Which diesel truck are easier to work on
I know that it is common for mechanics to lift the cab off F250 and F350 to service it. Do they do the same thing with Ram Cummins? Its a straight 6, so I would think it will be easier as it is less c...
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jus2shy wrote:
If it comes to routine maintenance, they're all pretty easy to work on. Ford probably has the easiest overall access to fuel and oil filters. Followed by Duramax where you only have some difficulty with the fuel filter. Then Cummins, where the oil filter is a bit of a pain with having to remove the intake on some trucks to get to it (not that big of a deal really).
If it comes down to injectors, The duramax is fairly easy to get to with exposed injectors. You have to remove some equipment on the Ford 6.7 to get to the injectors. On the Cummins, you need to remove the exhaust rocker and bridge to free the injector.
If it comes down to turbo replacement, Duramax is fairly easy to get to. The cummins is also fairly easy to get to with removal of the passenger side wheel liner. Ford is probably the toughest with having to remove many items up on top.
Water pump? Well you can't beat cummins. Roughly a 1/2 hour job with a minimum of tools. Duramax and Ford will be tougher. Ford has 2 waterpumps on its motor.
It's really a pick your poison kind of deal, with each engine/chassis having its advantages and disadvantages. Also, Ford has by and large stepped away from required cab removal for major service. It's more or less optional and probably a good idea to do if trying to quickly remove and replace a whole engine. but if working on just a part of the motor, just about all tasks can be done cab-on unlike the older 6.4 motor.
Agreed
