Switched to SD350, 2004 5.9 Maintenace Stuff for Sale

[Hardrocker]

The thing I don't understand is why try to convince us you made a good decision? Sell you parts and drivr your Ford, you believe you made a good decision and thats all that matters. QUOTE]



You are right!



I am sorry that I brought this up, but all I was trying to do is sell some filters, a belt, hoses, and an idler, which, incidentally, are still available.



This effort morphed into a discussion where many on the forum started calling me a dumb *** for buying the Ford. It did make me a little defensive. :-{}



I'm Done.

 

[JMetzger]

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Pulling with a 4500

Can't take it anymore, placing an order for a CC 4500 laramie in the morning, trading off the POS 08 F450 I so mistakenly purchased. I saw mentioned that there is a speed limiter? dealer told me is was customer choice? any opinions are appreciated, I pull at the low end of 18k up to 30k. The Ford pulls great between dealerships and Tow Companies. My 98 260k dodge has never done that. They also seem to want to sell me the big alternator, is that needed for pulling a regular trailer?



thanks



This was on an other post in TDR of a happy Ford owner.

 

[macdaddy]

To say the 6. 0 PSD is a waste is an accurate statement. However not a total waste. This guy POWERSTROKEHELP. COM - The Information Source for Ford Power Stroke Diesel Owners & Mechanics has a lifeline to throw these poor guys.



Rather than completely write off a truck you just layed down $50K for, the 6. 0can in fact be salvaged. The sad thing is that all ford owners dont take the time to research the major investment that their about ready to make. I did. And although the lift pump issues were just beginning to surface by 1999 I still went ahead and bought a 24V ISB.



Taking a 6. 0 powerstroke and examining it the only problem with it was that it was rushed into production without enough testing because the 7. 3 was putting out more emissions that a cruise ship and it had to go. The 6. 0's ability to develope boost and spoolup as fast as it does I gave up trying to go against one (stock).



Mac

 

[Dl5treez]

To say the 6. 0 PSD is a waste is an accurate statement. However not a total waste. This guy POWERSTROKEHELP. COM - The Information Source for Ford Power Stroke Diesel Owners & Mechanics has a lifeline to throw these poor guys.



Rather than completely write off a truck you just layed down $50K for, the 6. 0can in fact be salvaged. The sad thing is that all ford owners dont take the time to research the major investment that their about ready to make. I did. And although the lift pump issues were just beginning to surface by 1999 I still went ahead and bought a 24V ISB.



Taking a 6. 0 powerstroke and examining it the only problem with it was that it was rushed into production without enough testing because the 7. 3 was putting out more emissions that a cruise ship and it had to go. The 6. 0's ability to develope boost and spoolup as fast as it does I gave up trying to go against one (stock).



Mac

Disable the EGR, turn off the pilot injection, install head studs, and the engine becomes fairly reliable. I still don't trust one, but there are runners out there for sure.



Every truck has flaws. Fords are under the hood, Dodges are other places. To say one truck is vastly superior over the other is false.

 

[SierraRam]

The thing I don't understand is why try to convince us you made a good decision? Sell you parts and drivr your Ford, you believe you made a good decision and thats all that matters. QUOTE]



You are right!



I am sorry that I brought this up, but all I was trying to do is sell some filters, a belt, hoses, and an idler, which, incidentally, are still available.



This effort morphed into a discussion where many on the forum started calling me a dumb *** for buying the Ford. It did make me a little defensive. :-{}



I'm Done.

I understand how you feel, I am a Raider Fan! I get defensive all the time

 

[RVTRKN]

120K on the differential oil, scares the hell out of me. QUOTE]



This was one the previous owner claimed had been done at 60k miles, but he did not have a shop record of it.

The official oil change interval on the AAM axle is 15K per Dodge for "B" schedule maintenance requirements. Most uses fall under this catagory, and unless he only drove it back and forth to work on a freeway without traffic unloaded, it falls into the "B" maintenace schedule.



