Ford diesel trucks

[tuggin aweigh]

I'm hoping that this reply will not result in our current tow vehicle to begin causing problems. We have a 2008 2500 Dodge RAM equiped with a 6.7 Cummins Diesel and 6 speed automatic tranny with a 4.10 rear end. The engine was/is a Generation 1 Blue Tec. system. The only modification to it was minor- the addition of a K & N air filter. Within a month of purchasing the the truck, a light came on telling me that the "diesel particulate filter" was 80% then 90% plugged. I took it to the dealer, he kept it for the day. When I picked it up and asked what was wrong I was told I could not drive it around town. It needed to run harder and hotter on a regular basis to keep the filter clean. Other than horrendous fuel milage (towing an R27 it's 9.7 gpm/non towing maybe 12 to 13 mpg) and not being able to drive the truck in town short trips, I have had no problems. Currently have 40,000 trouble free miles on it. They have all been towing miles including State of Washington to Illinois, several trips Florida and return pulling either a 6,500# SeaRay or the R25 and our current R27.

Unfortunately, the tree huggers have entered the picture--ethenol fuel, bio-diesel and revamaped pollution controls. They are here to stay, although since my truck is out of warranty I would like to pull some of the emmision controls from the truck in hopes of increasing mileage.

Tuggin aweigh

 

[Todd]

If you ever get inspected by DOT or just about anybody else you will find out it is illegal to remove anything associated with emission control, the fine can be quite hefty and would negate the fuel savings.

On my 3rd Dodge 3500 and had no problems around town, highway, with or without trailers. Ran them each about 150,000 miles before trade. I do work them hard on a regular basis, tow 12,000 lb trailer most work days so maybe that helps.

 

[NorthernFocus]

What year did they add all of the exhaust monitoring claptrap? Like ULSD wasn't enough for the environment they had to mess with the engines too. An older used truck is looking better and better...

 

[Todd]

Pollution control has been creeping in over time. Had diesel fuel forever then came low sulfur fuel, now ultra low sulfur fuel. the sulfur was responsible for a lot of the power. Anyway I know that Dodge held off the Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) system until 2013. My 2012 did not use it but Ford And Chevy did. By 2013 they all had it.

 

[Jon]

I agree. Ford trucks suck! I just had my 2007 6.0 (only 63,000 miles) fail while I was on a trip. Dealer says its a bad EGR cooler, Oil cooler and head gaskets. $8K to repair! After looking online I see there are many law pending regarding these issues with the 6.0 diesel. If any of you are having similar issues and the dealer is refusing to compensate, you should look at joining one of these lawsuits.

Jon

 

[NorthernFocus]

I agree. Ford trucks suck! I just had my 2007 6.0 (only 63,000 miles) fail while I was on a trip. Dealer says its a bad EGR cooler, Oil cooler and head gaskets. $8K to repair! After looking online I see there are many law pending regarding these issues with the 6.0 diesel. If any of you are having similar issues and the dealer is refusing to compensate, you should look at joining one of these lawsuits.

Jon

It seems Dodge had similar issues in that timeframe. There are class action suits for Cummins 6.7L diesels for 2007-09. I never got around to researching whether GM had similar teething pains with the emission controls. Due to the controls though I've abandoned the idea of going with a diesel truck. As I understand it the new liquid regen systems require periodic uninterrupted highway driving to function well. And since I don't drive like that for months at a time I'm simply steering clear.

 

[wefings]

I am in the process of filing a legal complaint with my 2012 6.7 F 250 that broke down with 49k in Dec.[I simply continue to make the payment and left it at the dealer's lot] Ford simply did nothing to even attempt retain my business and now I will give them the opportunity to purchase the truck back or face class action addressing the potentially deadly front end oscillation issue as well as their faulty fuel filtration system and non functional water in fuel warning system. BTW it was a $12000.00 repair that should have never happened.I have filed complaints with NHTSA
The Ram I purchased to replace it will tow circles around it and stop circles [ the brakes are FAR superior] around it too .
Off soapbox now and back to selling Tugs .

 

[bbrh842]

Thanks for the input, Marc at Wefings. If anyone should know, it would be you.