Used 2011 F350 6.7. Do I need to purchase warranty?

blofgren wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

Huntindog wrote:

Turtle n Peeps wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

Huntindog wrote:

LanceRKeys wrote:
I say put $5,000 in the bank and call that your warranty.

Good plan But a HPFP failure can run 15,000.00

Better up the savings some.

It's more like $8,000.

OP,
I have a '12 truck and choose not to get an extended warranty and it was the right choice.

Your price is low Fish. Dog was right on the money. And this was in Texas. Maybe you get the cuz discount? :B

I have never seen a report of 8K... Every one has been over 10K. 15K at the top end

And I have seen a lot of them.
Not saying it hasn't happened.... But that would be really cheap.

And when it happens, you probably will not be in a postion to shop around.

Are we selling Ocean Front Property in Arizona again... :B

Ford offers a fuel system replacement kit that cost's less than purchasing all the parts separately that cost ~$3,300 for all the parts except for a $70 fuel filter. That leaves an easy ~$5,000 for labor. In addition some independent shops are now doing it for even less than what I stated.

Ford Fuel System Kit

Is this kit really considered good, Fish? It tells me that Ford knows there’s a major issue with the CP4. JMHO...

This is simply a kit of all the required parts to replace a fuel system. By ordering this single part # is a lot cheaper than ordering these parts individually. It tells me that Ford is trying to make this process to replace a fuel system cheaper and quicker.

I simply pasted a link to this kit to address the internet amplification some here like to taunt towards a specific brand.

Cummins offers a complete long block replacement engine under a part #. Does that mean cummins admits they have a major issue with their engines?

^ Yeah, whats the deal there?
Either the Fomoco Contamination "kit" is being offered at about 50% goodwill to all the poor folks whose CP4 ate itself and barfed into the injectors, or the injectors and pump are re-man (likely why the $1500 core charge, so they can send out more goodwill kits and still make a buck off them).
Great business plan, rather than offering a bypass kit with it, you can cycle through even more cheap reman parts....Henry would be proud!

Something's rotten in Denmark here and it aint the cheese! Unless Fomoco turned 501c when we weren't looking!

If there's more to it, I'm keenly interested, because I've never gotten a bargain at the dealer for parts. Maybe I should start driving more Fords....

FishOnOne wrote:

Huntindog wrote:

Turtle n Peeps wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

Huntindog wrote:

LanceRKeys wrote:
I say put $5,000 in the bank and call that your warranty.

Good plan But a HPFP failure can run 15,000.00

Better up the savings some.

It's more like $8,000.

OP,
I have a '12 truck and choose not to get an extended warranty and it was the right choice.

Your price is low Fish. Dog was right on the money. And this was in Texas. Maybe you get the cuz discount? :B

I have never seen a report of 8K... Every one has been over 10K. 15K at the top end

And I have seen a lot of them.
Not saying it hasn't happened.... But that would be really cheap.

And when it happens, you probably will not be in a postion to shop around.

Are we selling Ocean Front Property in Arizona again... :B

Ford offers a fuel system replacement kit that cost's less than purchasing all the parts separately that cost ~$3,300 for all the parts except for a $70 fuel filter. That leaves an easy ~$5,000 for labor. In addition some independent shops are now doing it for even less than what I stated.

Ford Fuel System Kit

Is this kit really considered good, Fish? It tells me that Ford knows there’s a major issue with the CP4. JMHO...

site messed up while posting

Thank you for a straight answer.

F5Pro wrote:
I bought what I could afford. Any kind of exhaust brake is preferable to creeping down a mountain with a gas truck. I get antsy going over about 45 with my 7000lb trailer pushing me, so its downshift as necessary, run the engine up to about 5k rpm then use the service brakes to slow back down to 20 or so and repeat the process as necessary. Have I been misinformed by Ford and their towing guide about having an exhaust brake? Is it so crummy as to be worthless? Thanks

For the '11-'14 Super Duty's the exhaust brake is activated when you step on the brake when the tow/haul mode is on. The grade braking from the transmission and the exhaust brake on my '12 was satisfactory to me when we pulled our camper thru Arkansas a couple of years ago. The 6.7 PSD has always had a exhaust brake. It got better in '15 with the bigger turbo and appears to have gotten even better with the '20 trucks.

I'm sure you'll be impressed with the 6.7 PSD compared to your gas truck.

Lynnmor wrote:
You have to understand that only two tires are slowing the truck and trailer with exhaust braking rather than eight tires with the service brakes. I have considerably more rear tire wear even with my “weak “ 2011 exhaust brake and have no desire to work them harder, but then I have no standing in the bragging rights club.

This may be OK with a smaller trailer, but even then it's not ideal; I experienced this with 2 diesel trucks prior to my current rig. I was blown away by the strength of the exhaust braking capability of the Cummins when I bought my current truck. I very rarely have to use the service brakes at all on even the steepest mountain grades towing my 16k fiver, and find many times that I need to give the truck some throttle because it's slowing down too much.

I bought what I could afford. Any kind of exhaust brake is preferable to creeping down a mountain with a gas truck. I get antsy going over about 45 with my 7000lb trailer pushing me, so its downshift as necessary, run the engine up to about 5k rpm then use the service brakes to slow back down to 20 or so and repeat the process as necessary. Have I been misinformed by Ford and their towing guide about having an exhaust brake? Is it so crummy as to be worthless? Thanks

According to the RV and Towing guide published by Ford Motor for the 2011 model year, there is an integrated exhaust brake in the tow/haul mode. I mentioned warranty from a third party source for a used truck. Alpha is the brand and one that will cover the turbo and HPFP will cost about $2500 for three years.

Lynnmor wrote:
You have to understand that only two tires are slowing the truck and trailer with exhaust braking rather than eight tires with the service brakes. I have considerably more rear tire wear even with my “weak “ 2011 exhaust brake and have no desire to work them harder, but then I have no standing in the bragging rights club.

Have to say your rear tire wear is NOT related to your EB use. Sounds like more like the GO pedal. :B