Seems he mistreated it in my opinion, but that is why I only purchase new vehicles, now that I can afford to. Good luck with your Ford, I wish the best for anybody willing to part with $55K for anymake vehicle. :-laf

 

[Grizzly]

15K differential oil change interval? I think you're tossing away money doing that every 15K miles. There's no combustion byproducts passing by rings, look at the fluid at 15K, it's hardly any different at 50K.

Totally agree! I'd even push it further than 50K.



george

 

[RVTRKN]

Ya I agree too, but it is in your owners manual. I go 20K, but to get the free oil changes from my dealer, I'm supposed to keep up on the "B" schedule or they can cancel the agreement. If you look at it another way my truck is in prime condition and at the cost of normal service.



FWIW, the synthetic oil is expensive and Dodge is anal about the fluid, warranty comes to mind. There were a lot of rear end failures early into AAM production for the D/C that caused those numbers. There is a Ford guy that lives close by me with a Ford SD C&C, and when I was getting ready to order the C&C, I was asking for advise on his choice for the bed. Of coarse, I had to put up with his opinion on Dodge and the weak rear end came up alot. I also heard it from an owner of a transporter company I worked for briefly and was given the usual rear end scrambling stories.



I,m not worried about the rear end, but 30K is the farthest I would go on the oil and 60K is way beyond that. My opinion is just that, "mine", but to go beyond D/C recommendations by 4 times the recommended interval is not a smart idea, not to mention the warranty being refused.

 

[jgillott]

I'm not near my owner's book. Does anyone recall what schedule "A" shows for the axles?

 

[RVTRKN]

Just looked up my ownwers manual and there is not a "A" or "B" for Diesel only for the gasser version, so there is not a choice. I'm not sure about my 2500 I sold my brother. I guess Dodge feels if you have a Diesel, you will work it hard, and it is at 15K intervals.

 

[jgillott]

I just had a moment to look at the owners manual for my '07. It does have a schedule "A" listed and an identical schedule called "Normal" in the Cummins Diesel supplement book included with that packet. It doesn't list axle fluid replacement at all in the schedule "A". I find it pretty interesting that it is 15K on schedule "B" but not included at all in schedule "A".

 

[RVTRKN]

jgillott, I thought the same thing but if you look closer it shows when to change sparkplugs, so I looked closer and it was for the gasser version C&C, I'm wondering if yours is the same?

 

[jgillott]

jgillott, I thought the same thing but if you look closer it shows when to change sparkplugs, so I looked closer and it was for the gasser version C&C, I'm wondering if yours is the same?

I believe that the main owners manual covers both engines as you said. The folder that came with my 2007 has the owners manual and a separate supplement book called "2007 Cummins Turbo Diesel Warranty Information". There is a dedicated diesel only service schedule in the back of that one that shows a normal service A and severe service B schedule. The axles are not listed as part of the "normal" A schedule and it has listings up to 150K.

 

[Grizzly]

The last 9 or 10 post have veered totally off topic. Suggest that one of you start a new thread for differential oil change intervals.



george

 

[Grizzly]

I just started a new thread for Differential Oil Change Intervals under Lubricants and Additives Forum.



george

 

[KLauber]

Pictures?

I agree that the Cummins is still the best pickup diesel engine around, but it needs to be in something other than a Dodge.



In the short time I have owned the Dodge (1. 3 years and 26,000 miles), the engine has been superb. I love the sound and performance of the inline 6. The rest of the truck, not so good. I had to spend big $ to take care of steering problems, and now the whole front end sounds like it is held together with baling wire. Clunks, rattles, and vibrations abound.



The cab needs a lot more rigidity. The doors flutter whenever there is a strong side wind.



I looked at the new Ram 3500, and it was quite nice, but it is still a Dodge body and chassis. What is the future of Dodge (or Ram)? Does Fiat own the company or Obama? After the screwing the current administration gave the bond and stock holders of GM (and Chrysler), of which I was one, I was not about to buy a Chevy or GMC.



As I told the Ford guy when I first looked at the new pickup in May, if it had a Cummins in it I would buy it today.



Wish me luck with my new pickup.

Don't be shy, post us some pictures inside, outside, under the hood, etc.



Ken