Couple questions on a 6.4L
11-24-2016, 04:14 PM
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Couple questions on a 6.4L
Hey guys, a few months ago I sold my pride and joy, then bought a Fusion. I am about done with this car as everything seems to be breaking lol.
Anyway, I'm wanting to get back into a truck and I know that the emissions systems on a 6.4L are bad and killed them fast, but if I got a 6.4 fully emissions deleted (I don't have emissions testing in my area) would it be a decent engine?
I'll probably end up with a late model 6.0L and pretty much rebuilding it but I was curious to see if I spent the money to delete a 6.4L if it'd be worth it or if they're just bad engines in general.
What ever truck I end up going with will not be worked really at all. The most it will do is haul some firewood, probably get a quad and maybe way down the road get a camper (in bed camper). Basically this truck will be used as a half ton truck / car. The reason I'm looking at a 3/4 ton / 1 ton truck is because they really aren't much more expensive than a half ton and the reason I want a diesel is because I'm still a stupid kid that just wants a big diesel truck.
Anyway, I'm wanting to get back into a truck and I know that the emissions systems on a 6.4L are bad and killed them fast, but if I got a 6.4 fully emissions deleted (I don't have emissions testing in my area) would it be a decent engine?
I'll probably end up with a late model 6.0L and pretty much rebuilding it but I was curious to see if I spent the money to delete a 6.4L if it'd be worth it or if they're just bad engines in general.
What ever truck I end up going with will not be worked really at all. The most it will do is haul some firewood, probably get a quad and maybe way down the road get a camper (in bed camper). Basically this truck will be used as a half ton truck / car. The reason I'm looking at a 3/4 ton / 1 ton truck is because they really aren't much more expensive than a half ton and the reason I want a diesel is because I'm still a stupid kid that just wants a big diesel truck.
Last edited by Red-Ford; 11-24-2016 at 05:16 PM.
11-26-2016, 06:22 AM
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I recently sold my 6.4 for my new 5.0 F150. While the 6.4 has plenty of problems it is a powerful engine and the deletes are fine but if you find one high mileage it's probably already too late.
6.0 has problems too but the good thing with that engine is that they are much cheaper to bulletproof. A good shop can do a 6.0 for around 5K if you plan on doing it yourself even cheaper
6.0 has problems too but the good thing with that engine is that they are much cheaper to bulletproof. A good shop can do a 6.0 for around 5K if you plan on doing it yourself even cheaper
Last edited by Albe22; 11-26-2016 at 06:23 AM. Reason: added info
11-29-2016, 09:28 PM
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Thank you Albe22 for the response, I ended up going to look at a 6.4L, that was completely toasted so I looked at a 6.7L and couldn't justify the price, and I'm coming home with a 2006 F-250 King ranch 6.0L.
11-29-2016, 09:35 PM
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I bought a used 6.0 with about 80k on it and traded it at 110k. I really liked that truck. The only issue I had in the 30k miles was it just being super cold blooded. Went ice fishing all night once with it..... should have left her runnin. Long cold morning that was. Enjoy the truck. My favorite body style ever so let's see some pics!
11-29-2016, 10:05 PM
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I'll get some pics soon! All I'm waiting for is my dad to come home and sign off my car so I can trade it in on the truck. I can't say I planned on losing $6k on a car in 4 months but it is what it is lol.
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11-30-2016, 01:06 PM
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1.When worked hard or tuned,connecting rods like to bend and heads warp.
2.They have no valve guides in them whitch causes excessive amounts of play.
3.Pistons like to crack,mostly just when tuned (Ford used their own weaker version of them in the 6.4 Powerstroke vs Navistars 6.4)
4.Coolant cavitation problem in the front cover.
5.Poor oiling design.
6.The fuel systems are extremely sensitive and with a bit of water or debris in there can take out the whole fuel system.
And when they break they are extremely expensive to fix.
They were awesome new but,my advice is no,pass.
Get a used low milage newer 6.7 Powerstroke,much better design,way less problems.
12-01-2016, 12:24 AM
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This,tho even with the delete,the engine still has its shortcomings.
1.When worked hard or tuned,connecting rods like to bend and heads warp.
2.They have no valve guides in them whitch causes excessive amounts of play.
3.Pistons like to crack,mostly just when tuned (Ford used their own weaker version of them in the 6.4 Powerstroke vs Navistars 6.4)
4.Coolant cavitation problem in the front cover.
5.Poor oiling design.
6.The fuel systems are extremely sensitive and with a bit of water or debris in there can take out the whole fuel system.
And when they break they are extremely expensive to fix.
They were awesome new but,my advice is no,pass.
Get a used low milage newer 6.7 Powerstroke,much better design,way less problems.
1.When worked hard or tuned,connecting rods like to bend and heads warp.
2.They have no valve guides in them whitch causes excessive amounts of play.
3.Pistons like to crack,mostly just when tuned (Ford used their own weaker version of them in the 6.4 Powerstroke vs Navistars 6.4)
4.Coolant cavitation problem in the front cover.
5.Poor oiling design.
6.The fuel systems are extremely sensitive and with a bit of water or debris in there can take out the whole fuel system.
And when they break they are extremely expensive to fix.
They were awesome new but,my advice is no,pass.
Get a used low milage newer 6.7 Powerstroke,much better design,way less problems.
You are right on all accounts. All of these shortcomings can be upgraded but it is expensive. That's why I got out of mine.