A friend tells of his horrible experience with a new F350 6.0l diesel.

After 2 months of ownership it was called in for a recall, and when the tech got finished, forgot and left a nut that the turbo proceeded to eat and blow the engine.

New engine from Ford. It seems you have to seperate the cab from the undercarriage to get at replacing the engine. He has a picture of the undercarriage sitting on the ground and the cab high in the air. And you think
MB's are a problem. HA.

I'm going out now and kiss the star on my 240D...

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71 220D 169K wrecked
83 240D 118K sweet 4 speed
91 350SDL (one of the 60% good engines) 156K
84 300d (loaner to my sister) 189K
79 300SD (partswagen)
86 420SEL partswagen
70 220d (partswagen)
68 280s GASSER!!! under construction now
85 300sd 310K miles winter beater car retired
93 300d 2.5 turbo 168K wife's car
83 280SL euro 5 speed 155K
69 250S newest project 54K

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'83 240D with 617.952 and 2.88
'01 VW Beetle TDI
'05 Jeep Liberty CRD
'89 Toyota 4x4, needs 2L-T
'78 280Z with L28ET - 12.86@110
Oil Burner Kartel #35

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...oD/bioclip.jpg

I guess common sense in engineering is a lost art these days at ford.

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

A lot of trucks are that way now, for some reason the bury the engine way down under the cab. The Dodge's are the worst offenders.

I don't know why they want the engine so low maybe for better handleing?

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I honestly believe it is a case of simple economics. Why in the world spend money and time engineering something to be maintainable and rebuildable when corporate profitability is based solely on consumption of new product? If consumer consumption is the key to revenue, then engineer the product to suit fast, efficient production and to have a reduced lifespan.

just my .02

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

They do this to insure that the engine moves down and underneath the cabin in a frontal collision.

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

The Toyota Tacoma has the engine right up top and everything is easy to get at. So does that new Honda.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Sorry, comparing a Toyota Tacoma or Honda to a F350 is a little like comparing apples and oranges. Pickups vs. truck.

I have an older F250 with a 6.9L and during a rebuild you needed a crowbar to remove and install it. Taking 2 hours for removal and 4 hours to install, inch-by-inch by mechanics who do this often. Removing the cab may actually be quicker.

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Sam

84 300SD 350K+ miles ( Blue Belle )

Engineering things to be difficult to work on isn't a new concept for any manufacturer. I learned about 90% of my cuss words (and combinations) listening to my dad (30+ year indy mechanic) complain about automotive engineers. You have to remember there is usually a reason things are done the way they are, even if it isn't obvious to the poor mechanic having to do the work.

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Keep everything as simple as possible-but no simpler--Albert Einstein

Very well said. There are many safety systems involved in the many of these design elements that are criticized by people ignorant about them. For instance, someone just explained that the engine is positioned so low in trucks so that it falls underneath in a frontal collision instead of going into the passenger area. People who didn't know this would just say, "they were so stupid to put the engine that low." Remember, we don't know better than those engineers!!

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1999 Mercedes-Benz S600, 103K miles - garage queen
1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL, 89K miles - daily driver
2007 Hyundai Sonata Limited, 31K - daily driver

Actually it's a case of both. Engineering results in some decisions while quick assembly time and lack of interest in making it easy to work on results in others. Engineers and manufacturers could care less how easy something is to work on once assembled. Disposable vehicles are a sign of the times.

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85 300CD
83 300TD
78 240D (daughter)

http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosconsumer/0505/04/G01-163182.htm

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1999 Mercedes-Benz S600, 103K miles - garage queen
1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL, 89K miles - daily driver
2007 Hyundai Sonata Limited, 31K - daily driver

Seeing how my van just spent 13 days at the stealership(waiting for a power steering hose!!! )and has already made 7 trips there for warranty work in a year, I can't wait for the inevitable fuel injector and engine trouble to rear its ugly head. Add to that the unbelievable cost of maintenance(e.g. over $200 for the 2 fuel filters every 15,000 miles-parts only ), and I can't believe anybody is insane enough to buy them!!!

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1982 300DT 190K (Diesel Purge + synthetic oil=smoothness at last!!!)
2004 Ford E-350 6.0 L PSD 227K
2006 Dodge Ram 3500 SRW HO Cummins 4X4 48RE 42K (brute force tow vehicle)
2005 Scion xB wife's rolling pop can
1993 GMC Sierra C3500 6.2 142K

Yes, cars look alike, no individuality; walking down the street in town its aparade of jeeps, dodges, fords, jeeps, chevys, GMCs etc. Cars, because they all look alike, are commodities.

Go out and kiss the star on the hood, NOW.

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71 220D 169K wrecked
83 240D 118K sweet 4 speed
91 350SDL (one of the 60% good engines) 156K
84 300d (loaner to my sister) 189K
79 300SD (partswagen)
86 420SEL partswagen
70 220d (partswagen)
68 280s GASSER!!! under construction now
85 300sd 310K miles winter beater car retired
93 300d 2.5 turbo 168K wife's car
83 280SL euro 5 speed 155K
69 250S newest project 54K