I have a 2017 F250….6.7….with 198k miles. I bought the S&S kit today with high hopes and the added level of comfort it will provide me. So, I called around to a couple of diesel shops today to get a install price and they all said….”no”. The general consensus was that it’s not needed….and that if your going to have a failure…it’s going to happen. A couple of the shops told me that 9 out of 10 fuel related repairs are covered under insurance….?

now I don’t know if I should send the kit back or just go ahead and do the install…

your thoughts?

 

Nobody claims that it will prevent a failure, so the shops are right in saying that, but it will lessen the blow to your wallet in the event of a failure. As far as insurance covering it, it would depend on your insurer and if it was belived to be bad fuel, or vandalism. If it is just that the CP4 wore out from age and failed, well, I wouldn't expect insurance to cover it.

At 198k you might consider replacing the HPFP, even then, I would still consider adding the DPK a wise investment.

 

Replace the CP4 Pump?

 

Depending on how proactive you want to be. What was your motivation for considering the DPK?

 

Just fell down a rabbit hole reading where people are installing them for insurance. That’s the only reason.

I have never heard of anyone replacing the hpfp…

 

Cp4 repair under insurance….there have been cases where the insurance companies did not cover it.


i installed one a year ago on my truck and I gave 8yr/125k extended with ford AND, my insurance has a repair coverage rider …..but all that is subjective and they may or may not cover it.

 

Right, usually not until metal particles are found (or some known contaminant was introduced). So the way I see it is, either replace it prior to that or, have a DPK to catch that debris and minimize the collateral damage. Doing neither could lead to a more extensive and expensive repair. But, if you are betting on insurance paying then none of it really matters.

 

It’s a 50/50 shot on the DPK saving the injectors. An Exergy MPROP would help protect against pump piston/bore carnage making it to the injectors. At the end of the day, both routes do lessen the chance of complete system failure.

At that mileage, if you are going in that deep, it’s just a couple hours extra to swap the pump. They aren’t that expensive.

 

The irony of all of this is……I sold my F150 that had 287k miles on it….to get a F250 diesel that will make 500k. Didn’t know I would have to replace major components for preventative maintenance to make that happen.

 

I must be pricing a different pump…because the ones I’m looking at are around $1,000.


this might be the last diesel in my driveway…lol

 

If you bought it go for it.

 

I bought this from Amazon….super easy to return…..just trying to decide what to do. Any of you installed this?

 

Like mentioned above, it’s important to understand that a DPK won’t prevent a fuel pump failure. It doesn’t claim to and isn’t designed to. It protects everything past the fuel pump by filtering out the tiny metal shavings that occur when the CP4 does grenade. Understanding this, it’s not hard to see that it is worth it because that’s the point where things get stupid expensive… and Ford can be good at getting out of those repairs. I want one for my truck… the only reason I don’t have one is because it’s a bit daunting at how much comes off to get to the pump… it doesn’t look hard, there’s several YouTube videos that document it well, but it’s just a lot of stuff. I will eventually install one though, most likely next spring. These fuel pumps can cause a lot of expensive troubles, so I don’t see why you wouldn’t want one if you’re running a 6.7, however it’s not a requirement. I’d say it’s a fairly small percentage of these 6.7’s running around with DPK’s. It just depends on how cautious you want to be.

 

I would replace the CP4 at that mileage and roll on.

 

Yup.

Return what you bought thru Amazon and swap out for a new CP4 if you want to be proactive.