Ford diesel owners

[Chris Havoc]

I'm looking at buying an 02 super duty with the 7.3 turbo that has 252,000 miles. I know this varies depending on maitenence etc but is that alot of miles for this motor? How many miles can i expect to get out of the motor on average and what kinda gas mileage does it get? thanks

[outdoorsman]

That engine is a beast. it will not get great fuel mileage, but is as dependible as they come. I would be more worried about the suspension, drive train and appearance of the truck. with that many miles there could be some issues, especially if its a 4X4.

[jchief]

Should get around 20 mpg. when they went to the 6.0 the mileage went to crap. Got a buddy that has about 400,000 on his 95 F250 7.3 and still going strong.

[Chris Havoc]

thanks guys....its a 2wd crew cab work truck. I've looked the truck over pretty hard and no leaks, drove it for a while today and everything feels good...no pulling etc......I just dont know anything about a diesel motor so i'm wary about maintenence costs.

[southern151]

Originally Posted by Chris Havoc

thanks guys....its a 2wd crew cab work truck. I've looked the truck over pretty hard and no leaks, drove it for a while today and everything feels good...no pulling etc......I just dont know anything about a diesel motor so i'm wary about maintenence costs.

If ya don't mind my asking, what price range you lookin at with those details? I'm looking at a 96 dually right now. Only got 160k on it. Not sure if I wanna splurge and buy or hold off. Got a lot of money going out the door right now.

[Chris Havoc]

7000 but i'm hopin to get him down a little more....we'll see tomorrow. what they want for the dually southern?

[southern151]

With that number, I'm buying it! He wants less than half that.

[Sea-Trac Offshore]

I have been looking for a clean Excursion diesel but all you find are gas ones and there is no way I am getting a gas in that tank

[Ray]

I have a 99 F-250 with the 7.3L diesel that has 210K miles rough miles on her.
Still going strong. Only thing is I have 3 recalls on the fridge door for the past 5 years. I don't want to take the time to fix them.
I do have some rattles and some thing starting to come apart. I broke the cover over the fuel filter, the rock guard things on the rear fenders are falling off, I had to change out the seats, the drivers side was worn slap out, the headliner is starting to come apart at the windshield, I changed the clutch at 175K miles and got a brake job at 195K, but she runs great. I pulled a cattle trailer a lot before Rita. Now I just pull a tractor and a boat now and then.
I get about 19.5 mpg on every tank.
My sisters exboyfriend had 800K miles on his and lost it for Ike. He was a hotshot driver. He changed several clutches and brake jobs.

[2ndamendment]

There are many of them 7.3L with 1 million plus miles on them running around. You can read about them on some of the webs diesel truck forums. That 7.3L is one heck of an engine.

[Ray]

It ain't as fast as the 6.0 and 6.4, it smokes a little more when you get on it and it makes a little more noise, but it is very dependable.
Wish the gov't would let them still manufacture them.
There is a chiropractor in my neighborhood that has a nice very clean 4 X 4 with the 7.3 in it. Hardly any miles on her, she drives it to work and back, not much more. Waiting on him to put a for sale sign on her and I am all over it.
It is 10 years old, but looks like she is brand spankin new.

[ontheg2m]

i have a 2000 super duty 286,000 runiing power program since 2001 change oil and transmission fluid and fuel filters other then that have never had a problem

[Ray]

I have a Banks chip and 4" stainless exhaust. It helps with exhaust temps. when pulling a heavy load.
I have a 6 speed manual. No tranny oil changes.
I run a bypass filter system on my engine oil. No oil changes for that either. I just sample every 6 months and change the main filter every 6 months and the bypass filter every year.
So far, so good. Been running that system for over 100K miles. I add a couple qts. of oil every time I change filters.
My dad has a similar oil filter system. He had to change his oil one time in 100K miles so far. He had a high silicone content in his oil and the oil analysis company said it was from dust, he was using a cheap air filter.