Oh yeah, that's true!... I should've thought about these carhaul guys who hold the
absolute truth!...If
they told you that Fords are junk, well without a doubt, they
must be junk!...
Claude.
:frown:
Well heres the thing carhaul guys can predict the future for "normal" people that own similar vehicles...For one they log 10 times as many miles as an average person ,two they spend longer amounts of time hauling weight so the flaws will show thier ugly faces that much sooner...
Where shall i start,i got my info from several sources not just carhaul guys i have a friend thats a diesel mechanic and a friend that works at weller truck parts and he specializes in drivetrain parts..Not to mention my father bought a 2005 E350 6.0 van that i had to tow home from texarkana on a u haul tow dolly with my chevy 2500 van!!!
The branch tubes have a nozzle that goes bad and leaks pressure and if the pressure drops below a certain level then the engine wont start..
The same branch tubes also come together in a v shape and at that v there is no support for all the vibrations that the engine makes so it splits and the pressure drops and you guessed it it wont start!!!!
In order to fix the problem you have to remove the trans to get to the access plate then either remove a motor mount or jack the body up to getr the valvecover off..If you cant get the bolt out theeen you have to jack the body up and take the cylinder head off to get the bolt out..
The trans has a clip that holds the first gear drum that was made with 2 tabs the service replacement part has 4 tabs..When the 2 tab clip fails the drum moves forward and busts the case on the tranny ...
The egr cooler and valve constantly plug up causing the truck to run like crap this can be deleted tho if ur state dosent have emission testing
Theres a valve on the high pressure oil pump that can get jammed if you go wot and it will make the engine stop running....
If you high pressure oil pump goes bad it will run metal thru your engine and the dealer wants $2000 to change 1..If you need your branch tubes replaced prolly gonna cost in the $5000 range if you gotta have the dealer do it...
Shall i continue? I think i willl..
The batteries are mounted in the stupidest place ever!!! On a van anyway..Not under the hood but in a box only accessible from underneath...so if one of your batteries goes bad in the winter youll be on the ground in the cold changing it if you dont if you dont have the $$ to pay someone
My friend that works for the city of detroit said that he had to take a class specifically to learn how to fix them and the book is as thick as a whitepages used to be
!!!! The city has 16 ambulances with powerstrokes and only 4 of them are in service the other 12 couldnt be trusted not to break down in an emergency situation when someones life is on the line so they are parked along a fence!!!!
My friend at weller says he get more calls for the NEW twin turbo ford for engine replacements than the duramax and cummins combined second are the duramaxes when the hit the low 100,000s the harder worked ones tend to give out, but if you make it past that threashold then chances are you prolly got one that will go 300,000 plus...
Go ahead and buy a ford if you want but like i said earlier the last good ones were the 7.3...
