I plant to, I took it to a shop and they said the fuel injector is bad, man that's expensive! Anyway once they change that there are going to do a compression check!

 

they need to program the injector code into the pcm.

 

While they have a open hole they need to put a bore scope in there to make sure there are no parts left in the cylinder.

 

Recommendation: do not crank, run this engine until you deal with (possible) internal engine damage. Visual first with borescope -- all signs / codes point to damage and I believe the damage has already occurred. Misfires, cyl bal contribution problems happen for any number of reasons with mechanical being one likely cause.

Early 6.7Ls are infamous for glow plug tip problems -- fragmentation frequently ended up in exhaust valves, taking out compression.

 

6.7's built before March 29th, 2011 had valve problems that broke the glow plug when they failed. The broken glow plug was just a symptom of the real issue.

 

I appreciate all the advice and information!

 

Yep, this is correct. The glow plugs did not cause these engine failure issues, it was just a way for a tech to confirm the exhaust valve issue for Ford so they didn't take the time to tear down the engine to learn what they already knew.

 

One of the reason I brought the F-250 is because they said you will get a half million miles on it, they lied! I got only 150k! Extremely disappointed!

 

Who is "they"? Someone here, the person selling the truck?

Bruce

 

I don't know who they are but all we can do as consumers is research the options as much as possible, be informed and make the decision each of us individually feel is the correct one at the time and take it from there (or start a business, make your own with a longer warranty for an affordable price and be prepared for customer service).

While this doesn't make the cost of repair less frustrating and stress-free, every manufacturer of vehicles and equipment break. I have not seen much talk of 2017+ having glow plugs break. You either get a well built vehicle with quality supplier parts that never goes to the shop for repairs for a long time or you are the few (compared to total built) who end up with a flawed component that causes a lot of expensive damage. There are a lot of these produced and the 6.7L Powerstroke has proven to be a good engine overall. My 2011 F250 has been far from problem free since it was built but I still think Ford F-Series has a better product.

Your next vehicle whether Ford, GM or Ram Trucks could be flawless or it too could become a nightmare. I used to be concerned about this but if I have a flawed component, there is nothing I could do related to a future failure to have prevented an issue when purchasing the truck. Hopefully my next one will not have as many issues, I certainly can decide to be frustrated if it does and make new decisions.

This doesn't mean we as consumers cannot be very disappointed, I think you should be disappointed. I'm disappointed with the various emissions systems with some of the same issues and early failures occurring across a number of model years even though many (probably most) others don't have issues. The disappointment added to the next round of decision making often means trying a different option or manufacturer to see what happens. I also think it's important to clearly share your disappointment with Ford (maybe your dealer is at least willing to listen and pass on), possibly this pushes Ford to further improve QC, if they really do want to listen to customers pain points.

 

Well Said
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