Pam, thanks for sharing the pics.
It's really not that big of a deal if the Tech does it regularly and gives a darn.
Good luck.

 

Thanks for sharing the photo Michael. I'm confused, did you use the 2015 injectors in the long block? and the 2011 turbo? or did it get the 2015 turbo as well?

I agree if I was keeping the truck the parts that wear and would need replacing, now is the time. However, if it was me, as I stated before, I would be looking to hold on to it, just long enough to get into a Job 2, 2017. Or at least long enough to see how the 2017's are doing in the wild.

But I am an techie kinda of person, so all the new electronic stuff on the 2017 is exciting. And of course, better headlights/lighting.

 

Nope. Only the long block. The injectors as well as all high pressure fuel components along with turbo got transferred onto the new engine as mentioned in post #29.

 

Wow. And here was an interesting opportunity to put a 2015 complete motor in a pre-2015 truck. Yeah I read post #29, but then you showed pictures of all the stuff you took out that looked like it might not be going back in.

 

Any update? Is the beast back together and do you still own it?

bruce...

 

Cool pictures!!!

 

I haven't heard from the dealership all week, but I will probably check by there at lunch today. I honestly don't expect the truck back until the middle of next week. Just a gut feeling.

 

This has been quite the interesting thread to follow. I'd be sick just seeing the cab off my truck, let alone with no motor in it, but I know Ford designed them to be easy to remove since the 6.4 guys have to pull cabs for almost any engine bay work. The pictures m-chan68 are awesome.

There's a solution for the lighting part of that equation.

 

Well, I didn't feel like checking in on her today - at this point I'm just apathetic. I'm really not all that anxious to have her back, for some reason. Tooling around in a Chrysler Town and Country while she's down, so maybe that's why? Not missing much in the way of creature comforts - although I do tend to drive it slower than I do Evelyn. Maybe it's the lack of visible hood? All I see out of the windshield is blacktop, and that's an odd sensation. I think I'm flying along and I check my speed - 65. WTH?

Although I did wish we had Evelyn this past weekend to pull the 16' flatbed loaded with 20' of tractor and mowing deck - hubby's F150 was pretty much at the top end of what it would tow "comfortably," and I use that term loosely. The strong crosswind didn't help much either. That sealed it for me, though - no more thoughts of downsizing! Definitely sticking with the SD. I just have to decide which one.

 

Josh - I have thought of doing that many times with the LED bars, especially because now they are coming down in price. And I have all those unused upfitter switches...

I still like a good set of headlights that can be used all the time though. The off road lightning isn't tops on my list and won't be an issue in the land of the midnight sun... When it becomes the land of the no sun (winter) is when it gets interesting.

I like the T&C minivans to rent, especially when we are on vacation tooling around. Would never own one though. And changing the height and how you see the road has an effect on how fast you drive as does the gas motor that revs higher.

Also, a friend of mine started with a dually for their fiver and ended up going to a class 5 unit. Basically it looked like an over the road rig with sleeping quarters to pull the fiver around. What they noticed when they drive it is that after having the power and brakes to handle a heavy load, the stability and weight of the pulling vehicle is a close third. Having the pulling vehicle weigh close to the trailer weight was a big plus.

The Point - While I have no doubt that today's F150's can pull a 10k trailer, a F350 SRW will let you do it with more confidence. And for me if I ever get a big fiver, I'll be going sailor_roy's route with a dually.

 

It's difficult to replace stability because of weight with technology. While technology and this much improved design is great and has had some big improvements to the point where I would push an F150 harder than any of the previous generations, the super duty makes towing much less stressful in the various conditions we all experience. The capability is there when it's needed.

 

Agree kper. Its Hard to overcome the laws of physics.

 

.....and I don't tow ANYTHING with my 2016 F-250. The whole point of my contribution to this thread was for two reasons. A) I was just hoping to shine some perspective on how relatively trouble free these engines have been from a dealer technician's standpoint, since their debut in the 2011 model year, with the fact that I personally have replaced ONE engine in the pictures I've posted. And B), the fact that the part number for a long block on my personal truck being identical to the one listed for a 2011 model year truck means there have been no noteworthy changes to the engine part of the equation itself since it's debut would also lead one to believe there hasn't been any NEED for improvement.

 

Not to stray too far off topic of the OP's thread, those of you so interested in the changes that occurred for 2015 onward, have a look here:

Coffee Table Books

Click on the link to the Coffee Table Book for 6.7L Power Stroke Updates.

 

Keep on posting m-chan. I enjoy your insights as a Ford Diesel/Senior/Master Tech...