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[Kato42]

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Item Description: I'm currently looking at getting a 2010 Ford F-250 king ranch with the 6.4 and 115,000 miles on it. Truck looks clean and carfax comes back with all recommended maintenance done but I know the 6.0 and 6.4 can have catastrophic issues. If I get it, I would be looking at doing a full delete/tune. Any diesel mechanics out there have any advice/cautionary tips on what they think I should do? Thanks for the help.

 

[Pro Carry 2]

the pump. Any diesel with the CP4 injection pump can have issues. I run a 2014 Duramax. Lift pump with water separation and extra fuel filter. Also run a good fuel additive for the extra lubricants for the pump. Sounds like a good truck with the low mileage

 

[Cb bandit]

You are concerned about catastrophic failure on the truck you might buy? But you want to do the two things that are most dangerous to the engine? Egr delete and the tuner are the most dangerous things you will do to the engine. Don’t mess with the pcm. I’m just a ford tech.

 

[oldalabamaroad]

Don’t tune it, just run it and enjoy it. Won’t be as efficient, but that’s how it has to be. Funny that polluting more is required.

 

[whiskerz]

Avoid buying it. Unless you have thousands sitting in the bank for the failure that will happen be it in a year or in 5 years. They need regular maintenance with quality parts and usually they get cheap maintenance with barely serviceable parts. It will last longer stock than it will tuned and deleted. Do you pull a heavy trailer a lot ? be honest. Or do you just want expensive repairs and to make smoke and noise? Don't buy a diesel and expect anything to be cheap. You need to enjoy twice the cost of a gasser for repairs and parts.

 

[Khewitt]

 

[sniper22]

Spot on!
Last 6.4 I worked on was the last I'll ever work on.

 

[wozeyjales]

Kato, better save your money.
Be easier to just smash your big
toe with a hammer. No paperwork
or trip to the DMV. Hope this helps

Great video Khewitt, thanks

 

[Khewitt]

Kato, better save your money.
Be easier to just smash your big
toe with a hammer. No paperwork
or trip to the DMV. Hope this helps

Great video Khewitt, thanks

This is why I got a 6.7 powerstroke for twice what I could have gotten a 6.4.

 

[St0n3]

6.7’s are Fords modern day 7.3’s. The 6.4’s can be found much cheaper than other diesel trucks for a reason. You could easily spend 5k on repairs and the 6.4 could potentially fail again for similar reasons with in 45-60 days. There’s no such thing as a bulletproof 6.4. There’s a good many shops with great reputations who refuse to repair a 6.4 because they don’t want to jeopardize getting a bad review from someone who doesn’t understand the problems with the 6.4. The 6.0 even though it’s older is a better engine and that’s why price reflects it. If you absolutely have to have a diesel get 6.7. You will be happy in the long run. Depending on miles with the 6.7 add the fuel contamination system in case high pressure pump fails, change the glow plugs because ford changed the manufacture of the glow plugs and the tips will break off and ruin a engine. One more thing that’s becoming a issue is parts due to supply chain BS!! So if you’re going to be using the truck to make a living think of what you will be losing with it in the shop waiting on parts for 3-4 weeks. Anyone telling you different isn’t being straight with you. Good Luck sir!!