good deal let us know if you have any more questions we love to talk about our 6.0 PSD

 

thanks guys
yep, they are nice trucks and fast. I never knew they could be so fast.

i just replace the coolant (4 gallons),now im doing the oil change, after that im looking into the EGR situation and then the fuel preassure spring kit and fuel filter, after that transmission service????

 

Sounds like you are off to a good start

 

were can i get ELC Cat-1 rated coolant in.
dealer coolant $16 a gallon. didnt get
i screwd up and use preston coolant yesterday, so i need to fix this right away

i went to the dealer to get motorcraft parts
i got the oil filter $29

THINGS I DIDNT GET YET
fuel filter $100. is there any other brand filter that is good and less expensive?
transmition filters, iner line $50 and in the pan filter $100. again is there another filter brand that is good and less money
air filter, i didn even ask
mercron sp or lv $4.70 a quart (transmission fluid)
ARE THIS GOOD PRICES OR DO I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO BUY ALL THIS?????

 

I got my ELC cat-1 from my local international dealer you can also get it from any truck stop or 18 wheeler store you really need to get the 100% ELC not the 50/50 becuse when you flush it out you will not get out all the water so if you use the 50/50 you will not have the freze protection you need also make sure you use diesteled water not tap when you flush it. You can get good deals on fuel filters off e-bay i posted a link the ford factory fuel filter is made by racor you can also get the oil filter and trans filter off e-bay for good prices you can also get them at the motorcraft filters from orilleys auto parts store for cheeper than what a dealer will sell it for wal mart sell the oil filter you need for around $19.00 and if you want you can get a fram oil filter for you truck becuse that is who makes the filter from ford they are the same filter just different box. As far as the trans fluid i have only been able to find it at the dealer. And yes you only want to use ford motorcraft filters or fram for the oil filter and racor for the fuel filter never look into who makes the trans filters. I have put a a few links at the bottom this shold be what you need but check the part # to be sure you may be able to do a quick search on e-bay and find some cheeper.

Ford Powerstroke 6.0L Diesel Fuel Filter Kit OEM Racor - eBay (item 380313009992 end time Mar-02-11 12:42:35 PST)


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Power...item483ef66c7d


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Power...item483eef7d70

 

Fuel filters are $55 from advnaced auto for motorcraft, or $35ish from International dealership.

You need to fix that coolant issue ASAP. I'd still use the Ford stuff too, I wouldn't shy away from it, it's good coolant. The Cat is good stuff too. The $16 a gallon from Ford is not diluted either, so you need a gallon of distilled water to mix with that, so just keep that in mind when shopping prices on coolant, most of it comes 50/50 blended already.

Walmart sells Motorcraft oil filters for like $18, and Fram version is $1 cheaper, and it's the EXACT same filter, same PN's and everything.

Tranny filters I'd probably still get through Ford. Use Motorcraft filters for this stuff, but you don't have to get them from Ford. Try and find an international dealer for your fuel filters though!

 

thanks ranger518 and mdub707 for all the info,

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just got back from the dealer
each quart of transmission fluid was almost $12. ($12x10 quarts=$120.00)
and the coolant was $19 a gallon ($19x3gallons= $57.00
$170.00 + tax

 

just found ot im getting 7 mpg city
the truck runs great, the only thing is that my tires are 35x12.50R 16.5 LT
but i think i should be getting more than 7 mpg city
im getting 16.5 mpg highway
what do you guys think

 

Something doesn't sound right there... My buddys running 37's on stock 3.73 rear ends driving like idiots avg 13.5. 16.5 highway is about right, but 7 city is NOT right...

Also how are you calculating this? If you have the readout above the rearview mirror, it's wrong no matter what it says. it's called the Lie-o-meter for a reason.

 

i filled the tank and drove 63 city miles then filled the tank again (9.165 gallons)
63 divided into 9.165= 6.873
the only thing i saw was that the air filter was extremelly dirty. i would say it was never replaced(60,000 miles). i went to walmart and got a fram air filter for $72.00 and replaced it now im praying that the milage will go up
what do you think?

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im going to start a new thread for the gas milage so i can get everybody to read it to