2008 f 450 ?? what did i do
01-21-2009, 07:41 PM
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2008 f 450 ?? what did i do
just bought a f 450 2008 4x4 dully with 17.000 miles on it 6.4 , its already in shop ?? is this a problem truck , should i keep my 2001 7.3 powerstroke ??
01-21-2009, 08:21 PM
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hey..
i have a 2006 F250 6PSD, 8000 miles, been in the shop a couple times too...HMM, my 95 K2500 7.4 Suburban with 210K miles never had such diddly issues....maybe these new trucks are TOO advanced?...Ford crew care to comment?
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i have a 2006 F250 6PSD, 8000 miles, been in the shop a couple times too...HMM, my 95 K2500 7.4 Suburban with 210K miles never had such diddly issues....maybe these new trucks are TOO advanced?...Ford crew care to comment?
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01-21-2009, 08:33 PM
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I have about 22k on mine with no issues, I did have the venturi-T installed. The only real issue is a leak'n radiator with the early builds. Whats it in the shop for?
The below website is a good resource
http://www.thedieselgarage.com/forums/index.php
The below website is a good resource
http://www.thedieselgarage.com/forums/index.php
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Had an 06 F350 6.0 for a couple of years and the only problem was an EGR code occasionly, which from what I gather was pretty common on the 6.0 and the fact that I ran a programmer probably didn't help, traded it for an 08 F350 with a 6.4 and so far have had no complaints except fuel mileage, and I did a cat/dpf delete exhaust and a Spartan programmer and picked up mileage with that, especially on the highway.
01-21-2009, 08:42 PM
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hey FT..
what's the venturi-T? i heard guys are having some sort of egr issue? white smoke and such? any ideas?
just to clarify...my truck is awesome. loved it the day i test drove it, tons of room and will tow anything i can afford, and look cool doing it!
little, annoying stuff like switches, locks, knobs, rattles...seem to be my personal issue...but with btb..it's all good
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(whoa! thanks slick, got that answer as i was typing)
what's the venturi-T? i heard guys are having some sort of egr issue? white smoke and such? any ideas?
just to clarify...my truck is awesome. loved it the day i test drove it, tons of room and will tow anything i can afford, and look cool doing it!
little, annoying stuff like switches, locks, knobs, rattles...seem to be my personal issue...but with btb..it's all good
c
(whoa! thanks slick, got that answer as i was typing)
01-21-2009, 08:43 PM
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I have 14,000 miles on mine,trouble free.I did go in for service a few weeks ago and they had to change out my radiator.Like what was said in the above statement they have a re-call on the radiators.
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I have a 6.4 f450 after previously having multiple other generations of Ford and GMC products. This is by far the best. It is very powerful and extremely quiet. I have a 4.88 rear for heavy towing so the milage suffers, but some of the milage claims on other trucks are pure fantasy (e.g. 15 mpg heavy towing with a medium duty; 23 mpg for a 2500 pickup--come on!)
