Well, I'm not going to try to talk you out of a diesel, but if you read my post that's going right now about the 6.4, 2008 pickup, you'll see I'm having some serious problems with my truck. Diesels are not cheap to keep them running. They are very expensive when things go wrong. I tow a 38 ft...
Here is some of the communications going on between Ford and the dealer mechanic:
Mechanic: Once at operating temperature and under load vehicle loses coolant threw degas cap. I checked for codes, no codes, pressure tested, did not lose pressure, test drove under load with pressure gauge...
No on the warranty. I'm like you on the service manager and the service advisor. I don't think they really know either. They have been told by Ford to drain all the oil and to pressure up the cooling system. If it leaks coolant, could be a cracked head or cracked block. This is coming from the...
I have my 2008, Ford 6.4 at the Ford garage. I took it in because it was puking coolant while towing my 5th wheel. Ford garage did the compression test and checked the computer to see if egr cooler. They said everything was fine with the egr cooler, but problem was a head gasket. Cab was lifted...
UPDATE: Well I received word from Ford garage that my problem is the left side head gasket. They said egr cooler is fine. It's a bummer that I'm a little lighter in the wallet, but I know things could have been worst.
Thanks Dave. I hope you're right. The service tech kinda thought the same. It just really bugs me that there was nothing I can think of that I could have done to prevent or detect this problem. I'll let everyone know what the final results are.
Going home to Colorado from South Texas. I notice the coolant resivoir had puked out some coolant. I added approximately 1 1/2 gallon of mixed coolant. Got to Kerrville Tx and it had puked out some more, so I added more of the mix. Got to Carlsbad NM and stopped at Ford garage to purchase a new...