Out with the old
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Out with the old
Traded my 2008 Duramax/ally LT 78,xxx miles.
For those of you that believe the Diesel economics, BS! At least in may case.
Mine was deleted, MBRP with efiLive tune, still never seen 20mpg.
In 19 months of owning that truck I spent $2,838 in repairs. I bought it with 48k drove 30k in 18 months, YEA.
Power steering pump failed
Torsion Key broke
Master cylinder leaked
Brakes chattered
Tranny lines leaked
Rear seal in the ally leaked
Body control module
ECM module
New and first Ford in 20 years:
2013 Fx4, Eco, Screw, 3.55 eLocker, etc...
So far pulling 14.8 in town with 100 miles on the clock.
For those of you that believe the Diesel economics, BS! At least in may case.
Mine was deleted, MBRP with efiLive tune, still never seen 20mpg.
In 19 months of owning that truck I spent $2,838 in repairs. I bought it with 48k drove 30k in 18 months, YEA.
Power steering pump failed
Torsion Key broke
Master cylinder leaked
Brakes chattered
Tranny lines leaked
Rear seal in the ally leaked
Body control module
ECM module
New and first Ford in 20 years:
2013 Fx4, Eco, Screw, 3.55 eLocker, etc...
So far pulling 14.8 in town with 100 miles on the clock.
More Turbo
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From: Estevan, Saskatchewan
I worked at a quick lube in 04 for a few years. the chevy's were always leaking oil somewhere! be it at the tranny, seals, cooling lines, etc etc!
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Congrats on your new truck!!
I hope it accomplishes everything you are looking for and is as reliable as I believe them to be. We all know things happen to all makes of vehicles and dread having to get the one that has all the issues. I will be buying a F150 because I believe they are the best built truck on the market...I am no fan boy as I own a Toyota Sequoia at the moment. My Sequoia is extremely reliable and doesn't leak or burn a drop of oil with 148,000 miles on it. I can't wait to get the ecoboost and effortlessly pull our 3,200 lbs boat around!! (Especially looking forward to the 6speed select shift transmission!!)
I hope it accomplishes everything you are looking for and is as reliable as I believe them to be. We all know things happen to all makes of vehicles and dread having to get the one that has all the issues. I will be buying a F150 because I believe they are the best built truck on the market...I am no fan boy as I own a Toyota Sequoia at the moment. My Sequoia is extremely reliable and doesn't leak or burn a drop of oil with 148,000 miles on it. I can't wait to get the ecoboost and effortlessly pull our 3,200 lbs boat around!! (Especially looking forward to the 6speed select shift transmission!!)
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I had this issue with my GMC Envoy 5.3L. It would drip oil in my garage and would sometimes smell like burning oil. Turned out they had to replace the rear main seal and repair the block porosity with RTV sealant.
On the Envoys, the engine oil pan and front differential are one piece, which is connected to a front sub-frame, so they basically had to take half of the front end of the truck apart to repair the issue. Cost would have been over $2,500, but luckily I had an extended warranty.
Between that block porosity issue, piston slap, issues with dexcool, and so on I shy away from modern GM small blocks a bit. I've actually had much better luck with Ford's mod motors, despite the whole blown spark plug fiasco.
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From: Estevan, Saskatchewan
GM had a big problem with a lot of their aluminum block engines (2003-2010). There was a casting flaw that would cause them to leak oil from the rear main seal. They issued a TSB for "block porosity," but never any kind of recall.
I had this issue with my GMC Envoy 5.3L. It would drip oil in my garage and would sometimes smell like burning oil. Turned out they had to replace the rear main seal and repair the block porosity with RTV sealant.
On the Envoys, the engine oil pan and front differential are one piece, which is connected to a front sub-frame, so they basically had to take half of the front end of the truck apart to repair the issue. Cost would have been over $2,500, but luckily I had an extended warranty.
Between that block porosity issue, piston slap, issues with dexcool, and so on I shy away from modern GM small blocks a bit. I've actually had much better luck with Ford's mod motors, despite the whole blown spark plug fiasco.
I had this issue with my GMC Envoy 5.3L. It would drip oil in my garage and would sometimes smell like burning oil. Turned out they had to replace the rear main seal and repair the block porosity with RTV sealant.
On the Envoys, the engine oil pan and front differential are one piece, which is connected to a front sub-frame, so they basically had to take half of the front end of the truck apart to repair the issue. Cost would have been over $2,500, but luckily I had an extended warranty.
Between that block porosity issue, piston slap, issues with dexcool, and so on I shy away from modern GM small blocks a bit. I've actually had much better luck with Ford's mod motors, despite the whole blown spark plug fiasco.
not once did I see a ford/dodge/etc come in with those problems. chevy with the 8.1L never had those issues either.
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GM had a big problem with a lot of their aluminum block engines (2003-2010). There was a casting flaw that would cause them to leak oil from the rear main seal. They issued a TSB for "block porosity," but never any kind of recall.
I had this issue with my GMC Envoy 5.3L. It would drip oil in my garage and would sometimes smell like burning oil. Turned out they had to replace the rear main seal and repair the block porosity with RTV sealant.
On the Envoys, the engine oil pan and front differential are one piece, which is connected to a front sub-frame, so they basically had to take half of the front end of the truck apart to repair the issue. Cost would have been over $2,500, but luckily I had an extended warranty.
Between that block porosity issue, piston slap, issues with dexcool, and so on I shy away from modern GM small blocks a bit. I've actually had much better luck with Ford's mod motors, despite the whole blown spark plug fiasco.
I had this issue with my GMC Envoy 5.3L. It would drip oil in my garage and would sometimes smell like burning oil. Turned out they had to replace the rear main seal and repair the block porosity with RTV sealant.
On the Envoys, the engine oil pan and front differential are one piece, which is connected to a front sub-frame, so they basically had to take half of the front end of the truck apart to repair the issue. Cost would have been over $2,500, but luckily I had an extended warranty.
Between that block porosity issue, piston slap, issues with dexcool, and so on I shy away from modern GM small blocks a bit. I've actually had much better luck with Ford's mod motors, despite the whole blown spark plug fiasco.
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