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May 26, 2013 | 10:50 AM

riden82

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I was running my 11 250 hard yesterday, did 731 miles in one day running highway the entire time with a small trailer 5 to 5500k truck did fantastic. But got home after sunset so didnt notice till this morning i had a very, very small amount of coolent on the ground. looked under the bumper on the driver side just abovet the frame on the corner of the radiator i notice looks to be a very small leak. I have just under 40k on the truck, guess ill take it to the dealer tuesday.

Has anyone had any issues with the coolent system? and if so did ford cover the repair after 36k?

May 26, 2013 | 11:08 AM

lundman

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I have 125 000 kms on my 2011 f-250 and no leaks for me so far.

I doubt Ford would repair it free after the 36 000 miles warranty unless you have reported a problem with it before the 36 000 miles. I had an issue with my radio that Ford could not fix, although I had several dealerships try, even replacing the radio and some other electronics. But I had reported the problem before the warranty mileage had passed. So they continued to try to fix the problem well past my warranty mileage. BTW, they never did fix it and the problem continued for several months and then for some reason, now the radio works good and has for about a year. Go figure??

My biggest surprise when the Ford dealerships said "We can't figure out why it is doing it and what the problem is? Then they head mechanic looked right at me and said, "I give up."

May 26, 2013 | 03:31 PM

stro1965

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I think there have been quite a few leaky radiators.

May 26, 2013 | 05:17 PM

kper05

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Not as bad as the 6.4L's but yes, there have been issues with radiators on 6.7L's also.

May 27, 2013 | 04:44 PM

riden82

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I noticed today that it only leaks when the motor is at normal operating temps, if the truck is shut off it does not leak. i think at this point i may just call and talk to my dealer see what they say as far as warrenty goes, if not ill just keep an eye on it and replace it when it becomes a big issue. it is such a small amount of coolent. i noticed about a quarter size amount of coolent sunday morning after running the truck all day long a 70mph on saturday.

May 27, 2013 | 09:54 PM

Andrew010

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So wait to fix it until it becomes a bigger issue and leaves you on the side of the road??

That way you'll have the tow bill to go along with the repair bill!

May 27, 2013 | 11:00 PM

Painted Horse

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No, Radiator is only covered under the 36,000 mile / 3 year bumper to bumper

Maybe if you get right in the dealer may cut you some slack since you are only at 40k. You wait till 50k and its much harder for them to get it covered.