I took my minivan in to a shop I hadn't been to before to get safety/emissions done for the year. The owner/mechanic was sitting there doing some paperwork so I asked him if he got a lot of F250/350s in. Of course he said that he does get a lot of them in...no shocker.

Since it's about 50% a muffler shop, and being interested in possibly having something done with my exhaust, I asked him if he sees many 6.2l gas V8s in. He had no idea what I was talking about. I told him about when Ford started putting the engine in its trucks and he seemed to think I was crazy that there was this engine he wasn't familiar with that was basically the only gas option in the past 7 years' worth of Super Duty trucks. He then went on to say how he works on so many Fords because, well, "they typically need a lot of work done." I couldn't help but point out that maybe he didn't know what the 6.2l engine was about because they don't have a lot of issues and maybe he should rethink his stance a bit....then I changed the subject.

On a side not, towards the end of the discussion, I realized that he only had four fingers (three fingers and a thumb) because of falling 22 feet many years ago and trying to catch himself with his hand. He was in the process of training someone else how to run the shop because he was moving to Hawaii, where he mentioned his fingers function better. Aside from his bias against Fords, he was a pretty nice guy. Plus I was in and out in 23 minutes...a personal record (by far) for Safety/Emission checks in Utah.

That 23 minutes was actually packed with interesting encounters. The other one included a discussion with a man who delivers rodents for a living.

 

I'm surprised quite often by the people that have no idea of the 6.2 existing. A lot of people find out I bought a gasser and say that 5.4 or v10? When I tell them 6.2, they just look puzzled, or assume that's the v10.

 

Yeah, this guy assumed I was talking about the 6.8 V10, he tried to correct me.

 

I hardly ever listen to mechanics when it comes to anecdotal evidence about common issues.

If the only problem the 3.8L V6 ever had was .001% of all head gaskets failed, a mechanic would be quick to say "they blow a lot of head gaskets" - because they never see them for anything else, and there were so many 3.8L V6's produced.

Likewise with the modulars and spark plug issues. Ask any mechanic and he'll say "yeah, we get a lot of those" - because they NEVER see them for anything else OK, maybe a squeeky serpentine belt idler pulley - lol

Then, look at the number of Ford trucks on the road, and how much people use them for business, and how much they are abused by drivers, and then you'll realize that yeah, that mechanic sees a lot of Fords.

By definition, mechanics see vehicles with issues. When the #1 selling work truck is Ford, wouldn't you EXPECT to see a lot of them?

 

When I started truck shopping around Christmas last winter, I saw my first couple trucks advertised with the 6.2. I thought they were talking about the V10 and had mis-typed. Soon started learning about the 6.2 and eventually bought one. And I am a Superduty guy! Ford kind of snuck this one into the lineup without excessive fanfare.

 

100% agree. I new of the 6.2 in the f150, but it was 2013 before I realized they started putting it in the superduty. You still see no advertisement for them from ford, yet they are growing in popularity. The 6.2 is truly having earning its reputation.

 

I test drove a 2011 F250 CCSB with 4.30's back in 2011 and loved it. Thats what I plan on replacing my 7.3 with if/when it's needed.

 

on this forum.. I think his name is flatbed Ed.. 418,000 miles when his 2011 6.2L failed.. trans and final is original.. and had few repairs to truck since new.

on e-bay.. many 6.2L with 250k and over 300k. and still going.

 

I tried to make that exact point to a co-worker who worked as a mechanic for years. He hated Fords, worked on them all the time, he said

 

Yup, same thing applies to people coming to the V10 forum complaining about blowing plugs. The number of people that have it happen versus the number of V10's on the road has to be like 1:100,000. (ok, I'm exaggerating).

But if one person has it happen, it's all of 'em