Fords 6.7 Scorpion Diesel motor
Anyone have any long term experience with this motor,such as towing ,likes ,dislikes. I like the looks of the Super Duty,but did'nt like the 6.0 motor. Just wondering about the new one. Thank you
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The 6.7 was a mixed bag.
Light years ahead of the 6.0 and 6.4 in dependability. But when you had a catastrophic failure it was big bucks for someone. Here are some of the common problems.
Quite a few dropped valves and blown engines.
Lots more bearing failures
More engine problems
Quite a few spun bearings.
Lots of turbo problems
Lots of turbo problems
Now, all that being said Ford supposedly fixed these problems (or most of them) with the 2015 engine. Problem is, we won't know for sure if all of these fixes worked until years from now.
The turbo is easy to fix. They got rid of that stupid twin compressor wheel and went with what everybody else has. :)
The valve problem is also easy to fix. Just make the valves out of good material. :)
The bearing problem is troublesome because there was no retention for the bearing (or least I was told by people in the know). IOW's there is not tang, it's just a round shell. Weird way to make a bearing and retain it in a motor IMHO. :R
Light years ahead of the 6.0 and 6.4 in dependability. But when you had a catastrophic failure it was big bucks for someone. Here are some of the common problems.
Quite a few dropped valves and blown engines.
Lots more bearing failures
More engine problems
Quite a few spun bearings.
Lots of turbo problems
Lots of turbo problems
Now, all that being said Ford supposedly fixed these problems (or most of them) with the 2015 engine. Problem is, we won't know for sure if all of these fixes worked until years from now.
The turbo is easy to fix. They got rid of that stupid twin compressor wheel and went with what everybody else has. :)
The valve problem is also easy to fix. Just make the valves out of good material. :)
The bearing problem is troublesome because there was no retention for the bearing (or least I was told by people in the know). IOW's there is not tang, it's just a round shell. Weird way to make a bearing and retain it in a motor IMHO. :R
