Diesel, diesel, diesel, BLAH…Blah…blah…blah…blah……….. I guess if I had spent all that money on one, I’d have to justify it in my head too.

 

Another "detractor" exposes himself.

 

^^^Case in point^^^

 

An electronic rev limiter does not make the 7.3L engine a different version but again more wrong and misunderstood information from FishOnOne. I was really hoping you would have wanted one of the vacant spots I offered to actually take the Ford course on the 2023 F series and learn from Ford and not YouTube or other media sources.

You provide me a lifter failure 7.3L and ill gladly spend my time diagnosing why it failed, I just have not seen one yet or know of anyone in the Ford Tech circle I associate with who has.

 

All they can provide is diesel lip service!

 

That was a copy/paste from gazzilla wrong and misunderstood information and you sounded like you were the expert so I asked for a simple answer for everyone to understand. I'll be the first to admit I don't know the real root cause, and I'm certain many Ford techs don't know either.

 

I have read this whole thread along with all the other threads about the so call catastrophic failures of the 7.3L as I have one. I think after reading all of them most rational people can agree that there have been lifter and plug wire failures on a very few of the earlier models(more plug wires than lifter) and very few if any on later models. As far as the diesel vs gas argument I will say this they both have their place. If the diesels were the diesels of old I would have a diesel truck. The main reason I have a gas truck is they are flat-out more reliable. no question. I was in charge of the maintenance of a large fleet for a utility company for 30 years. We had both gas and diesel in regular and medium-duty trucks We had cats, Cummins Ford, and international engines in a variety of medium-duty trucks. Along with Ford, Chevy, and Dodge with gas and diesel engines in standard trucks. The thing that all the newer diesel trucks with after-treatment systems had in common was multiple issues that at best required consistent maintenance and at worst would put them into derate or stopped by the side of the road requiring a trip to the dealer to clear. I use my truck primarily for towing my 34' BP toy hauler on vacation and the last thing I want to deal with is an emissions failure that will send me to the dealer ruining my vacation time. Again if I towed heavy I would have a diesel because there is no comparison between the power of it and the gas motor. If you don't need the extra torque of a modern diesel why spend the money and put up with the problems that the complexity of modern diesel creat?

 

There is no honest, prior diesel owner who tows with a 7.3L gas that will ever be going back.

 

I made that call with Fords 6.8l/5spd in my F550s that would tow 30k. Had a 7.3L F550 for just shy of six months before I sold the whole business.

 

Too bad this degenerated to a gas vs. diesel thread.

Thread closed.

 

Not to scare you but, My 2022 F350 7.3 gas ran perfectly for 71,005 miles highway miles , regular oil changes, then last Friday started making a clicking noise, took it in today they say it needs a new motor. Of course the warranty was only for 60,000. I would advise having them go over it before the warranty is up, I am not sure if that would have helped me any since I didn’t notice any symptoms until last week.
Good luck.

 

getting yours checked at 59,995 miles would have been a waste of money. At that point they can't fix what isn't broke.

 

Sorry. Unlikely but hopefully it’s a simple, inexpensive repair.

When was your truck built?

 

It's -26 degrees actual here as I sit writing this comment. The diesels are all stationary because of the cold . . . nothing like trying to change a gel'd fuel filter alongside the freeway. That is not an anti-diesel statement; just a fact. It is a factor in engine choice for some.

 

Can we stop the bickering fellas? That would be delightful...