This is exactly what my plan is. Avoiding long block and dealer altogether if possible.I donāt know why everyone gets hung up on this 20-30k for an engine thing. If you want a new factory long block installed by Ford, then sureā¦but this engine doesn't require pixie dust to put it together.
if you pop the thing, pull it and send it off to someone like RPG on the west coast, or that other group on the east coast (Florida?) and either of them can get you up and running for way less then that
^this!
Not quite the 6.2, but my buddies 2023 3500 diesel sent a rod through something in the cold weather a few weeks back. I say something because my buddy didn't look, and the dealer has had it 3 weeks now and still not gotten it up on a lift, but did say he would get a new engine. Not sure how that works. Also told him months for a new engine to show up.
On the bold, no guarantees there. With its latest issue, my '19 F150 now holds the crown of most unreliable vehicle I've bought new.Not quite the 6.2, but my buddies 2023 3500 diesel sent a rod through something in the cold weather a few weeks back. I say something because my buddy didn't look, and the dealer has had it 3 weeks now and still not gotten it up on a lift, but did say he would get a new engine. Not sure how that works. Also told him months for a new engine to show up.
He is now moving to a Ford. Finally.
Took him long enough to make the move LOL. I was and still am a GM guy (my wife has a GMC SUV) but I love my Mustang and will probably to continue to buy Ford. Some of these engine issues that GM has been having is really disappointing. Not that Ford doesnāt have their own issues but I talked to a Chevy dealer friend of mine this morning and he said theyāre hearing it could be several months (he said heās been up to 6 potentially) before some people get engine replacements. Thatās unacceptable IMO.Not quite the 6.2, but my buddies 2023 3500 diesel sent a rod through something in the cold weather a few weeks back. I say something because my buddy didn't look, and the dealer has had it 3 weeks now and still not gotten it up on a lift, but did say he would get a new engine. Not sure how that works. Also told him months for a new engine to show up.
He is now moving to a Ford. Finally.
I am a Ford fan, after being a GM fan for years. But yes, objective me says they all have issues, so it's more a matter of which issue do you want to deal with if you keep the vehicle past warranty?
I've been pro-Ford for 35+ years, and my current truck has me questioning my allegiance. Before this one they've all been great, particularly my '04 F150, which was never in the shop once in the near decade I had it outside a clockspring recall. Roll the dice!I am a Ford fan, after being a GM fan for years. But yes, objective me says they all have issues, so it's more a matter of which issue do you want to deal with if you keep the vehicle past warranty?
I have friends that work in R&D at both Ford and GM, and they said don't get another diesel (Based on my driving routine), get the gas. So now I have a 7.3 Ford. Time will tell!
well that sucks, as my ā18 F150 is exact opposite, I now have 120k on her since new and as rock solid as they come with the 5.0. Lemme guess, yours is a EcoBoost?
Nope, 5.0. A full set of cam phaser solenoids came at 20K miles. I got the 5.0 for the relative simplicity of it versus the EBs, with long term ownership in mind.
I had a '12 6.7 I deleted at 30k miles (I was 24 and single at the time, made perfect sense
). For the longest time I never saw another deleted diesel. I traded it at 247,000 miles last month. Only thing it ever needed was oil changes and the basic maintenance of a 3/4 ton truck.
Ugh.
