Hey Im looking at purchasing a used 2004 Powerstroke(I work at the dealership and can get it for cost). It is a Crew cab, long bed, 4X4 with less than 8000 miles on it. I was hoping that someone could find the time to run the vin number and tell me the history of this truck. Thanks for your time.
vin: 1FTNW21P94EB41623

 

Go to the 6.0 forum and you will have more luck. There is a couple of ppl that can do that for ya.

 

try sending your vin to PSD6.0 he has looked up a ton of stuff for me in the past...oh, and good luck getting a deal at your dealership: they make $$$ on EVERYONE!

 

Gotcha covered....

Two replaced injector, new EGR valve and reflash, and replaced timing gear (rear plate seal) cover for oil leak....nothing major or out of the ordinary.

Chances are the first owner was disappointed with the reflash; it has a flash that is one unit too old. I would say there will be no mechanical problems with the truck; if there is anything wrong, it will be computer issues. The new flashes (the GOOD ones) are out; have the tech at work reflash it now and take it for a test drive. If it drives well, IMO, it will be fine

Keep in mind, this truck has a 2003 MY engine in it, so expecting no problems to show up on OASIS is unrealistic. Like I said, drive it, and I think you will be satisfied.

txhntr, I beat him to it...I was making my weekly visit here to antagonize the gassers

 

LMAO... nothing out of the ordinary!?!

If my engine of choice weren't any more reliable than that, I don't think I'd be trying to antagonize anyone.

 

thanks that info is a lot of help. the main thing im not sure of is the long bed but now i can work on that decision. i guess for the right price . . .

 

Alot of the 6.0's have issues...the first ones were BAD, the later ones are better but not perfect.

They smoke, run erratically, stutter, shutter, cut off, jump at idle, have ALL SORTS of electronic bugs and faulty sensors, and are generally a pain in the butt, but it is NOT a reliability issue.

Check my gallery. That destroyed engine brought my butt 12 miles home running on the remains of 3 cylinders, still was able to maintain nearly 70 mph on the highway (burning coolant and oil the whole way), and was STILL running when I pulled in the driveway and parked it. Both engines that have been in my truck have had more chemicals sprayed through them that what you can find under your kitchen sink- not ONE TIME has the truck ever left me stranded anywhere. The problems are not reliability problems, they are drivability problems. They are not due to inherent design failure or engineering flaws; they are periodic issues inherent to the complexity of the systems of operations and WILL, sooner or later, get the bugs worked out of them.

They have issues....however, they WILL get you to your destination and back, and in a FAST sort of way.

Show me a 5.4 or 6.8 running off 3 cylinders; and I'll go back to a gasser

 

Sorry, seems the gas engines have an overwhelming tendency to run on ALL of their cylinders. Maybe we can go out and sabatoge a few to see if they'll react the same as a typical 6.0L.

In all seriousness-
gotdiesel, you say that you work at the dealership. Assuming it's a Ford dealerhsip, can't you or one of your co-workers run the VIN? Maybe talk to the mechanics to see what they think about the truck. Also ask for the previous owner's name & phone number. Contact them and see what they say about the truck. There might be more wrong than what's shown by the computers.

Personally, I'd be very suspect of any vehicle (regardless of engine) that is so new & has already been "dumped" by the owner. It could be a case where they just couldn't afford to make the payments, but it's more than likely that they were tired of the headaches... and I wouldn't want to inheret them! Sometimes, good deals aren't as good as they appear.

 

Nomo! How true! How true! watch out for those deals!

Antagonize gassers ! not the right thing to do !
Their lucky we even let them in here! they always smell bad and there noisy as h--

Rich

 

I've got a crew cab long bed and let me tell you, it's a pain to drive. I traded a 2002 GMC 2500HD Crew Cab long bed 4x4 for the 2004 F350 crew cab long bed 4x4. I drove the GMC everyday. I put 37K on it in two years. I've had the Ford for 6 months and only have 5K on her. I drive the minivan most of the time now.
I'm not sure what exactly makes it so difficult to drive. It's just about the smae size as my last truck. Stock the Ford sits higher but, I didn't keep the GMC stock.
I think what makes this truck difficult for me is the mirrors. I've got the towing mirrors which stick out pretty far. I work in Newport, RI which has a lot of narrow streets left over from Colonial times and I'm always in danger of hitting a vehcile going the other way or a mailbox or telephone pole set too close to the road.
It just stinks to spend $35K on a beautiful new truck and then drive a 12 year old minivan most of the time.
Make sure you are comfortable driving the truck before you buy it.