F450 woes

[brain55]

Hopefully it will be totally trashed. That way a new Long Block will be installed.

Chris

That's what I'm hoping too. I was figuring on trading it in early next year when the warranty was up, but if they replace the motor I will probably hang on to it for another year.

 

[Bigkrank]

His is not a Cab and Chassis, its a pickup F-450.

Chris

I think Peacock may have been refering to the issues with the 6.7 non-wastegated engines in the 450/550 cab and chassis models.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyBlm__puoY&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IJG4xcF1mc&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcBv6X5Rmas&feature=plcp

 

[Peacock]

I think Peacock may have been refering to the issues with the 6.7 non-wastegated engines in the 450/550 cab and chassis models.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyBlm__puoY&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IJG4xcF1mc&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcBv6X5Rmas&feature=plcp

That would be the one.

 

[natem]

Go to powerstrokehelp.com and check this guy out and his videos on YouTube. Has a lot of knowledge seems like. Goes through all the fail points of the 6.4. The emissions system kills these things. I want to delete it on my 450 but worry about being tested by dot. The fine Im sure would be outrageous. You may already know all this but if not check it out.

 

[Soundguy]

just curious.. but what oil were you using.. and what interval?

 

[brain55]

just curious.. but what oil were you using.. and what interval?

I use DELO 400 15/40 like I have for decades, I try to do 5000 miles but I have stretched that at times to 6-7000 I'm putting 3000 miles a month on this truck.

 

[Soundguy]

delo ain't bad oil..

I'm using the valv premium ultra blue 5w40 full syn.

do they think it was a lube failure on that cam issue? or? what?

 

[brain55]

delo ain't bad oil..

I'm using the valv premium ultra blue 5w40 full syn.

do they think it was a lube failure on that cam issue? or? what?

They haven't given any indication yet. I talked to the service writer earlier today they were hoping to have the engine out today and have it apart Monday morning. Considering my dealer has done several cams in 6.4's I'm thinking it is more of a manufacturing (soft cam core) issue. I am thinking the metal from the cam failure caused the bearing/lower-end problem. But it could have gone the other way too. I could have lost a rod bearing, allowing the piston to get up into the valves creating a valvetrain issue since it had a broken rocker arm.

 

[WD40]

Hope they take good care of you and your truck, the day my 6.0 turned 5 years old I bought another
150.000 mile warrant for it. Anything that you have done to one of these trucks cost $2500.00, so I
thought it was cheap.
Doug

 

[brain55]

Hope they take good care of you and your truck, the day my 6.0 turned 5 years old I bought another
150.000 mile warrant for it. Anything that you have done to one of these trucks cost $2500.00, so I
thought it was cheap.
Doug

I'm fairly comfortable that they will, my only apprehension is from stories I have read on the internet. The service writer without prompting essentially told me not to worry that it would be covered under the warranty while handing me a PO to get a rental car at their expense, not Ford's.