Is it worth 16k? Cause if it blows that's about what you'll have in it. You might get lucky and get in it early enough to fix it before it hurts anything else. 6.4 trucks are know to hydro lock and bend a rod
buying a 2008 6.4 with a engine tick.
hi all, i found this 2008 ford f350 6.4 4x4 for $8000 CDN which is a steal of a price, but reason for it is that it has an engine tick. is has 288,000km's on it. just thought i'd ask should i stay clear of it or does this sound like a steal of a deal?
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6.4 with a tick is the bomb getting ready to go off. If you can fix it yourself it will only cost a couple grand to fix. probably 4k US in parts if paying labor double it. At that point I would add probably another 4k to build it right.
Or it could be a loose rocker... Just sayin buy at your own risk
It's blown up!! if it runs ok but has a tick to it...I'd bet on a piston skirt scuffed off and a damaged cylinder wall! which pretty much means a short block or a lot of down time while you strip it down to the block and send it to a machine shop and have it punched out. if the truck is super clean, I'd easily give 5k for it. otherwise...walk away.
Hydrolock from what the head gaskets or what?Is it worth 16k? Cause if it blows that's about what you'll have in it. You might get lucky and get in it early enough to fix it before it hurts anything else. 6.4 trucks are know to hydro lock and bend a rod
I remembered they call lock up due to the egr cooler failing and allowing it to back through through the exhaust manifold and back through the exhaust valve.
Always seemed more logical to me that it would get ingested into the intake when the egr valve opens and it takes a big gulp.I remembered they call lock up due to the egr cooler failing and allowing it to back through through the exhaust manifold and back through the exhaust valve.
little water in fuel kills hpfp metal from hpfp hangs injector open and over fuels one cylinder either piston melts or hydrolocks "most common done 4 this year" or horizontal egr cooler fails and fills with coolant egr opened while driving engine gets big gulp of coolant rods bend / break seen 2 this year. I really wouldn't worry about either on engine with tick 99% of the ticks in 6.4's just need 14k overhaul because when you take the engine apart valve guide's are bad, valve stems worn out, bridge plates galled, rockers worn out, lifters ground down, hp turbo bearing bad, or was it because cam bearings, rod bearings, main bearings are bad I forget because they cyl walls are so worn block needs bored pistons are cracked, but im still not sure if I want to fix it because all the cracks in the block and head castings. But I already spent time cleaning all the sludge off the parts after timing cover cavitated and turned the oil to chocolate shake with glitter on top! Oh I only say this because I have 2 torn down right now and 3 more to do
that's how rods break or turn into a pretzelAlways seemed more logical to me that it would get ingested into the intake when the egr valve opens and it takes a big gulp.
It's a regen issue, fills the cylinder with fuel then you shut the truck off before regen is complete.... Fire it up with cylinders full of fuel... Bam bent rodHydrolock from what the head gaskets or what?
good god I have always heard the 6.4 was a good engine......No thankyou I will stick with my 6.6 yes guys I'm a duramax guy but I work on a lot of fords. Don't hate me lol I like ford pickups just not their engines
I've got a dmax aswell they have there own set of issues lolgood god I have always heard the 6.4 was a good engine......No thankyou I will stick with my 6.6 yes guys I'm a duramax guy but I work on a lot of fords. Don't hate me lol I like ford pickups just not their engines
232k miles
Waterpump
Cp3(twice)
Injectors (twice)
Transmission
Head gasket
Drive shaft
The entire frontend (twice)
Gauge cluster (3 times)
Drivers seat
Window motor (drivers twice)(pass once)
And a whole lot of other stuff.
I'm an owner and I will say I've had more issues with my dmax then either one of my powerstrokes (2) 2005's 1ton 191k 3/4 ton 92k
LOL I suppose I should have expected that rebutle in ford land lol. they all have their issues but not 17k in a duramax I have seen them go 200k with the piss beat out of them and not loose a head gasket. I believe a lot of it has to do with the tuning. too bad there wasn't efi live for ford.I've got a dmax aswell they have there own set of issues lol
232k miles
Waterpump
Cp3(twice)
Injectors (twice)
Transmission
Head gasket
Drive shaft
The entire frontend (twice)
Gauge cluster (3 times)
Drivers seat
Window motor (drivers twice)(pass once)
And a whole lot of other stuff.
I'm an owner and I will say I've had more issues with my dmax then either one of my powerstrokes (2) 2005's 1ton 191k 3/4 ton 92k
The head gaskets are the most recent repair, truck was running fine but loosing water I could see it coming out the sides of the heads went ahead and studed it while I was in there. My truck is running on efi live tuned by Idaho rob. I will still tell you my fords are overall better trucks. The only thing I like better is my dmax's cadillac ride. I'm not bias I just work them and my f350 is the best truck I've ever owned. It out pulls, out runs, and out performs my dmax. It also gets more complements.
I work on all 3. 4 if you add in a few vw tdi's I personally think dmax's are more reliable but they go down as hard as 6.4. Just finished lly 174k blown head gasket both heads cracked coolant in oil damaged bearings new long block 13k 100% stock. Also have lmm broken crankshaft 219k waiting customer approval. Not to mention lb7 crankcase full of diesel fuel 130k scheduled for Thursday and another lb7 220k needs pump and injectors for Tuesday. they all breakLOL I suppose I should have expected that rebutle in ford land lol. they all have their issues but not 17k in a duramax I have seen them go 200k with the piss beat out of them and not loose a head gasket. I believe a lot of it has to do with the tuning. too bad there wasn't efi live for ford.
yeah the random crank breaking issue is a strange one. Maybe this one 6.4 won't kill me but i wont do one again lol.
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