6.4 Powerstroke

[Mudman]

People I know with the 6.4 have spent alot of time at the dealership for repairs and most traded it in on a cummins or the new ford 6.7 which seems to be a great engine.  We all went to dodges.  An 05, 04 06 and 08.  The 08 got all deletes done and was great but sucked before when stock. The  others have weaker auto trans but we love them.  My 05 is great.  MPG is 12 to 15 towing and 17-20+ empty, lifted on 35s.  Its chipped and all that stuff too.  Trans is still holding.  My old 7.3 2001 was great as well except for auto trans.

[wastickslinger]

There is a reason that the 6.0 and 6.4 are more available and less expensive than the 7.3. When you find a nice 7.3 put a deposit on it cause i have seen them sell within 15 minutes of being listed. I know very little about them but trust a few good friends who talked me into looking, I now own 2 7.3's and couldn't be happier.

[chukarguy]

56k miles on mine.  Not one problem, except for crappy milage.  Did a tuner, DPF delete, and EGR delete at 50k.   Saw a lot better MPG after that.

[Romulus1297]

cumminsforum.com or powerstroke.org This isn't where you want look after you bought your new truck

[Mudman]

cumminsforum.com or powerstroke.org This isn't where you want look after you bought your new truck

Now thats funny!  True.  Might get the mods bug!  Really if you can delete the emissions crap all these trucks are much better it seems.  An 08 dodge went from 12mpg to 18+mpg and power went crazy too!  6.0 6.4 had issues too that emissions crap caused.   Commercials bragging about the power of these new trucks all over yet an old 7-3 or cummins with a few dollars in mods can pull just as good or better and get great mpg and less maint. cost.  Take a 5-9 04 Dodge and do trans mods good tuner and few other mods and I bet it will outwork a new truck.  All this could be done for well under 30k vs 50-70k new truck.

[jackelope]

6.0 and a 6.4. Just need a 6.7 for a trifecta.

[huntnphool]

6.0 and a 6.4. Just need a 6.7 for a trifecta.

Glad I have 7.3's

[Mudman]

That pic says alot! Is it EGR related?

[HntnFsh]

That pic says alot! Is it EGR related?

Its FORD related! 

[Mark Brenckle]

That pic says alot! Is it EGR related?

Its FORD related! 

  They should post that pic at every Dodge and Chevy dealership in the country~ 

[huntnphool]

 Seriously though, I'm not sure why so many think this is a big deal. Unless you do all of your own wrenching its probably a great design and eliminates time for major engine service.

 Porsche has been doing the same thing for decades.

[jackelope]

The reality is, there are not a lot of backyard mechanics that would be able to do the Diesel engine repairs where the cab off is required. Most guys doing that kind of work have the tools to get the cab off. My guys have the cabs up in the air like that in under an hour. It's really not a big deal. The other reality is, if they designed the front end of the truck long enough that the engine wouldn't end up under the firewall, the hood would be 5' longer, then everyone would complain about the weird way it looks with such a long nose.

[Mark Brenckle]

How long it actually takes is of no consequence to me, how many hours can you charge for it? 

  And who knows, maybe it only happens once or twice every 5 or more years after 100k miles, I just wasn't comfortable with the overall reliablity of the truck.

[jackelope]

We use alldata as a labor time guide. There is no labor time for removing the cab. It is built into the labor time for replacing whatever part you have to remove the cab to replace. I have technicians that will remove the cab on a 6.4 L and I have technicians that won't remove the cab when they don't have to. You don't always have to. Some guys like to because it is very nice to work on the engine like that. I have no issues with your questioning the reliability of the truck. That is a valid point.

[varminthunter09]

I have an 08 Dodge with the 6.7. GREAT TRUCK! 18600 miles with no issues.