Ford 6.7L Powerstroke V8 Diesel

45Ricochet wrote:

4x4ord wrote:
I believe when T&P said 5.7 diesel he meant he has a 5.7 diesel. The 5.7 diesel was a GM engines brought out in the 80's that proved to be, like Turtle said, a junk engine. But, even junk engines sometime last 30 years without giving any trouble.

I had the pleasure of owning a 5.7 diesel. What a POS engine.
Climbing the grapevine one year I had big rigs passing me, uphill!

I owned one of the first. Big rigs would pass me going up the hills and I wasn't towing anything! Major engine problems before 10,000 miles. Traded back to a gas jobber after 6 months of ownership. Mine was a Cheverolet. Well that is what the bow tie on the grill said. However the tail gate said GMC. Came from the factory that way.

4x4ord wrote:
I believe when T&P said 5.7 diesel he meant he has a 5.7 diesel. The 5.7 diesel was a GM engines brought out in the 80's that proved to be, like Turtle said, a junk engine. But, even junk engines sometime last 30 years without giving any trouble.

I had the pleasure of owning a 5.7 diesel. What a POS engine.
Climbing the grapevine one year I had big rigs passing me, uphill!

My apologies, I don't know why that double posted...

1jeep wrote:
wow you guys really think everything on the road is junk nowadays?
when I started driving all I could afford were cars from the early 70's...I don't recall much good about those aside from being easy to fix, which was done daily!

Let me rephrase, perhaps the "junk" word was misused. What I meant was that every manufacturer has issues in one form or another.

1jeep wrote:
wow you guys really think everything on the road is junk nowadays?
when I started driving all I could afford were cars from the early 70's...I don't recall much good about those aside from being easy to fix, which was done daily!

Let me rephrase, perhaps the "junk" word was misused. What I meant was that every manufacturer has issues in one form or another.

Fish,

That oil change sounds pretty easy. I'm glad you don't have to remove your wheel to access the oil filter like other brand owners have to do. I'm lucky my dealership offered lifetime free oil changes. My Ford dealer takes care of me unlike some other dealers where I had to fight to get service for another brand 6.7 I use to own. Good thing I sold that truck before all the recalls came out in the past year. I've heard they authorized buybacks for that older truck due to front end issues and design.

wow you guys really think everything on the road is junk nowadays?
when I started driving all I could afford were cars from the early 70's...I don't recall much good about those aside from being easy to fix, which was done daily!

I'm going to try and respond to all the comments about my experience...

Yes, warranty is a must with these new vehicles, not just Ford but all manufacturers. I was just out of the diesel engine warranty by time, but I had an extended ESP plan through Ford which is what covered my repairs. I put less than 10k/year on my truck as it is used primarily for towing duties.

Someone asked why I would go back and buy another after a failure like this at 48k...I have no reason not to. Ford took care of me on this deal. I would still have that truck but like I said, I was overweight so I took this as an opportunity to upgrade to a 350 DRW.

Ford went through growing pains with the 6.7L. It's their first in-house built diesel and like any other manufacturer, you will find weaknesses in the early ones. Ford learned their lessons and made production changes to rectify these weaknesses.

I never had any other issues with the truck. In fact, as far as the engine goes, there was ever only one other warranty claim on it for an oil leak very early on. It turned out to be the oil separator and not really part of the engine.

I work on cars for a living at a high line dealer. Even this brand, which will remain nameless, has their issues, including major engine repairs. Everything on the road today is junk, might as well drive what you like!!

I believe when T&P said 5.7 diesel he meant he has a 5.7 diesel. The 5.7 diesel was a GM engines brought out in the 80's that proved to be, like Turtle said, a junk engine. But, even junk engines sometime last 30 years without giving any trouble.

rhagfo wrote:
T&P, not sure if you have a 5.9 or 6.7, but 140K is just broken in, wait until you get to 292K!!

It may be closer to broken down than broken in. I think he was referring to an early GM 5.7 diesel, not a Cummins engine.