New Excursion owner seeking advice...
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New Excursion owner seeking advice...
I live in MN and recently purchased a 2005 6.0 turbo diesel Excursion XLT 4X4 from a TX Ford dealer. Carfax indicated one owner and the vehicle has 36,500 miles. I'm having a friend pick up the vehicle and drive it back to frigid MN.
I have some time to have the vehicle serviced prior to the trip and am curious as to what service you more experienced Excursion diesel owners would perform prior to embarking on the 1,200 road trip?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
By the way, I can hardly wait to take possession of this vehicle. The days of packing four children, the Mrs. and all the accompanying "stuff" into an over gross minivan are about to come to an end.
Thank you in advance for your advice!
I have some time to have the vehicle serviced prior to the trip and am curious as to what service you more experienced Excursion diesel owners would perform prior to embarking on the 1,200 road trip?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
By the way, I can hardly wait to take possession of this vehicle. The days of packing four children, the Mrs. and all the accompanying "stuff" into an over gross minivan are about to come to an end.
Thank you in advance for your advice!
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With mileage that low there's really nothing vital that needs to be done. Maybe change the fuel filter as you have no real idea when or if it's been changed. Make sure all the fluids are up to their correct level and add some anti-geling additive to your fuel when you're getting closer to home, that way it's already in your fuel system and not just the fuel tank.
Have a safe trip.
Have a safe trip.
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Actually, it's still 6 years old, so it might be smart to have
the fluids changed - but not necessarily before the trip.
I would strongly suggest an ODBII reader (I like the scangauge2)
so that on this long drive the driver can monitor the
sensors (volts, trans temp, oil temp, coolant temp) and
find out *IF* anything is wrong. It'll also let you
read "some" codes - if any, as well as track MPH, MPG, RPM,
and some other interesting things.
The dashboard "gauges" are mostly for looks.
They don't tell you if the temp is 120, 160, or 190 hence
the ODBII reader.
With only 36K it will be sweet! Enjoy and welcome to FTE!
the fluids changed - but not necessarily before the trip.
I would strongly suggest an ODBII reader (I like the scangauge2)
so that on this long drive the driver can monitor the
sensors (volts, trans temp, oil temp, coolant temp) and
find out *IF* anything is wrong. It'll also let you
read "some" codes - if any, as well as track MPH, MPG, RPM,
and some other interesting things.
The dashboard "gauges" are mostly for looks.
They don't tell you if the temp is 120, 160, or 190 hence
the ODBII reader.
With only 36K it will be sweet! Enjoy and welcome to FTE!
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At it's age, absolutely change all the fluids when you get the truck home. At the very least you'll have a solid baseline on where your maintanence stands. I just wouldn't go changing fluids before the trip.
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The scangauge2 is available @ autozone.com for $159
that's where I got mine.
If you have time, go to amazon.com and check it out.
Wait a week, they'll send you a $10 coupon (via email)
to use to buy it. I don't recall the code
(apparently everyone gets the same code to use)
You'll have to program in the TFT and EOT (trans fluid temp, eng oil temp)
sensors since they are ford specific. The codes are available on-line
in the manual (Ford 6.0 section). Good luck!
that's where I got mine.
If you have time, go to amazon.com and check it out.
Wait a week, they'll send you a $10 coupon (via email)
to use to buy it. I don't recall the code
(apparently everyone gets the same code to use)
You'll have to program in the TFT and EOT (trans fluid temp, eng oil temp)
sensors since they are ford specific. The codes are available on-line
in the manual (Ford 6.0 section). Good luck!
Posting Guru
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From: Charles Town, WV
Will Scangauge read our diesel specific codes and ABS codes? I see you said 'some' codes or is a generic reader? I wonder if it would still be useful for me, I do have AE on the way.
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Lead Driver
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From: Ouray, CO
I was simply pointing out that the 3rd party ODBII scanners aren't
necessarily able to read all the codes from the various
systems that the dealer equipment can read.
The tech's will have to explain more....
necessarily able to read all the codes from the various
systems that the dealer equipment can read.
The tech's will have to explain more....
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Epfire, welcome to the ex club! I also live in mn & bought mine on 1/1/10, and have never owned a better truck. I use power service diesel kleen(fleetfarm) in the gray bottle, 16 oz per tank.The po used dino oil, i use rotella syn 5-40 c6 from menards/walmart. change both fuel filters every 10k & oil @ 5k.I have an edge insite gauge with exhaust probe. The stock gauges are way off/slow to change. There is a wealth of info on this web site, with people willing to help out.Enjoy
your new truck!
your new truck!
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Congrats on the new X, and welcome to the forum! I have had my 2001 for almost 5 years and love it.
I would definitely change the oil, as that is the life blood of the powerstroke. And I agree with eventually changing them all out..but I would just check all the fluid levels before going on a trip. I would also have the charging system and batteries checked. At that age..the batteries might be worn out. I would also make sire all the tires are balanced and at the right pressure. These were all issues I had when I bought mine.
I would definitely change the oil, as that is the life blood of the powerstroke. And I agree with eventually changing them all out..but I would just check all the fluid levels before going on a trip. I would also have the charging system and batteries checked. At that age..the batteries might be worn out. I would also make sire all the tires are balanced and at the right pressure. These were all issues I had when I bought mine.
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