6.0L Power Stroke Engine and DrivetrainDiscussion of the 6.0L Power Stroke diesel engine and drivetrain in the 2003-Up Super Duties and Excursions. No gas engine discussion allowed except on transmissions and drivetrain that pertain to all models. Please confine discussion of topics in this forum to those items that are specific to the 6.0L Power Stroke engine.
[img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smokin.gif[/img]We hear that the 05 superduty 6.0 is equipped with an hour meter which measures idle time. Does your owners manual advise you of that? If, for example, you have 15000 klicks on your odo, but the meter says 1250 hours, your basic warranty is expired. Uhuh, including any/all parts NOT affected by a running engine. Think switches, axle seals, transmission, weatherstrips...etc.
Your dealer didn't know either.
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Are you sure there's a leak? Perhaps it's just marking its territory.
They seem to cycle through several bits of information... including the hour meter. I haven't heard nor asked what the hour-meter means in the way of warranty coverage.... It's sure going to help when someone lays the "I don't let it idlle much" crap on.
The hour meter was one of the first things we noticed when our first units came in and, IIRC, it was covered in NMT and it is described in the owners manual.
Considering the 05 model year is nearly half over, is it wise for a service manager to admit he's a tad late in knowing what his guys are working on?
LOL, yeah I was looking at an 05 at a dealer the other day and discovered it. The salesman wasnt real amused to see the truck had 2.5 hrs run time on it, and 5 miles....
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99 F250/PSD/SC/6Spd/chipped/K&N Lovin life
2004 F250/6.0/CC/Auto... Not exactly loving life anymore, gave back to momma ford..
2005 F350SRW/6.0/CC/Auto/FX4... OOPS, I left it on his lot. NO tolerance for stealers that try and screw me..
06 F350SRW/6.0/Auto.CC/LWB/4x4 ordered 5/4/05.. VIN recieved 5/17/05. Truck on the dealers floor 6/15/05
5/18/07 49k FLAWLESS miles.. I love this truck
11/17/07: 59k miles: EGR hiccup.. Still love this truck
12/14/09: 95k HARD working Miles.. Front cover puked water, dropped off at dealer, part backordered.. Still love this truck
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[img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smokin.gif[/img]We hear that the 05 superduty 6.0 is equipped with an hour meter which measures idle time. Does your owners manual advise you of that? If, for example, you have 15000 klicks on your odo, but the meter says 1250 hours, your basic warranty is expired. Uhuh, including any/all parts NOT affected by a running engine. Think switches, axle seals, transmission, weatherstrips...etc.
Your dealer didn't know either.
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OK, so how many hours are you "allowed" before warrantee is deemed expired??
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OK, so how many hours are you "allowed" before warrantee is deemed expired??
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Based on his first post, it must be 1250 hours. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif[/img]
Oh, and just for fun, I took 36,000 and divided it by 1250. That basically amounts to 29 mph!!! (If my math is correct) [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img]
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I have to stop by the shop tomorrow (Saturday).... I'll try to remember to take a peak at the warranty and policy manual to see what's up with that part....
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OK, so how many hours are you "allowed" before warrantee is deemed expired??
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Based on his first post, it must be 1250 hours. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif[/img]
Oh, and just for fun, I took 36,000 and divided it by 1250. That basically amounts to 29 mph!!! (If my math is correct) [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img]
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There no way that it can be that...then why wouldnt the past 6.0's have the same warrenty? It didnt say that when i saigned the papers for my truck......
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....or how about the pre-2005 trucks that do not have an hour meter? Do they get all the "time" they want just as long as they are still milage approprate(sp) for warranty?
Sounds like a crock of [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/vomit.gif[/img]to me....
I don't think it will be a warranty issue (at least not yet) except where they could try to use it to show that you might actually have idled it excessivly. Of course down in LA the average speed during rush hour is something like 30mph but out here in the desert the traffic moves along at close to 90, so they would have to somehow prove where you did your driving before they could say the miles don't match the hours. Although if Ford follows GM with OnStar (or something like it) they will have that information available to them in real time. Could lead to a nasty confrontation with your Service Writer.
If you don't think the technology will be used that way then you better look at how some rental companies are already utilizing it to, after the fact, slam drivers with a HEFTY surcharge for speeding. When questioned, the company was able to produce the date, time, and duration of the offense. I believe they also were able to give the locations.
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Semper Fi!
2007 F350, Lariat High Line, SRW, SC, LB, 4x4, 6.0/auto, FX4, Camper Pkg, HD alt, Red w/custom black two-tone, Buckstop bumpers F&R, Warn 16.5ti winch, Line-X, F550 coils, 305/70R18 ProComp XtremeMTs
2007 Apex9.5 truck camper
1973 Bronco (stock), wife's
1973 Bronco (HEAVILY modified), mine
2006 Mustang V6, Screaming Yellow, wife's
2006 F350, Amarillo, SRW, CC, 4x4, SB, 6.0/auto (traded)
2004 F350, SRW, CC, SB, Sport, 4x4, 6.0/auto (bought back by Ford)
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OK, so how many hours are you "allowed" before warrantee is deemed expired??
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Based on his first post, it must be 1250 hours. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif[/img]
Oh, and just for fun, I took 36,000 and divided it by 1250. That basically amounts to 29 mph!!! (If my math is correct) [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img]
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I actually like this idea. My town car had an average mph. After reseting (and Ive done that a dozen or so times), its always settled to around 35mph average speed. My commute is about 75% highway, and I usually drive about 75mph on the highway. So, @ an average speed of 35mph times the warranty time of 1250 hrs, thats a 43000 mile warranty! So, even though 29mph average sounds slow, it isn't much slower than my 75% highway 35mph average.
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VIN recieved 5/17/05. Truck on the dealers floor 6/15/05 
2003 Toreador Red/Arizona Beige CC, DRW, Lariat, FX4, 6.0 PSD, Torqshift, born early Feb. 03; AIC; Silverline turbo-back dual exhaust; 155cc injectors from Full Force Diesel (Casserly); SCT with tuning by Tony Wildman (Total Diesel Performance) & Innovative Diesel; ARP studs; Dfuser regulated return; AFE PG7; Fumoto valve; B&W hitch, Di-Pricol gauges; DIESELSITE Coolant filter; Timbrens; Rancho RSXs; Michelin XPS Traction's; a whole bunch of "bling"; Connex 4300hp; Pioneer DEH6100BT; JL Audio 275w amp driving a 12" sub; JL Audio 50wx4 amp driving the Alpine door and rear seat speakers. 380.3hp/786.7ft-lbs (on my tow tune!)
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