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My uncle swore a 6.7 Powerstroke would never need a fuel pump before 200k miles
He's been a fleet mechanic for 30 years, so I trusted him. My 2015 F-250 started losing power at 140k, and I ignored it thinking it was just a filter. Turns out the CP4 pump was eating itself, and by the time I got it to the shop, it sent metal through the whole system. The repair bill was over $8,000. I should have listened to the guys online talking about preventive upgrades. Has anyone else been burned by trusting one person's 'bulletproof' advice on a modern engine?
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jason_henderson2mo ago
Man, how many trucks have to die before we stop calling any modern diesel bulletproof? Your uncle probably still thinks a 7.3 will run on used french fry oil, but those new pumps are a different animal. That's a brutal lesson to learn for eight grand, I'd be seeing metal shavings in my sleep. The internet hive mind is annoying but it's usually right about these time bombs.
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terryw672mo ago
My 6.0 taught me that lesson (the hard way, obviously). Guess I'm part of the hive mind now.
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clark.morgan2mo ago
Isn't it wild how we trust one expert over a crowd of people with the same broken truck?
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