you should always use a cetane booster( i use diesel kleen) its cheap insurance if you ask me, and if you do regular maintence youll be fine!
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oh please.. these things are great, long as u take care of them, like everything else.
use the severe duty maint schedule.. 5k on oil changes, 10k on fuel filters.
sure, we'd ALL love the new 6.7's...
and sure, I'd like better mileage..
Sam
use the severe duty maint schedule.. 5k on oil changes, 10k on fuel filters.
sure, we'd ALL love the new 6.7's...
and sure, I'd like better mileage..
Sam
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Don't know who told you that, but they must not know much about the 6.4.. What exactly were you told?
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This came from the ford guys who do nothing but display ford diesels and answer questions at shows all over the us.I talked to them yesterday in ennis TX at the NHRA event.I was told to put cetain in every tank of fuel , not to let it idle for more than five minutes and not to poke around,(run it hard,thats what it was built for).And to always run motor craft oil if you can imagine that from the ford guys!
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Must have been a truck salesman talking , not knowing what he was talking about! I have been very pleased with mine! 92,000 miles (3 repairs)
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well then I must be driving something else. I have 42K on mine, just got back from another camping trip.
Most of my miles are towing heavy.
Maint. is key to any....gas, diesel or even your weed eater or it will be a pile of junk.
Those guys are salemen only. If you DON'T drive your diesel hard you will have problems.
Most of my miles are towing heavy.
Maint. is key to any....gas, diesel or even your weed eater or it will be a pile of junk.
Those guys are salemen only. If you DON'T drive your diesel hard you will have problems.
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Yes, it's junk...I'll give you 10 large for it. Sorry, you're going to have to take a loss on it....
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as for cetane additive, some of us do, and some of us don't. on the newer trucks (06 and up) it doesn't seem to make a difference like it did before. some swear by it, others see no difference.
IF you're going to idle for an hour, then use the high idle mod (hook two wires together if you have the upfitter switches on the dash. )
the newer trucks with more emissions stuff don't take well to extended idling (hours and hours, or days like some in the north oil fields do over the winter)..
and as mentioned, they are meant to work. not sit around.
everyone seems to strongly recommend staying with ford oil & fuel filters. (I do my own fuel filters, but have ford change the oil).
I love my 08 6.4l dually. its amazing!..
Sam
IF you're going to idle for an hour, then use the high idle mod (hook two wires together if you have the upfitter switches on the dash. )
the newer trucks with more emissions stuff don't take well to extended idling (hours and hours, or days like some in the north oil fields do over the winter)..
and as mentioned, they are meant to work. not sit around.
everyone seems to strongly recommend staying with ford oil & fuel filters. (I do my own fuel filters, but have ford change the oil).
I love my 08 6.4l dually. its amazing!..
Sam
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