Hi all

I am looking at a 2006 F250 with the 5.4L to use as a daily driver and short errands and keeping my 6.0 just for towing and long trips. My question is: Do you need to watch the gassers like you do diesels with all the different gauges? And if so what would I watch differently on the 5.4L than I do on my 6.0.

Thanks for the help

 

Normal gauges to watch are really just temp and oil. The gasser does not have a trans temp guage. Only real issue I had with the 5.4 was when it came time to replace the plugs. Take it to the dealer as there is a special process to remove them. When the carbon builds up on the plugs they can snap off.......only way to get them out then is to remove the heads.

 

Certainly a lot fewer gauges to watch than a diesel. I've got a scangauge II on mine and the main mechanical things I track w/ that are Water and Trans Temp. I would watch oil temp but I can't find it on the scangauge. So no, nothing different than a diesel and a lot fewer.

I'm certainly not an expert on diesels but I didn't think newer ones liked to sit? Turbo problems or something? Just something to think about.

2003 and up gassers have a trans temp gauge but like the rest of them it's pretty much an idiot light. You make a good point about the plugs, if they haven't been changed they can be a bear. There is a TSB on it and a special tool from Lisle that reportedly works quite well in removing the broken part so you don't have to pull the heads. If buying it I would like to know if the plugs had been done yet.

 

the only gauge i watch is the fuel bizzy bizzy bizzy

 

Yes, they do. My 2007 has a tans temp gauge.

 

Something I don't get.
You have long-lasting, economical vehicle for special occasions and you are buying disposable gas-guzzler for daily driver? Usually it is the other way around.
It is easy to get spoiled with new technology. Our family car is a digital vehicle where we get warning about adding 1 quart of oil, but lately on our 1987 Mercedes the oil pump failed at only 290,000 miles and there was no red warning beside the pressure gauge showing 0.
Check the manual as with technology changing lately on weekly bases you never know what to expect.