I'd bet that if your local Ford dealer services your Powerstroke, they'll carry it. And while the big truck stops are planning on putting in dispensers by the pumps, the small stations that sell diesel fuel will probably have it in bottles on the shelf with all the other additives.
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Enjoying Champagne on the King Ranch
2006 King Ranch F-350 Tow Boss PSD CC DRW 4x4
2007 Nuwa Champagne 37CKRD 4 slides with TrailAir
Retired member of the US Navy 1% Club
$2.79 a gallon according to that article, and from what I can remember you can expect a 4-7 gallon tank, that will nee to be refilled only when you change your oil. so basically like $20
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1987 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4 2.9
Needs a lot of work, including some rot on the body, but shes getting there.
$2.79 a gallon according to that article, and from what I can remember you can expect a 4-7 gallon tank, that will nee to be refilled only when you change your oil. so basically like $20
Ok...answered my question 1 minute before I asked. Nice! Can you help me pick the lotto numbers please? LOL
So...I wonder when the service intervels will be? Hope it isn't 5000 miles...but maybe 7500?!?!
Gosh...these new 6.7L PSD are going to be expensive to sevice. Wonder what FORD will charge for an oil change that will include refilling the DEF tank??? More or less than the 6.4L or 6.0L???
IMO...I don't understand why the $2.79/gallon cost for the DEF??? Dang...that seems high...
Seems like when I was reading some of the specs on the 6.7, it had a lower oil capacity then the 6.0 which I found strange. Anyways, not sure on the DEF but I posted a thread a while back on the new GM trucks that a fill port to fill the DEF tank up right next to the fuel filler in the same opening as the fuel cap. Now, that may have just been because it was a test mule but I'm sure it'll be easily accessible on all the trucks that require it.
It's hard to say what it will cost if it's included in a service visit at the dealership. I'm guessing it'll be higher than what it'll cost off the shelf or at the pump at the local fueling station.
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2005 F-250 SD Lariat CC 4x4 6.0 TS Auto.
2007 GMC Yukon Denali
$2.79 a gallon according to that article, and from what I can remember you can expect a 4-7 gallon tank, that will nee to be refilled only when you change your oil. so basically like $20
DEF usage rate should be about 2 to 2 1/2 gallons per 100 gallons of diesel fuel. Roughly figure around 10 gallon of DEF every 6500 miles if the vehicle is doing about 15 mpg on diesel fuel.
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2004 E-450 6.0 139,000 miles
7,500 mile, 15 quart oil changes, 5W-40 Rotella.
UOAs consist of checking for metal on drain plug magnet. All stock, no mods. Dyed fuel with no additives. Never been reflashed.
Total parts replaced;
one EGR valve.
Anyways, not sure on the DEF but I posted a thread a while back on the new GM trucks that a fill port to fill the DEF tank up right next to the fuel filler in the same opening as the fuel cap. Now, that may have just been because it was a test mule but I'm sure it'll be easily accessible on all the trucks that require it.
I read that report on the GM trucks and as I recall only the diesel vans had the DEF fill port next to the fuel filler. The GM pickups I believe will have it under the hood.
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2004 E-450 6.0 139,000 miles
7,500 mile, 15 quart oil changes, 5W-40 Rotella.
UOAs consist of checking for metal on drain plug magnet. All stock, no mods. Dyed fuel with no additives. Never been reflashed.
Total parts replaced;
one EGR valve.
I read that report on the GM trucks and as I recall only the diesel vans had the DEF fill port next to the fuel filler. The GM pickups I believe will have it under the hood.
I'd say you're probably right. I couldn't remember for certain but I thought the truck in the spy photo showed it in the same spot as the fuel fill. But, like I said, it was probably just because it was a test mule.
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2005 F-250 SD Lariat CC 4x4 6.0 TS Auto.
2007 GMC Yukon Denali
I'd say you're probably right. I couldn't remember for certain but I thought the truck in the spy photo showed it in the same spot as the fuel fill. But, like I said, it was probably just because it was a test mule.
I believe the GM vans/trucks shown and described in this report are a bit beyond the "test mule" stage;
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2004 E-450 6.0 139,000 miles
7,500 mile, 15 quart oil changes, 5W-40 Rotella.
UOAs consist of checking for metal on drain plug magnet. All stock, no mods. Dyed fuel with no additives. Never been reflashed.
Total parts replaced;
one EGR valve.
The EPA plan over time,"KILL DIESEL PICKUP'S", they would most likely like to kill OTR truck's,heavy equ and farm equ diesel also but the massive size of said equ does not allow for that to happen, This urea system just add's to the original cost of the truck,the upkeep of the truck , the higher day to day cost of keeping the truck on the road with LOWER MPG and adding in the cost of urea and MORE equipment issue's to inject urea into the engine, the list of issue's of keeping the truck out of the shop over smut control item's that "FAIL" get's ever higher,my son just took his 2004 6.0 F350 4 door Dually in JUST before the 5 year/100,000 mile's were up,58,000 miles on the clock, for turbo lag,sticking EGR,turbo vane's STUCK,Down pipe's cracked and other issue's that cost ford over $5,000 not counting labor,His truck is totaly STOCK, bottom line short,once the 5/100,000 is up,you don't want that on "YOUR" nickel ,meanwhile,my 7 year old 7.3 F 350 4 door dually with an Edge set in tow @ 60 HP has "NEVER" been in the shop!!!!! except for tran's oil change's, both truck's bought new, nuff said, http://www.forddoctorsdts.com/articl...icle-07-02.php ,note the graph on the right
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2002 F350 4 door Dually XLT lariat PSD Crew Cab 4R100 4.10 VDH4 Prepump, In-Tank, Crossover,Tymar air intake, Edge Evolution, Magellan 6000T GPS, White Night backup light's, DPPI Guages, Walker "Big Truck" Muffler, b&w turn over hitch, pulling a 2004 sunnybrook 31 bwks with 3 slide's, truck & RV 20,900 #'s all at the scale .
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