2005 F 250 Super Duty Question...Long Ramble
Greeting All! I have a '05 F 250 Diesel that has always been serviced, checked, and kept up, and currently runs and sounds great. In April '15, we were coming home from Georgia to East Texas, and in T...
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We had a 2014 or 2015 F550 6.7L with special bed on it that has been in and out of our motor maintenance. Actually right now I think it is and have heard that our city might be switching to gassers now. I personally drove it many times and didn't have any problems with it but I let it warm up when its cold, take it easy until the temps are in the normal range. I try to drive it longer when it is regenerating.
If I followed your logic I would think the 6.7l MUST be bad because it is always in the shop and I hear all the other drivers complaining that it takes a sec to start (glow plugs), smell fumes and it smokes (regen) and they hear a whine sometimes (turbo). I am more inclined to say operator error coupled with maintenance errors (they don't use dealership). I have worked for several companies that had fleet vehicles and my experience is the drivers dog them out, the mechanics do general maintenance but not always have the up to date info, TSB and computer flashes that the newer trucks have.
If I followed your logic I would think the 6.7l MUST be bad because it is always in the shop and I hear all the other drivers complaining that it takes a sec to start (glow plugs), smell fumes and it smokes (regen) and they hear a whine sometimes (turbo). I am more inclined to say operator error coupled with maintenance errors (they don't use dealership). I have worked for several companies that had fleet vehicles and my experience is the drivers dog them out, the mechanics do general maintenance but not always have the up to date info, TSB and computer flashes that the newer trucks have.
