Idle Hours damage?
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Idle Hours damage?
I finally figured out how to check hours on Superduty we bought, A white 2015 crewcab 8' box 4x4 with a 6.2, it is a lease return which was used in Canada I think by gas line? It has 7822 miles but has 526 hrs, 340 idling, I don't know what was done on maintence in past, those total hrs at 40 mph would equate to over 21k miles, yikes, I wonder how many times they changed oil?
Any ideas if this would damage anything
Any ideas if this would damage anything
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in July I purchased a 2012. 6.2L
138,000 miles @ 4,100 hours. about 33 miles per hour... so a freeway truck.
idle hours is 610....
idle time adds very little wear to engine. as long as oil is OK...
138,000 miles @ 4,100 hours. about 33 miles per hour... so a freeway truck.
idle hours is 610....
idle time adds very little wear to engine. as long as oil is OK...
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I bought my 2008 V10 in July, I do believe 3500 hours when I purchased it with 114K, around 33 MPH average as well. For kicks, I checked a 2008 5.4 utility body truck at the construction co. I work for- Truck had 75,000 miles and had a tick over 10,000 hours! Still working every day though.
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That's a lot of idle time, but I wouldn't worry about it.
I walked away from a '13 with 2,400 idle hours on it. It was a Canadian import that had clearly seen some hard use from that among other signs. Your truck definitely has more wear than most at 7,800 miles, but hardly enough to be worried about IMHO.
I walked away from a '13 with 2,400 idle hours on it. It was a Canadian import that had clearly seen some hard use from that among other signs. Your truck definitely has more wear than most at 7,800 miles, but hardly enough to be worried about IMHO.
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On my 2010, you keep pushing on the rod that re-sets the trip odometer, oil change, fuel average, etc. until you come to engine hours.
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I just hit the setup button on steering wheel on my 15 XLT, can't remember if there was another step though.
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I have the same year truck and i hit the setup then hit the reset button and it will display all the info for you. just watch it closley as it flashes through everything quickly 
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Ill just post this here as I had a similar finding recently.
My new to me 2012 6.2 F250 has a total run of 3770 with 1600 being idle hours and it has 77,000 miles on it.
So it is averaging 20mph, which means city driving most likely?
I didnt know how to check this stuff prior to buying it. Having said that, most vehicles dont tell you this info anyways.
My new to me 2012 6.2 F250 has a total run of 3770 with 1600 being idle hours and it has 77,000 miles on it.
So it is averaging 20mph, which means city driving most likely?
I didnt know how to check this stuff prior to buying it. Having said that, most vehicles dont tell you this info anyways.
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