6.2 Disassembly Video
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I didn't hear anything about miles/hours. Anyways I thought it was a cool video and I like the hemi style heads.
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From what a few Ford dealers told me, they occasionally replace a spring or a shop orders one. One huge ford dealer here had one spring in stock. The service advisor told me he saw one major failure. He said compared to the issues in other motors, he wouldn't hesitate to buy one at any age. He also said the commercial 6.2Ls get their moneys worth, they are far from babied (but maintained). He told me One SD is used offroad in forestry and tows and hauls way above its paygrade at lower speeds. It is a 2011 and still in use.
I had one break in the DOHC in my sig. Was an easy replacement. It was also an issue in the early ones.
One issue is it is a very long spring. A fix I read was a shorter spring with a hat.
The Tundra 5.7 has spring failures too if you search. Very rare.
I guess if you change all 16 , maybe even video it, you are under a 2yr Ford warranty. No different than a oil filter that ruins your engine.
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Here this guy got a brand new Ford motor (supposedly the prior owner TT'ed the Raptor), Spring breaks when he drove it off the lot. The ford service guy told me if your springs last 200K, chances are they will last forever.
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Just think of how many 6.2Ls (and many others) never get to live out the life on their parts because the vehicle is retired for other reasons.
I buy a lot of used Fleet trucks for parts, yard trucks, or demo derby. Most of the trucks I buy come with full history reports, the powertrains are original and still going well north of 200k miles. The majority of the trucks I buy are retired and sold off because of body/frame rot and nothing to do with the powertrains. Its a shame because ive scraped too many of good 6.2L and other engines over the years because I cant find a buyer for a 200k plus mileage engine.
I buy a lot of used Fleet trucks for parts, yard trucks, or demo derby. Most of the trucks I buy come with full history reports, the powertrains are original and still going well north of 200k miles. The majority of the trucks I buy are retired and sold off because of body/frame rot and nothing to do with the powertrains. Its a shame because ive scraped too many of good 6.2L and other engines over the years because I cant find a buyer for a 200k plus mileage engine.
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