Hi all -

Happy new year! I have a 2003 f250 in great condition, 82k miles and I usually trade trucks @ 100k but this time around due to the state of the economy it looks like this truck is going to be making the run for 200k.

The truck is bone stock under the hood.

I recently did the icp sensor and an injector, and was wondering what the collective brain that is this board would consider the best bang for the buck and what should be done to make the 200k mark.

I use the truck as a semi-daily driver and to haul a large horse trailer, 16k, quite a bit.

Thanks All,

T

 

Well number 1 and most important is religious and consistent maintenance. I would consider a coolant filter as well. Make sure you have, or do yourself, a very good coolant flush first. Gauges as well, but I see them on your list. Talk to Matt at Gearhead about your SCT tunes and don't worry about studs...

 

Thanks Dlibson, I want to keep it running well as we go from Vegas to your neck of the woods , grantsburg wi, for the summer months.

 

Coolant filter for sure & gauges, watch ECT & EOT. Oil cooler pluging up on water side is about the biggest problem, EGR cooler will fail if water flow is insufficient!


Jim

 

Monitor the fuel prssure and don't run it if it ever drops to 45 psig.

 

Nice, we spend a lot of our summer in Danbury...

 

Put a new fuel pressure regulator on the engine. It is an easy fix and the Ford replacement part boost the pressure from the upper 40s to about 65 psi. A big killer of the injectors is low fuel pressure.

 

Keep it stock. My 2003 has 150K on it. I have gauges: EGT, Trans, boost. a bypass coolant filter from Dieselsite, a bypass oil filter from Frantz. I installed a Magnifine inline filter on the PS return and replaced the fluid with Dex VI.

I used to have injector sticktion in the morning, but after using Rev-x at the beginning of last winter, its gone.

I change the coolant +flush with distilled every 3 years.

My truck has all of the original parts except for the EGR valve which I replaced just for kicks last year.