I just bought a 2012 f250 4door. Traded in my 7.3. Any info on these trucks would be great. What are some things I can do to prevent costly repairs. I did purchase the extended warranty from Ford after reading about costly repairs.

 

Regular maintance for one. Can't neglect a modern diesel.

Only OEM fuel and oil filters. Drain the fuel/water separator at least monthly and watch your fuel source. Buy from high volume locations only.

I always check my fluids weekly and do visuals of everything.

 

Make sure the DEF goes into the DEF fill port, and Diesel goes into the Diesel fill port. This is a problem with Fords and RAMs since both trucks have DEF and Fuel behind a single door. If you do get any DEF into the fuel tank, DO NOT DRIVE it, have it towed. Pay the relatively measly 700 bux to drop the tank and clean it. Otherwise, you have a potential 10k+ bill if you don't. Just a friendly heads-up .

Welcome and PICS or it didn't happen!

 

speaking about the def...get the ford fill spout. Its design allows for no spilling or overfilling of the def.

 

As far as DEF goes - I just top off at the truck stop. It is a PITA because they don't accept credit cards at the truck lanes (only ones with DEF), so it requires two trips in and out of the store - one round to pre-pay and turn the pump on, and one to complete the transaction after filling and get my receipt. Only having to do it once ever few months though isn't a bad thing. I find the truck lane pumps fill easy and I don't have to juggle the bottles or jugs. Before I'd buy the 2.5 gallon jugs of Blue DEF.

Another thought is fuel additives. I run the Ford/Motorcraft PM22 in every tank - 7oz for a full, or close to full, fill. I don't worry about measuring it exact - 7oz more than covers the tank capacity.

Water separator - as others have pointed to, drain it regularly. I drain mine each and every tank - even when on a long trek. The only time on a trip I have neglected it is when I was stuck filling up in a downpour in the middle of Illinois or Indiana at 10:00 at night. It was either fill up in the rain or wait all night for the rain to clear. Given I had to get back to work I couldn't wait so draining the water separator did

Oil changes at 5k, fuel filters at 15k, no if's, and's, or but's about it. I test my oil at Blackstone every change, mostly for my peace of mind. I think it is a good picture as to what is going on in the engine. If something is out of whack it should show up, and that may be an early indication of a bigger problem (have not had one yet - 47000+ miles and counting).

You will notice that there is an "exhaust filter cleaning" message that comes up on the screen once in a while. If it comes on watch your instant fuel mileage. On the open road (highway, cruising down a state route at 55+mph) you should be over the 20mpg line. In regen mode you'll be down around the 10. It may take about 10-15 miles for the filter to clean out, as noted by the instant fuel mileage going back up to normal.

*Don't cut off regens routinely. They may start after a short warm-up period, but if you are going a short distance the cycle will not be able to complete. If you keep the cycle up of not completing the regens the DPF will clog and need to be replaced.

Light driving - you will probably see a clogged EGR in your future. If you haul a lot somewhat routinely you should get the engine up to high enough temps that it takes care of some of the soot build up. If not, the EGR can collect soot and clog.

 

Congrats...Agreeing with Jus2shy; Pics or it didn't happen!!!

 

I concur, pics or it didn't happen!

 

Gratz, yes pics would be nice,

Troy

 

Did someone mention pics..?

 

I am working on pics! the mobile site in not working on my phone and my PC is not liking my iphone right this minute . just hold tight guys

 

Congrats on the 2012. I like the 6.7 engine, that thing is so quiet. Most folks don't even know it is a diesel. Regular maintenance would be top of the list , stay on it and adhere to the schedule.

Always make sure you are getting good diesel fuel for it, buy it from a place or places you trust and not someone who has had it sitting in the holding tanks for 2 years that's for sure

 

Congrats on the new truck! You will love the power and ride of the newer trucks. My 7.3 is nice, my 6.4 was a beast, but this 6.7L is off the chain! Use only FORD filters for fuel and oil. I bought DEF from my dealer cheaper than I can buy it anywhere else and like Senix said, get the Ford filler nozzle. Buy you a scanner that read these diesels and and look up Kper's codes and print them out. Might not hurt to buy an extra EGT sensor($35 from a dealer) to carry with you and a 13mm line wrench. I am going to take my sensors out and put anti-seize on the threads when I put in my airbags and air system next week. That might stop having them break off in the exhaust. Drive the day lights out of the truck. They like that!!!

 

Congrads on the new truck...Still waiting on the pictures...

 

how do you post pictures on here? I have done it in the past but cant seem to get this to work this time

 

This should help there is a whole topic on this, User Gallery & Picture Display Help


https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-tutorial.html

Troy