6.4? idk
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6.4? idk
I'm about to buy a 2008 f250 with a 6.4l diesel. But I havnt heard that many good things about the engine. The truck only has 46000 miles on it. It runs fine now and it shows 13 miles to a gallon but I'm still not sure. Any help or suggestions?
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lie o meter is just an average and not very accurate. Have you driven the truck? How does it run?
Things to check are tail pipes, should be clean to maybe a little grayish. Degas bottle. Should be the ford gold coolant. Check the level.
Radiator seams. Check all up and down the seams and down at the frame rail for rust and moisture.
46K miles...how many hours on the truck? You want to have an average speed of around 35 mph.
Things to check are tail pipes, should be clean to maybe a little grayish. Degas bottle. Should be the ford gold coolant. Check the level.
Radiator seams. Check all up and down the seams and down at the frame rail for rust and moisture.
46K miles...how many hours on the truck? You want to have an average speed of around 35 mph.
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I've driven it and sounds good. I have already looked at the radiator but I didn't know exactly what I was lookin for. and the frame rail? Has far as hours go, I was told it was a daily driver for one of those people that get a new truck every 50k miles.
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Look throught the front bumper, just above the tow hooks. That location is the bottom of the radiator.
Also you might want to just crawl under the truck and have a look and see if you see anything funny.
This truck is an excellent hwy or towing machine. With that being said mpg's is not the strong suit.
I get 13 city and 17-18 hwy unloaded. I have 3.73 gears.
Also you might want to just crawl under the truck and have a look and see if you see anything funny.
This truck is an excellent hwy or towing machine. With that being said mpg's is not the strong suit.
I get 13 city and 17-18 hwy unloaded. I have 3.73 gears.
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Yes radiator is in there at an angle..designed that way I think so they could fit it in there. It is big. Moves 100 gpm through the system. Has to be.
If at a ford dealer, have then pull an oasis report so you can look at it. See what has been done to it. Verify that the warranty is still intact.
If at a ford dealer, have then pull an oasis report so you can look at it. See what has been done to it. Verify that the warranty is still intact.
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It sounds pretty good, follow Steves lead here. With 46K, you are still under warranty for the big stuff. Fuel mileage is not a strong point and city driving economy is horrible. Pullng with this machine is a dream. As stated, 13-14 average city and 16-17 hiway, overall average is usually around 15 and pulling 11k 5er I get 9-10 mpg. That is pulling at 65 and no faster and not getting on it from a dead stop. I was always raised that Diesel engines are not HOT RODS but are work machines not speed machines. Sounds like you may be on to a good used machine. Reseach it and then research it again and you will be ok.
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That seems reasonable, I'm selling mine with 50K on it w/ spartan dpf delete for 29K. Super cab short box 4x4. But I'm not really in your neighborhood.