That's pretty amazing still.
Usually it's the oil pump o ring on these engines. They tend to split and lose oil pressure especially when cold. A pain to do on a 4wd but parts are almost nothing. Probably worth doing the oil pump at the same time even if it's just the o ring. I'm expecting to have to do mine at some point.
How many miles did you get from the original transmission and rear axle??ÿ
I've heard of the hours resetting on some of these trucks. Hasn't happened to mine even though the cluster has lost the speedo, volts gauge and the gear indicator. If it has reset then it has over 15000 hours. Lol
The transmission and rear axle were both done at 262k. It has the 3.40 gears and I would much rather have 3.73 .
It has the electric fans and I figured out that sitting in the truck idling during the winter, the trans temperature would get up to about 220 because the fans would not turn on. The radiator was heating up the transmission fluid. I bought a programmer and lowered the fan setting and solved that problem. I monitor the transmission temp with a ScanGaugeII and it never gets more than about 90 degrees above ambient air temp now.
The first oil pump was at 192k. It was done at the company shop with whatever Napa had in stock. I bought a Melling high volume pump this time. Once I retire I will still do some boundary work close to home. I probably won't get to 500k in the next 10 years.
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I have torque pro and observe the same thing with the temp...the fans don't come on until over 220 and then the trans temp follows behind it. For now I turn on AC or defrost and that forced the fan on. I want a programmer to fix that though and increase transmission line pressure a bit, plus add in an auxiliary cooler.?ÿ
I have the same 3.42 gears and usually leave it in 3rd unless I'm on the highway.?ÿ
I'm at 209k so far oil pressure is still 31-34 psi not idle, but I think it was always closer to 40 a number of years back so it could be starting to go.?ÿ
So far it's had 2 wheel bearings, a water pump, and the fuel pump sending unit rusted out and smelled like gas (pump was still good but got replaced at that time). Also the steering shaft and a few front end parts.?ÿ
Other than that just brakes and tires and maintenance.?ÿ
Isuzu still make something similar https://www.isuzuutes.co.nz/mu-x/features but not as utilitarian these days.
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But here in NZ we consider a ute to be a big vehicle, certainly far big enough to survey out of so most would buy the https://www.isuzuutes.co.nz/ls-m-double-cab-ute-d-max instead.?ÿ We can't work out why an 150 let alone anything bigger is needed.
We can't work out why an 150 let alone anything bigger is needed.
I am not thrilled about switching up from a 1500 to 2500. ?ÿTwenty years ago, yeah. ?ÿBut, now, apparently the heavy 3/4? sturdy plywood 10+ year old wood box weight plus towing my new Gator XUV (on site off road ??wheel chair?) according to my mechanic requires this increase in size. ?ÿNot thrilled, but I expect I will get used to it.
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With the wooden box in my truck, enough iron bars for a week or so, all the other typical surveying stuff my half ton feels very heavy. When I empty that all out it's like a different truck. Unless you're only keeping enough stuff for each day and topping up every morning the load is going to be very hard on a minivan.?ÿ
Even our Tacoma feels overloaded. Plus nobody like working out of it because it's so cramped at least for a 2 man crew.?ÿ
I had use of first model 2l petrol, was not powerful but got us were we needed to go.
Im kinda short, so don't really like having the big step up into the cab, but what really burns me is I can't really reach over the side of the bed.?ÿ That removes 2/3 of the access to the storage.?ÿ Offroad doesn't really concern me.?ÿ Most of our offroad stuff around here is in the woods, which means trails.?ÿ Many times they are too narrow for a truck, so I just being the atv.
I understand. We don't have an ATV other than one of the owners has one we occasionally borrow but it's always in the winter and it never wants to start.?ÿ
Our trucks all need full caps to hold all our gear so there isn't any reaching over the bed.
This is my backup vehicle (not ideal but it's all j have) and one of the places I was able to drive the winter before last which I couldn't do without 4wd and a come a long just in case. Eventually I'm getting a winch.?ÿ
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I understand. We don't have an ATV other than one of the owners has one we occasionally borrow but it's always in the winter and it never wants to start.?ÿ
Our trucks all need full caps to hold all our gear so there isn't any reaching over the bed.
