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2013 Ford F350
Posted on 10/26/16 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 10/26/16 at 12:15 pm
any OBers have one or know anything about them? Had GMCs since 2002 and just wondering if the 2013 Ford was a dog. TIA.
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Posted on 10/26/16 at 12:17 pm to tigerinthebueche
Eta: my bad I didn't see 350
This post was edited on 10/26/16 at 12:21 pm
Posted on 10/26/16 at 12:19 pm to PapaPogey
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I've got one. 99k and going strong with the Ecoboost. No issues whatsoever
F350 with a ecoboost???
Posted on 10/26/16 at 12:19 pm to tigerinthebueche
6.7? I have a 2012, what are you wanting to know.
Posted on 10/26/16 at 12:21 pm to ChandlerB03
oops 
Posted on 10/26/16 at 12:24 pm to tigerinthebueche
We have been blowing the turbos in our work trucks at an astonishing rate. I think we replaced about 5 of them before ford sent us a recall notice for the turbo hoses and I think we had some money returned for the repairs. These are both 2012 and 2013 F350s.
Posted on 10/26/16 at 12:28 pm to YOURADHERE
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what are you wanting to know
if they had any chronic issues. Online forums mention some suspension problems in the 2012. I've heard of transmission problems in the earlier Fords and am wondering if they got all the kinks fixed in the later models. FWIW, I was told GM got the emissions problems fixed on 2013 and later models. Just curious about the Ford.
Posted on 10/26/16 at 12:36 pm to Perrydawg
Blowing actual turbos? Or just blowing the intercooler boot? There's a HUGE difference in the two. The boot is a common problem, it happened on mine at about 50k miles. The boot is made out of plastic and breaks down over time and they eventually give out, mine did it merging onto I10 right in front of a Ford dealership. They had the parts in stock and fixed it immediately. Ford is aware of the problem but their solution is to replace the part with the exact same part 
I've been meaning to replace mine with an aftermarket tube, they can be had for ~$200.
I've been meaning to replace mine with an aftermarket tube, they can be had for ~$200. Posted on 10/26/16 at 12:47 pm to tigerinthebueche
I currently have 76000 miles on mine, all stock engine wise, no tunes, deletes, etc and with the exception of the intercooler boot blowing that I mentioned above I've had zero issues out of it. I had a leaking pinion seal on the rear end that was replaced but I also have a leveling kit on it so I chalked that up to the lift. I'm not aware of any transmission issues, the transmission behind the 6.7 is proving to be pretty strong so far.
Posted on 10/26/16 at 1:36 pm to YOURADHERE
Thanks.
Posted on 10/26/16 at 3:23 pm to tigerinthebueche
ive heard the 6.7 power stroke is a pretty good engine.
Posted on 10/27/16 at 6:25 pm to tigerinthebueche
I had the 2012 6.7 F350 SRW. I loved the truck. good mileage. traded in with 98K the only complaint i had was the fuel tank size. Company i work for made me trade in before 100K. I would drive down oil lease roads in OK, TX, LA, and MS and had no problems with the suspension. I think the only time it went in the shop was for a exhaust problem where a sensor went out and shut the truck down.
Bought a 2015 Duramax after it. Biggest POS. Truck could barely pull my bay boat without struggling. Traded it in after 35K and bought a Tundra last month. Same fuel mileage pulling everything.
Bought a 2015 Duramax after it. Biggest POS. Truck could barely pull my bay boat without struggling. Traded it in after 35K and bought a Tundra last month. Same fuel mileage pulling everything.
Posted on 10/27/16 at 8:38 pm to tigerinthebueche
Have 2014 350.
Pull a 30' gooseneck with a JD650 dozer, JD 5065E, or a Komotsu PC-60 about 500-700 miles a month. Truck has 58,000 miles and only thing that has happened was them having to add some friction modifier in it.
Pull a 30' gooseneck with a JD650 dozer, JD 5065E, or a Komotsu PC-60 about 500-700 miles a month. Truck has 58,000 miles and only thing that has happened was them having to add some friction modifier in it.
This post was edited on 10/27/16 at 8:44 pm
Posted on 10/28/16 at 7:01 am to YOURADHERE
The turbos to the tune of around 1500 a pop now granted the drivers of the truck have some responsibility of checking their systems, and we put about 75,000 miles a year on them but yes we have 6 350's and three of them have blown the turbos and two have had the the intercooler boot fail, and don't get me started on the Ram 5500 with the issues we have had with it or the two F550 engines we have had to replace just out of warranty.
This post was edited on 10/28/16 at 7:05 am
Posted on 10/28/16 at 8:47 am to tigerinthebueche
Do you have a dually?
Posted on 10/28/16 at 8:54 am to Perrydawg
Damn, I've heard of a couple turbo failures but it seems most times it's in trucks that are beat on or not really maintained well.
Posted on 10/28/16 at 8:57 am to YOURADHERE
Turbo failures are usually a result of idling too much. It's an extremely common problem with contractor vehicles that will idle 8 hours a day when it's hot outside and the workers don't have shite to do but have to stay on the job.
Posted on 10/28/16 at 9:40 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Turbo failures are usually a result of idling too much. It's an extremely common problem with contractor vehicles that will idle 8 hours a day when it's hot outside and the workers don't have shite to do but have to stay on the job.
Bingo
Posted on 10/28/16 at 10:02 am to biggsc
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Do you have a dually?
No I had an 06 Duramax 3500 that I loved. Got rid of it last year. Missing it and considering my options.
Posted on 10/28/16 at 10:04 am to Perrydawg
Itd be the dick move of the century, but all the new engines log idle time in the ECM and you can have the shop pull that data for you when you have a failure to see how much time your guys are spending sitting in the truck. The reality of new diesels is that you simply cannot idle them for weeks just for the air conditioner like you could with an old mechanical engine.
Now how to convince a pipeline welder to turn his truck off and sit outside so you don't have to pay for turbo and EGR cooler replacements is far outside of my skill set.
Now how to convince a pipeline welder to turn his truck off and sit outside so you don't have to pay for turbo and EGR cooler replacements is far outside of my skill set.
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