2005 ford 6.0 diesal problems

[Soundguy]

Well excuse me for not catching my phones spell check. I think you know I meant Cummins.

we did.. or most of us did I guess.

most of us aren't tacky enough to pick on someone about spelling errors. Some are though. Some are offended by it.

I type on a small mobile device ( a couple actually.. pad, smartphone, tablet pc.. etc.. ) and I make a ton of typo's and small grammer errors. it doesn't help with the small screen or keyboard.. and sometimes I bump the touchpad and drag stuff.. etc.

I'm REAL empathetic with others that post from these devices.. or even posting in general. Not everyone types good. some of us may not see well.. or have BIG fingers that hit more keys at a time than they should... Making 100% neat and clean and perfect posts are very difficult or time consuming on mobile devices.

soundguy

 

[Hay Dude]

So you couldn't sell it for close to KBB after edjumicating the potential sucker....'er I mean buyer....... of all it's past problems? I could see if it had problems now, but most people will buy something that had past problems as long as they were fixed.
I'd hate to have a truck like you have or like I have.....
....wait, did I just say "a truck like I have"????

 

[Hay Dude]

we did.. or most of us did I guess.

most of us aren't tacky enough to pick on someone about spelling errors. Some are though. Some are offended by it.

I type on a small mobile device ( a couple actually.. pad, smartphone, tablet pc.. etc.. ) and I make a ton of typo's and small grammer errors. it doesn't help with the small screen or keyboard.. and sometimes I bump the touchpad and drag stuff.. etc.

I'm REAL empathetic with others that post from these devices.. or even posting in general. Not everyone types good. some of us may not see well.. or have BIG fingers that hit more keys at a time than they should... Making 100% neat and clean and perfect posts are very difficult or time consuming on mobile devices.

soundguy

That's me. I have thick digits.
2 square bales in each hand x 25 years will do that.

 

[Soundguy]

right now.. it's oil usage is it's major issue. it likes a quart or 2 between changes..

otherwise i keep up on ALL maint and repairs.

4wd sometimes gets flaky.. etc.

 

[Hay Dude]

Hmmmm, you oughta be able to sell that for close to kbb. Most buyers would accept 2 qts between changes on a 14 yr old truck. I had a 7.3L that used that much between changes when it was 3 yrs old. Sounds like it's worth 5K easy unless it's all dinged up or rusted.

 

[Soundguy]

no rust.. might have a minor ding.. nuttin major..looks above average for that age.. but I'd sell it as 'fair' if I sold it. etc.

has new tires on it

 

[Hay Dude]

Well....I ain't gonna tell you what you should do, you're old enough to know, but a 14yr old Yukon that uses 2 qts between changes is a lot better than most vehicles I see. 4WD flaky and new tires. Sounds like an easy 5 grand.

 

[Soundguy]

i don't think it's all that good...

My 98 dodge I sold used -0- oil between changes and it's 4wd was flawless. had more miles on it. and is older..

my 99 powerstroke doesn't get out of the hash mark on the dipstick between chan ges.. has just as many miles as the yukon and is older a bit.

lets face it.. the yuk is lemony...

ad it wasn't abused.. I am tight on maintenance and repairs.

 

[deerefan]

i don't think it's all that good...

My 98 dodge I sold used -0- oil between changes and it's 4wd was flawless. had more miles on it. and is older..

my 99 powerstroke doesn't get out of the hash mark on the dipstick between chan ges.. has just as many miles as the yukon and is older a bit.

lets face it.. the yuk is lemony...

ad it wasn't abused.. I am tight on maintenance and repairs.

I have to agree with you. I have owned 2 trucks with the 5.3 but neither use oil. I do know of one owned by a coworker that used 2 qts between changes. My 97 F150 4x4 uses none. It is strange, wonder where it goes. The coworkers truck never smoked, leaked or smelled like burning oil.

 

[Diamondpilot]

I have to agree with you. I have owned 2 trucks with the 5.3 but neither use oil. I do know of one owned by a coworker that used 2 qts between changes. My 97 F150 4x4 uses none. It is strange, wonder where it goes. The coworkers truck never smoked, leaked or smelled like burning oil.

I know quite a few guys with 5.3L GM trucks and its either hit or miss. I would say a little less than 1/2 report high oil usage. I had 2 Saturns, both with the 1.9L 4 cylinder that they put in so many vehicles. Both used oil. One used 1.5 qts between changes and the other used a QT every 600 miles. The dealer said that was within GM specs. I have also owned a Honda, a Toyota, a dozen Fords, a BMW, a Nissan, a Dodge, and a few others and not a single one used a drop. I currently have a boat with a 6.2L GM and it uses a QT every 50 hours and my old 7.4L and 8.1L GM based boat motors also used some oil.

Chris