The most broken F150
06-05-2014, 05:41 PM
#22
Senior Member
Probably wouldn't hurt to add "remove bullbar" to your list.
As for the repairs, there's really nothing too complicated with your list. At least it's nothing internal. Most of it's just maintenance, which you can search the forum to find out how to do all of that. Anyone will be able to tell you any tricks to whichever job you decide to do, and like said above, if it sounds like something you don't want to tackle, take it in to get those things done.
As for the repairs, there's really nothing too complicated with your list. At least it's nothing internal. Most of it's just maintenance, which you can search the forum to find out how to do all of that. Anyone will be able to tell you any tricks to whichever job you decide to do, and like said above, if it sounds like something you don't want to tackle, take it in to get those things done.
06-05-2014, 06:10 PM
#23
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I have some awesome advise, take it for what it's worth. Do what repairs you can do yourself and pay someone to do the ones you can't. I'm done here, rock on!!!
06-05-2014, 06:27 PM
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Before doing the first few I would check your belts and tensioner. Pretty unlikely that everything up front went out. If you have access to a shop with people with experience the rest is cake.
06-06-2014, 08:23 AM
#25
The dealership charged me the hourly rate of $98 or whatever to do the diagnostics to then print up a report of the all the issues that need addressed. There was such a multitude of problems that I didn't know what else to do. Granted that was before I had access to a garage and expert mechanics at my new job.
06-06-2014, 08:25 AM
#26
Probably wouldn't hurt to add "remove bullbar" to your list.
As for the repairs, there's really nothing too complicated with your list. At least it's nothing internal. Most of it's just maintenance, which you can search the forum to find out how to do all of that. Anyone will be able to tell you any tricks to whichever job you decide to do, and like said above, if it sounds like something you don't want to tackle, take it in to get those things done.
As for the repairs, there's really nothing too complicated with your list. At least it's nothing internal. Most of it's just maintenance, which you can search the forum to find out how to do all of that. Anyone will be able to tell you any tricks to whichever job you decide to do, and like said above, if it sounds like something you don't want to tackle, take it in to get those things done.
07-03-2014, 10:01 AM
#27
So my boss said he is unsure about taking on this task. He said even though the dealer rate is $100 an hour and his is only $57, it might take him twice as long since he isn't a Ford mechanic and Ford might have speciality tools too. Also our shop is backed up nearly a year with work so even if I do get it in for a repair it wouldn't be for awhile.
07-03-2014, 10:34 AM
#28
I have an 04 F150 Fx4. 226000 miles on it. A rebuilt engine though. Currently it does fire up after a good long charge on the battery. I had a dealership do a $400 diagnostics on it. The list of issues wrong with it...
1. AC compressor
2. Alternator
3. Power steering pump
4. Steering rack
5. Pass ball joint
6. Coil packs
7. Coolant flush
8. Fuel filter
9. Oil filter and change
10. Battery
11. All 4 brake pads and rotors. (calipers are severely rusted too)
12. Headlight assemblies need replaced
That's about $3000 worth of repairs.
Now I have access to a full garage myself with a lift and all the tools. Local mom & pop shops all said to take this to a dealership for repairs. I am very mechanically inclined and have three expert mechanics with a combined 50 years experience as a resource. Should I attempt the repairs myself or drop 3 stacks to a dealership? Only downside of doing it myself is that I'd work on it about 2 hours a day after work.
1. AC compressor
2. Alternator
3. Power steering pump
4. Steering rack
5. Pass ball joint
6. Coil packs
7. Coolant flush
8. Fuel filter
9. Oil filter and change
10. Battery
11. All 4 brake pads and rotors. (calipers are severely rusted too)
12. Headlight assemblies need replaced
That's about $3000 worth of repairs.
Now I have access to a full garage myself with a lift and all the tools. Local mom & pop shops all said to take this to a dealership for repairs. I am very mechanically inclined and have three expert mechanics with a combined 50 years experience as a resource. Should I attempt the repairs myself or drop 3 stacks to a dealership? Only downside of doing it myself is that I'd work on it about 2 hours a day after work.
1. AC compressor
- This would need to be recharged but you could at least swap it out with the new one, I recharged my AC at home with a can of AC Pro so you could do this all at the same time if you wanted.
2. Alternator
- Just switch it with the new one.
5. Pass ball joint
- Rent the tool from a parts store like auto zone and do it yourself
6. Coil packs
- Did they tell you which ones are bad, Just switch the bad one.
7. Coolant flush
- This is super easy just drain and refill.
8. Fuel filter
- Just switch it with the new one.
9. Oil filter and change
10. Battery
- Just switch it with the new one.
11. All 4 brake pads and rotors. (calipers are severely rusted too)
- If you cant do your own brakes then you should really learn how too.
12. Headlight assemblies need replaced
- Just switch it with the new one.
These two would take a little more time but would be the only things wrong then. I have never replaced these one our trucks but have on mustangs, if I were you I would just do some research and decide if it is worth doing yourself or not.
3. Power steering pump
4. Steering rack
07-03-2014, 10:38 AM
#29
Ok, what special tools would i need for the ball joint? And the rust on the brakes isn't an impossible issue. Just a nuisance issue. The truck is a pain in the *** to work on though. And idk what coil packs specifically. I suppose I can start disassembling in my free time and go from there.
07-03-2014, 12:14 PM
#30
Texas Aggie
I definitely see $3k worth of repairs there, for those of you that think there isn't.
It sounds complete absurd to me that local shops won't do this. Only two of those items require any kind of skill at all. The rest just take time, but all are basic repairs.
Is it the upper or lower ball joint? Huge difference in difficulty and price. Ball joints are items that should definitely be done in pairs. Lowers together are 2.8 hours of labor.
Fuel filter, battery, oil change, and headlights would take an hour altogether.
With that kind of mileage, I'd do all of the COPs. AC comp., power steering pump, and alternator are all belt driven, no big deal. Steering rack is the only really annoying thing I see on that list.
It sounds complete absurd to me that local shops won't do this. Only two of those items require any kind of skill at all. The rest just take time, but all are basic repairs.
Is it the upper or lower ball joint? Huge difference in difficulty and price. Ball joints are items that should definitely be done in pairs. Lowers together are 2.8 hours of labor.
Fuel filter, battery, oil change, and headlights would take an hour altogether.
With that kind of mileage, I'd do all of the COPs. AC comp., power steering pump, and alternator are all belt driven, no big deal. Steering rack is the only really annoying thing I see on that list.