Interesting truck tests, Ford vs Ram

rhagfo wrote:

Me Again wrote:
Russ! This is a bit nasty looking for a new engine that is not suppose to be having that many issues! What is going to happen when these are off warranty? Extended warranties will get very expensive also.

My old boat/commercial truck motor is looking better and better.

6.7 Motor Problems

Yes I too find it interesting that the Powerstroke continues to have a Issues header with the 6.7. :(

To be fair we should also have a referance to the Issues header on the Cummins forum, but I couldn't find one. This is as close as I could find! Check the "2013 & 2014 Issues Thread" this is a sticky thread with about 150 post.

Cummins Forum

Here you go!

Turbo Diesel Register

A quick look does not show any current "Complete Engine Failure", "Dropped Valve" or "Parts sticking out of pan" post like I saw on the PowerStroke site.

What I have a hard time understand across them all is why people would start doing deletes and other mods to one of these new trucks that is so dependent on the manufacturers warranty.

I am turning 70 in June so most likely given good health would only want to snowbird for another 10 years or so. And to me my old noisy Cummins will be getting quieter and quieter as the years go by(say WHAT? I did not hear you!), so the noise will bother me less and less.

I wonder if I was on my way to Arizona and had a Ford complete engine failure, how many days would I be hung up waiting to get a new factory rebuilt engine installed. Also if my truck was fairly new I would be really PO that they installed a rebuilt engine vs a new engine.

Chris

Me Again wrote:
Russ! This is a bit nasty looking for a new engine that is not suppose to be having that many issues! What is going to happen when these are off warranty? Extended warranties will get very expensive also.

My old boat/commercial truck motor is looking better and better.

6.7 Motor Problems

Yes I too find it interesting that the Powerstroke continues to have a Issues header with the 6.7. :(

To be fair we should also have a referance to the Issues header on the Cummins forum, but I couldn't find one. This is as close as I could find! Check the "2013 & 2014 Issues Thread" this is a sticky thread with about 150 post.

Cummins Forum

Russ! This is a bit nasty looking for a new engine that is not suppose to be having that many issues! What is going to happen when these are off warranty? Extended warranties will get very expensive also.

My old boat/commercial truck motor is looking better and better.

6.7 Motor Problems

transamz9 wrote:

720Deere wrote:

rhagfo wrote:
Well. Well all the Blue Kool-Aid drinking members want to slam the Rem, but if they would look with an open mind they would see what a solid package the Ram Cummins package is. I was able to look at it with an open mind and chose a Ram Cummins best choice I have ever made!

Why do you insist on talking about your 13+ year old truck that is no comparison to any of the trucks being discussed in this thread?

Probably because there is one on here that claims that the Rams are junk and unreliable and he has proof that they are not. I hope you feel as confident about your 6.7 as he does his little ole tractor motor.

It is both about the tractor motor, and the truck itself, bought used one owner. First owner only did standard maintenance. Truck still had stock carter Lift pump, when I replaced the shocks at 255,000 miles I was shocked (no pun intended) to find out the serviceable shocks that I was taking off were the Factory originals! Yea I did have to do ball joints at 251,000 miles. Now I face the worst repair, at 269,000 miles and a month short of 14 years old, I need to have the seat bottom on the drivers seat rebuilt dang major cost of $165!!!!

I think I would have just as much faith in a Cummins 6.7 as the 5.9, they already have many high mileage members.

Engine repairs;
Better than stock lift pump (preventive) $300, Valve adjustment $0.

Cummins High Mileage

rhagfo wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:
Here's one with the RAM and the Ford.

Link

You got to love one of the Videos that come after the 500,000 6.7!:B

Can you say Dropped Valve

Oh no, where oh where is the cab?

FishOnOne wrote:
Here's one with the RAM and the Ford.

Link

You got to love one of the Videos that come after the 500,000 6.7!:B

Can you say Dropped Valve

Me Again wrote:
Guys, remember when you entered the swamp you went there to drain it, not wrestle with a low life alligator!

What the hell is the world coming to?

link

CumminsDriver wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

Me Again wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:
I haven't purchased a Chevy truck since '92.

So you have no experience with newer GM or Dodges!

What are you going to say if you experience a "Ricatic" fuel system failure. Are you going to assume the blame for putting bad diesel in it when you know you did not?

Chris

Shouldn't your first question go to others here on this site including yourself! :R

I also get first hand intel from my cousin who now wrenches on mainly RAM cummins trucks for the most part. He was the one who hooked me up with a 05 RAM cummins truck that was fairly clean and low miles that came in as a trade in back in '12.

If I have a fuel system failure that was caused by contaminated fuel I'll simply go to the insurance company and let them go after the fuel supplier. It's a fairly easy diagnosis to determine fuel contamination. Link When I pump diesel I have no idea if it's good or bad, but to date ~ 9 years/210k miles combined from 2 trucks I've yet to knowingly get a load of bad diesel.

Since you are such an "Expert" on the 6.7 Cummins, tell us how many miles you have driven one to know so much about them? You know, actual behind the wheel driving time, like you just posted about your two Fords. It must be from your personal experience and many miles of driving, that allows you to post so much negative about them. I'm a member of FTE also, so I see plenty of issues there and other forums about the 6.7 Ford, but you never seem to post any of that here. Search the internet about any brand as much as you do, and you'll find as many problems as you want to find.

I know enough that I stayed away from the 6.7 cummins to date. My BIL had a 09 6.7 cummins for 6 months and unloaded the POS for a 07 Dodge 5.9 cummins which he still has. For that 9 months he had that truck it had multiple flash updates, was told to run a fuel additive, was told to run the exhaust brake at all times, and after getting the run around too many times the truck was sold after this was suppose to be the fix to all his problems :R

I did test drive a '12 but decided it was too risky without the DEF system to use as a daily driver.

Guys, remember when you entered the swamp you went there to drain it, not wrestle with a low life alligator!

FishOnOne wrote:

Me Again wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:
I haven't purchased a Chevy truck since '92.

So you have no experience with newer GM or Dodges!

What are you going to say if you experience a "Ricatic" fuel system failure. Are you going to assume the blame for putting bad diesel in it when you know you did not?

Chris

Shouldn't your first question go to others here on this site including yourself! :R

I also get first hand intel from my cousin who now wrenches on mainly RAM cummins trucks for the most part. He was the one who hooked me up with a 05 RAM cummins truck that was fairly clean and low miles that came in as a trade in back in '12.

If I have a fuel system failure that was caused by contaminated fuel I'll simply go to the insurance company and let them go after the fuel supplier. It's a fairly easy diagnosis to determine fuel contamination. Link When I pump diesel I have no idea if it's good or bad, but to date ~ 9 years/210k miles combined from 2 trucks I've yet to knowingly get a load of bad diesel.

Since you are such an "Expert" on the 6.7 Cummins, tell us how many miles you have driven one to know so much about them? You know, actual behind the wheel driving time, like you just posted about your two Fords. It must be from your personal experience and many miles of driving, that allows you to post so much negative about them. I'm a member of FTE also, so I see plenty of issues there and other forums about the 6.7 Ford, but you never seem to post any of that here. Search the internet about any brand as much as you do, and you'll find as many problems as you want to find.