This is my backup vehicle (not ideal but it's all j have) and one of the places I was able to drive the winter before last which I couldn't do without 4wd and a come a long just in case. Eventually I'm getting a winch.?ÿ
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I hope this isn't off-topic too much, but how many folks here run the F-150 with the 5.0 Coyote engine? I currently have this and I am absolutely blown away at how difficult the engine is to work on. Friday was my third oil change and I'm done with accessing this stupid oil filter. It's placed horribly whether you try to access it from top or bottom and thanks to a manufacturing blunder at Motorcraft, the filter did not seat against the mating surface. I got to spend a couple of hours with cat litter and laundry detergent cleaning about 4 quarts of oil off my pristine concrete driveway.?ÿ
Left it for the night, got up Saturday and spun on a cheapo Walmart filter which sealed up no problemo. I realize any parts manufacturer makes mistakes but come on. This filter was the exact part number as the one it replaced. Side by side I could see the threading was somewhat inconsistent relative to the sealing surface. At least my driveway looks okay.
I've always done my own maintenance. My pet peeves include: sideways mounted filters (messy), inaccessible filters, drain plugs that, for some reason, say 5/8 but are actually 15mm, oil catch pans mounted over the front diff that cannot be drained until you drive off leaving the contents of the old filter in a long trail down the street... okay I'm going to stop. I don't care much for this truck. I'm glad to see so many of you are enjoying the Chevys.
@drew-r?ÿ
If I was to buy a new/late model truck it would probably be a Toyota or ford with a 5.0 as I don't feel like the newer Chevy's are anywhere near the quality of the 2000s models, but I've never worked on a 5.0 Ford. We have a 2017 and 2018 at work but I've never worked on them.?ÿ
Toyota Tundra's were a pain with the skid plate and cartridge oil filter but it's just extra time I guess. My truck requires a filter wrench because it's right against the oil pan but otherwise it's very easy to service and has lots of grease fittings which are messy to lube but made the original parts last over 160-190k miles. Half are actually still original at 209k.?ÿ
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@350rocketmike I'm a Toyota guy when it comes to my own money, but I want to believe Ford can still build a good truck. I hope they can, I can just say that I would not opt for the Vanilla Ice 5.0 nowadays.?ÿ
My neighbor came by to help out Friday and marvel at how terrible an oil change on this was. He and I were laughing pretty hard because what else can you do?? He just put down a deposit on the new Ford Lightning. Maybe that will be a good truck, at least you won't have to deal with oil changes.
@drew-r?ÿ
I did an oil change once on a Ford bronco2 in like 1998. That sealed the deal for me..bloody knuckles and all.
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Maybe the EcoBoost is easier to work on as it's a shorter engine. Long term though you will probably have to replace turbo's at high mileage.?ÿ
There is a reason Toyota kept the same basic engines and transmissions for a long time. They may not be competitive for performance and mileage (same with my old 4.8 gm) bit but they will last a long time.?ÿ
@350rocketmike my half ton shortbed is too light to put everything I want in it. With all survey gear in, I have to be easy on the rebar, wood and big tools and she still grunts a lot. Still like how it is set up and still humming with 325k. If I DO make a change its up to F250
Is that the V6? They more commonly had the manual transmission. I've driven them in automatic and they were pretty doggy.?ÿ
My 4.8 is a dog off the line with AC on but when it hits 3000rpm it accelerates really good. More of a car engine than a truck engine IMO.?ÿ
@350rocketmike it's a Troton gas V8. Engine is fine. The weight is too much for the stock suspension and tires. I upgraded both and it's still a little heavy for F150
Yeah mine feels overloaded as well. The rear leaf springs were sagging so I had an extra leaf installed on each side and torsion keys in the front, lifted 1.5-2", it helped but it's still working it hard, but it's been hauling this load from about 110k miles to 209k so far. It doesn't seem to have affected long term durability but this is why I don't understand guys thinking a minivan or small Ford transit is enough vehicle for this job.?ÿ
