2024 F250 6.8L annoying transmission whine!
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2024 F250 6.8L annoying transmission whine!
I have had my 2024 F250 STX 6.8 for 2 months now. Love the truck but the dang loud transmission whine drives me crazy! I’ve heard other 6.8s and mine is louder than others ive heard. Has anyone here gotten quieter after you put some miles on the truck? I have around 3500 miles now. Reminds me of a power steering pump whining.
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I have had my 2024 F250 STX 6.8 for 2 months now. Love the truck but the dang loud transmission whine drives me crazy! I’ve heard other 6.8s and mine is louder than others ive heard. Has anyone here gotten quieter after you put some miles on the truck? I have around 3500 miles now. Reminds me of a power steering pump whining.
Good luck, NYH1.
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are you sure its from the trans? only part sthat would make that noise are the front pump just under the convertor that also seals the insides or if it's at speed a bad planetary set deep inside
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I haven’t yet but will let them look at it when it goes for first service. Thanks
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Yeah I have checked and it’s definitely the pump on trans. After doing some searching I’ve read that some are just louder than others. Guess mine is the loud one.
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Mountain Pass
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So, the dealer is going to tell me to pound salt even though other trucks don't do it?
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Following this thread - as my 2026 7.3 does it - very loud and annoying. I am trying to take notice of other F-250's that I see idling in parking lots to see if it is truly "normal". Honestly, if some don't do it (which appears to be the case?) Ford should be responsible to fix those that do. The word "Some" in the SSM notice would seem to indicate not all of them do it.
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Not sure where you're from, but we are told to pound sand in TX. And yes, dealers like to tell owners that...
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somewhere in my forum travels I remember seeing a post where a transmission tech posted what the fix was but I can't find it again. He basically said most ford tech's don't know how to fix it and if they do, they don't want to be bothered.
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Gee, I wonder why they 10R140 isn't included in the SSM? After all, a genius in another thread just recently claimed the 10R100 and 10R140 were identical. 
Last edited by roadpilot; Jan 7, 2026 at 05:59 PM.