Longevity of the detuned 6.7 Powerstroke
Ford is claiming much confidence in their udgraded 6.7 http://www.dieselarmy.com/news/all-new-power-stroke-v8-for-ford-f650-and-f750-gets-detailed/
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You are hearing less because they revised the design to not wear as fast. It was not a bad batch to begin with, that was how the pump was designed. It uses the fuel as a lubricant. The US has lax fuel standards alol wing a lot of fuel being sold stateside to be far below minimum scar rating for the 4.2. Bosch has redesigned them for drier fuels, but the fact remains it will wear out and you won't know it until it's wiped out the entire fuel system. IS that at 60k? 100k? 150k? 200k? Nobody knows, not even Bosch. If you know the scar rating of the fuel you use they can likely give you a rough estimate of how many hours they expect their pump to last before failing.
Do you plan on replacing your CP4 every 80-100k just in case? Do you trust it not to fail between the time your warranty is up and you trade/sell?
As for not happening, last fall my FIL is a shop foreman for a oil field company. They lost a PSD last fall to this. FORD wouldn't own up to the problem and stuck them with the bill.
I am a realist. The long block of any of the modern Diesel should last 500k. It's all the stuff on and around that diesel that wont. Fuel pumps and emissions equipment included. I just don't consider a 10k repair bill when the CP4 pump does go down to be considered a minor repair.
Do you plan on replacing your CP4 every 80-100k just in case? Do you trust it not to fail between the time your warranty is up and you trade/sell?
As for not happening, last fall my FIL is a shop foreman for a oil field company. They lost a PSD last fall to this. FORD wouldn't own up to the problem and stuck them with the bill.
I am a realist. The long block of any of the modern Diesel should last 500k. It's all the stuff on and around that diesel that wont. Fuel pumps and emissions equipment included. I just don't consider a 10k repair bill when the CP4 pump does go down to be considered a minor repair.
