Hi All,

I bought a 2007 F-350 SRW CC Fx4 and 800 miles later a glow plug broke, fell into a piston and destroyed the engine. It's at a Ford dealer now getting a whole new engine and EGR thing... at my expense since Ford won't pay. $14,000.00 for engine and labor.

I'm devastated by this, and don't think I will keep the truck, so I'm thinking maybe I want a V-10. I'm looking at a 2008 V-10 hopefully tomorrow.

So, for those of you who have the V-10..... what do you think? Have you had good luck with super duty trucks with the V-10?

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Dead 2007 F-350 SRW FX4 crew cab
Century Cap
Bedslide

 

The V10s have a rep for relatively reliable long term service, but I'd have to ask why? When done you are going to have a truck with a known history, and a brand new engine. If I assume the truck is paid off you're on the hook for the $14k, if not paid off on the hook for more. In that case I don't see how you're going to get into a V10 without being seriously under water on the deal. The only real way to get the money back out of your truck is keep it and use it. Use it into the foreseeable future and get every dimes worth of use out of it you can. Otherwise you are likely to end up in a truck that in essence you've seriously over paid for.

 

V-10 is a great engine. However, if you are getting a brand new 6.0 installed in your truck, I would keep it.

 

A brand new 6.0? Id say keep it. Youre paying for it.

 

It is a no brainer...keep the PSD since you will now have a new engine warranty.

 

I heard of the expense on the diesel maintenance. I recently purchased a f250 V10 because of it's power and reputation.

 

Love my 06 v10 lots of power towing, 13 mpg hwy and darn fast, that said with a new 6.0 your good for 80-90k wo much to go wrong. I'd have have a hard time trading after spending that kinda money on my truck.

 

Being a V10 fan and not a big fan of the DSLs after spending 14K I think I would stick with the 6.0 and take the warranty period of time to use the truck, then maybe think of treading.

 

The V10s are a very good and reliable engine. That said, putting a brand new engine (with warrenty) into a truck and then dumping it just doesn't make sense. I would make absolutely sure to unload the truck before the new engine warrenty expires though.

 

I LOVE MY V10!! GET ONE!!!

are you paying to fix it? if so 14k is alot to have laying around.

if not are they gonna buy it from u then you will turn around and get the V10 from them?

 

I loved my V10. But keep the PSD for now(warranty) and later on down the road if you feel the same way you'll still get a good dollar for your diesel.

 

I'll ask the one question nobody else has asked, how many miles on your truck?

 

I thought about asking about the mileage but I figured it don't much matter if the truck is at the dealer as we speak getting the engine replaced under the terms the owner has to pay for the job. I assumed it had over 100k miles on it.

 

how much you want to sell the truck with new diesel engine for?

 

I would have dumped the truck and bought something else before I poured $14K into it. I would let the bank have it and go get something else. Maybe it was paid off, in which case I would still have gotten something else. Who has $14K laying around?