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Originally Posted by jk96
Jake,
I wish I could agree with you but I'll have to side with Dikkstar. Bought my 05 truck 2 years ago with 105,000 on it. Completely stock and never had a programmer. I've now got 176,000 miles on it and just dropped it off to Ford again today.
So far in 70,000 miles I've replaced
EGR Valve x 2
Torqeshift transmission (snap ring failure in reverse - known issue by Ford on the 05)
Headgaskets
EGR Cooler x 2
Oil Cooler
Fuel Injection Control Module
The truck is still completely stock and never been abused. I love the truck, just can't afford to keep it any longer. I only wish I had traded it in when everyone else was complaining about problems and I was still saying mine runs just fine. My opinion has changed to say the least.
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Im sorry you have bad luck with the truck, i really am. Im not saying that none of these trucks have problems, some do. So do some dodge's and chevrolets. The biggest thing with these and any new diesels is maintanance.
Change the oil when its due, coolant flushes and additives, transmission services etc. The main cause of the egr cooler and headgasket problems are
the oil coolers becoming clogged which is usually caused by lack of oil changes. Another thing is these trucks cannot be driven like a grocery getter. They need to opened up and hammered on often to keep coking problems to a minimum. If they are babied you WILL have problems with
turbos rusting and coking and egr valves plugged solid. Just some advise to
everyone. Good luck to everyone
