Powerstroke question....

[Diamondpilot]

did his input shaft shear off? guy i know that pulls horses with me had his shear off.

soundguy

I guess this about the Dmax. No, 2 fluid leaks this time. Tranny cooler lines are pissing pretty good and its time for me to do a real fix, not the crappy GM fix. I will use hydraulic hoses to get it right.

The other issue is the rear main seal is leaking pretty good. Its losing a quart a week.

Chris

 

[Peacock]

I have been working in dealers for almost 11 years now. I see the overall trends. Not case by case.

I'd take the Allison over any of them any day. The new 68RFE is a close second. I'd take the ~'03 48RFE Dodge trans over the TQS or 4R100 Ford for reliability every time.

 

[Soundguy]

I guess this about the Dmax. No, 2 fluid leaks this time. Tranny cooler lines are pissing pretty good and its time for me to do a real fix, not the crappy GM fix. I will use hydraulic hoses to get it right.

The other issue is the rear main seal is leaking pretty good. Its losing a quart a week.

Chris

hmm.. reminds me. I saw a drip or two of red on my driveway from my 350 the other day.. need to get under there and see if it is a ps or tranny issue. might be a cooler / line etc... fun fun fun..

soundguy

 

[xtn]

It appears for all who have owned them, you have your transmission years backwards. It was the pre-6.0 liter transmissions that constantly had issues. I'm yet to run across anyone I know with a 6.0 PSD who has had a transmission problem.

The obvious joke here is... How can you ever hurt the transmission if your engine never runs?

xtn

PS - my 03 6.0 has 197K miles so far without issue.

 

[slowzuki]

I'm surprised about the 4R100 vs dodge comment, that dodge transmission is better than the older ones though. Both are poor for reversing heavy loads, and one year of the Ford transmission had a stupid mechanical fuse that was a bad idea. The 4r100 does seem to last through more abuse though, from snowplowing to towing.

I'm guessing mine will live forever as it only has the 2v 5.4 V-8 in front of it.

 

[bill50cal]

I'm surprised about the 4R100 vs dodge comment, that dodge transmission is better than the older ones though. Both are poor for reversing heavy loads, and one year of the Ford transmission had a stupid mechanical fuse that was a bad idea. The 4r100 does seem to last through more abuse though, from snowplowing to towing.

I'm guessing mine will live forever as it only has the 2v 5.4 V-8 in front of it.

the fuse that you call it is(was) a mechanical diode that ford has used in both the 4R100 intermediate sprag and 4R70W. it was common knowledge NOT to use the one in the 4R100. ford has also used a sprag and spring+roller OD overrunning clutch. I have seen more of the later spring+rollers type fail than the older sprag type. another failure in the E4 OH NO was lack of lube in the forward planetary and converters also especially with the diesel as the torque would pull right through the clutch and massively over heat the trans.

 

[Peacock]

the fuse that you call it is(was) a mechanical diode that ford has used in both the 4R100 intermediate sprag and 4R70W. it was common knowledge NOT to use the one in the 4R100. ford has also used a sprag and spring+roller OD overrunning clutch. I have seen more of the later spring+rollers type fail than the older sprag type. another failure in the E4 OH NO was lack of lube in the forward planetary and converters also especially with the diesel as the torque would pull right through the clutch and massively over heat the trans.

Wasn't that thing only 4 elements? Been awhile since I've been in one with the intermediate one-way.

Not to mention that every bit of metal ends up in the valvebody or accumulator body.

How 'bout those Ford torque converters? The 4R100 was an improvement, but then again anything was better the what the E4OD had.

Atleast the AOD is a pretty slick design.

 

[slowzuki]

Like most things, not so much a problem until you start increasing the torque of your diesel. I would have loved to get a truck with a ZF-6 in it, but they are so very rare. I never actually saw on in my year of looking.

 

[bill50cal]

Pretty simple. I had one Dodge 3/4 ton bought new by me in 2002. 3 trannys by 68,000 miles. Factory, rebuild by Dodge, then a Jasper and traded. Maybe the Jasper would have lasted but I work for a living and was not going to sit back and wait for the results. This truck replace a 2001 F-150 that pulled the same load as the Dodge without complaints. Would I buy another Dodge? Yes, especially from the local dealer. They took great care of me but I will only do so when I think the product is better than the options and right now I do not see it.

I have had about a dozen Ford trucks since 1997 and not a single issue. 3 of them Diesels that pull big loads every week, nothing less than 12,000# for them to roll. Any lighter I take the 1/2 ton Titan.

I have owned 4 GM's and never had a tranny problem but have had plenty of other issues. Closest thing to a tranny failure in them is a Transfer Case that turned into a grenade. As for the Allison my neighbor is having issues with his right now. Second time in his 2007 Dmax with 70,xxx miles so no, its not bullet proof by any means. And no, its bone stock and has been since new. Heavies pull for him is 11,000#.

These sites are just opinion. You have yours and I have mine. Like I said I work for a living so I buy what works for me. You buy what works for you.

Chris

my point was EVERY manufacturer has built some dog's but it erk's me when some one wants to put down one because they had one of those dog's. your dodge could have been fixed with a good aftermarket rebuild as we are allowed to do stuff that the factory will not do or allow there dealers to do. it is well known that dodge AND FORD had weak torque converters and or to much stall speed. another point, the 6.0 ford had such a bad rep that some hot shot company's would not hire you with one of them.

 

[flyingcow]

The mechanical diode is only on early '01 trucks. It was a dumb idea that almost always meant a catastrophic trans failure.

I found a 2001 w/7.3 automatic. Seller says have had good luck with trans, but they only put 25,000 miles on it since they bought it '07. it now has 168,000. How do i determine which diode it has, I assume by manufacturing date. Anyone know where the cutoff is? Also, any idea of what i else i can look for problems? Horse people has the unit, so it's not from a hotshotter. Truck looks clean from the pics. getting close ups of a few areas tonite. New way to buy a vehicle, i am in Maine this truck is in the south.