2011 Ford F550... 6.7L Issues...

[JUeckert]

Atleast with this being an in-house engine, Ford should respond quickly to get the issues resolved.

What I am hoping for is that its a parts quality issue that has already been resolved and hopefully MY truck doesn't have any defective parts in it. . I hate moving tools from truck to truck... #@$%!

Yep, nothing like haveing to work, just to go to work. As for the my trip to the local dealer, didnt make it till saturday. My primary info source man wasnt there, but i did speak with one of the mechanics i know. He pretty much had the same to say as when i talked with him back before the holidays, no major issues, but did hear of a engine failure from one of the guy's he knew at the longview dealership. He didnt know exactly what the issue was, only the mechanic mentioned a fuel problem.

 

[Wingate]

here are some pics

 

[MLee]

here are some pics

Your pics vanished or maybe they were high jacked by a secret agent from ford.

 

[Wingate]

dangit... i gotta figure out how to do upload these photos

 

[Wingate]

See if this works. .

 

[HBarlow]

Wow. And that's the amazing and fantastic new much bragged about inhouse Furd diesel with how many miles?

 

[Wingate]

heres a pic of an exhasut valve that is cracked. . if you look close, the valve in the upper r/h corner has a crack originating from the edge near the injector bore and proceding up toward the middle of the valve face. It was NOT far from shearing away and wrecking... . When blown up, the photos show cracks in all the exhaust valves. .

 

[AH64ID]

That's crazy!



I also still can't beleive they still use glow-plugs!

 

[Wingate]

Wow. And that's the amazing and fantastic new much bragged about inhouse Furd diesel with how many miles?

Im gonna get this dang ole internet figgerd' out before its over with. . I now have uploaded photos!!!!... For an encore, I'm gonna use my cellularized telephone for MORE than just a phone!!. .



Harvey, this truck has about 35K on the clock. . We're all hoping that this is an isolated incident... . hoping it was just some bad "early production" parts. .

 

[Wingate]

That's crazy!



I also still can't beleive they still use glow-plugs!

Me too... . but it seems that there are several engine manufacturers that are going BACK to glow plug use. .

I can say this, the WTS (wait to start) light only stays on for about 3-4 seconds on a 15 degree morning... Thats gotta be some SERIOUS amp draw to generate heat that quick!!!.

 

[Wingate]

Hers one more... Block was not repairable. .

 

[AWeiman]

We're all hoping that this is an isolated incident... . hoping it was just some bad "early production" parts. .

ya as funny as us cummins guys think this is, not good for ford, or the down time it causes for bussiness that purchased them for work trucks.

 

[HBarlow]

That's true but why would a business that depends on their trucks to perform their mission buy Furds? How deep must the decision makers heads be buried to be unaware of Furd's track record since 2002?

The company could have bought a fleet of Ram 5500s which have now been in service with a proven engine, transmission, and chassis since late 2007.

Cummins didn't experience catastrophic engine failures when they introduced the 24 valve engine in 1998, the HPCR engine in late 2002, the HP HPCR in late 2004, or the ISB6. 7 in late 2007.

I wouldn't drive a free Furd. I have a serious aversion to walking home in bad weather after being stranded on the highway with my fifth wheel hooked up.

 

[AWeiman]

That's true but why would a business that depends on their trucks to perform their mission buy Furds? How deep must the decision makers heads be buried to be unaware of Furd's track record since 2002?

thats a good question. doesnt make much sense.

 

[MChrist]

I remember that Ford took one of their 3. 5 Eco Boost engines and ran it through all sorts of endurance testing, then disassembled it in front of a bunch of people and camera crews to see how it wore. I wonder if they did the same kind of testing on their new diesel? Apparently not...

 

[Wingate]

That's true but why would a business that depends on their trucks to perform their mission buy Furds? How deep must the decision makers heads be buried to be unaware of Furd's track record since 2002?



The company could have bought a fleet of Ram 5500s which have now been in service with a proven engine, transmission, and chassis since late 2007.



Cummins didn't experience catastrophic engine failures when they introduced the 24 valve engine in 1998, the HPCR engine in late 2002, the HP HPCR in late 2004, or the ISB6. 7 in late 2007.



I wouldn't drive a free Furd. I have a serious aversion to walking home in bad weather after being stranded on the highway with my fifth wheel hooked up.

Harv... . although some companies can and do... . of course you know, we can't... . Wrong "C"

 

[Wingate]

I remember that Ford took one of their 3. 5 Eco Boost engines and ran it through all sorts of endurance testing, then disassembled it in front of a bunch of people and camera crews to see how it wore. I wonder if they did the same kind of testing on their new diesel? Apparently not...

I dont trust that engine... (the ecoboost) the commercial talks about how they have "piston cooling jets, we got 'em, others dont!" Only reason for that is to try and keep those boosted pistons from gluing themselves to the cylinder walls. . Tells me they are running a ton of boost to try and flatten the torque cureve while attempting to maintain emissions... Would seem that longevity will naturally suffer if the little engine stays boosted up very often. .

Just my . 02...

 

[HBarlow]

Harv... . although some companies can and do... . of course you know, we can't... . Wrong "C"

Ohhh, I understand now. And your company can't even pull the junk Furd engines when they all crater and replace them with the other C engines any longer.

It will be interesting to watch the progress of a fleet of Furd diesel engines over the next two or three years from a man who is in a position to observe them up close and understand what is happening.

You could sell tickets.

 

[Jim W]

I was discussing this with my son the other day and he told me to go to "powerstrokenation.com" and look at the 6. 7L Technical thread. There are several document issue with the new 6. 7L Ford engine. One is labeled 6. 7L carnage, which shows a burnt piston, bent pushrods, and a glow plug tip broken off.

What is funny about this is the way the poster was attached by some of the readers of his post. The guy is a ford mechanic at a dealership and they attached him for showing this on the web site.

There is another report of a tubo failure on a different thread.

I think Ford may have another serious issue with their diesel engines in the making similar to the 6. 0L engine.

Jim W

 

[EGroeneveld]

I was discussing this with my son the other day and he told me to go to "powerstrokenation.com" and look at the 6. 7L Technical thread. There are several document issue with the new 6. 7L Ford engine. One is labeled 6. 7L carnage, which shows a burnt piston, bent pushrods, and a glow plug tip broken off.

What is funny about this is the way the poster was attached by some of the readers of his post. The guy is a ford mechanic at a dealership and they attached him for showing this on the web site.

There is another report of a tubo failure on a different thread.

I think Ford may have another serious issue with their diesel engines in the making similar to the 6. 0L engine.

Jim W

This has been entertaining reading, I am glad I did go for the 2011 Dodge Ram 3500, but how many Ford 6. 7s are out there already. A couple of them blowing up is not the end of the world if they have 100k of them out there already. Its not like the Cummins 6. 7 did not have some emissions and turbo issues when it first came out.



Trust me I am watching this one. I hope that Ford and GM actually do well with their trucks. It makes Fiat/RAM/Dodge keep up or at least keep advancing and not sitting around doing nothing. Without compition we would still be driving 3 speed manual 185 horsepower diesel trucks.