4 that Ford and GM utilize. The CP3 has proven over time to be much more reliable, and not nearly as prone to damage from contamination.

BTW, I loved my 1996 7.3L too but unfortunately we were overloading it when we upgraded fifth wheels. I reluctantly sold it and then made the mistake of buying a 6.0L diesel, but that`s a whole different story :B

VW is not doing well with the CP4-1, and the gov investigation of that pump spilled over to Ford, maybe because of refusing warranty support.

I own a GMC Duramax /Allison and love them But would have NO PROBLEM with buying a 6.7 Powerstroke great motor