Buying used 6.4

ROSKOE115 · Feb 4, 2015

Found a 10 6.4 single cab long bed 2wd truck with 75k on it. Pretty clean little truck and was actually the Ford dealers part truck. I come from the Cummins world and have always been intrigued by the 6.4 but never wanted to mess with them. So I am not sure of the quirks to look for before buying. Plan on making it a short bed eventually but mechanically, other than the basics, what do I look for?

Thanks in advance!

sootie · Feb 4, 2015

take the oil fill cap off with the engine running and check blow by, look for dried coolant around the degas bottle and on the firewall above the turbos. remove air intake and check shaft play on atmo turbo. check reverse engagement delay. get an oasis report on it for sure and see what has been done to it.

ROSKOE115 · Feb 4, 2015

10-4 that's what I was looking for. What kind of time am I looking for on reverse engagement? Delayed is obviously an issue but what about stiffness and a little sluggish? This truck is 400 miles from home.

Txs_mde_87 · Feb 4, 2015

What is an oasis report?

SDS97_7.3 · Feb 4, 2015

Txs_mde_87 said:
What is an oasis report?

It's Fords report of whats been done to a vehicle at the dealer.

SlowSmoke · Feb 4, 2015

sootie said:
take the oil fill cap off with the engine running and check blow by, look for dried coolant around the degas bottle and on the firewall above the turbos. remove air intake and check shaft play on atmo turbo. check reverse engagement delay. get an oasis report on it for sure and see what has been done to it.

What he said. I'm assuming it's an emissions on truck? Front cover issues with egr on trucks and rocker/lifter/cam troubles with dpf on trucks.

ROSKOE115 · Feb 6, 2015

The truck is bone stock. No tune, deletes, or anything to speak of. It's about the smallest truck Ford makes in diesel and that's exactly what I'm looking for. I have had single cab short bed gas trucks and loved them but never a RCSB diesel. Drove plenty of them and can't stand not having one so this is how it begins. Plus I need another truck since the motor is out of my dodge and everyone is laying off like crazy in the oil field. May not have a company truck much longer. Thank you for all the tips and I'll defiantly look into it all. Jumping on a plane in the morning and should be looking at it some time close to noon tomorrow.

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sootie · Feb 6, 2015

i think its a horrible truck and you shouldnt buy it. :lookaround:

j/k i'd be all over it-damn thats clean!!

StrokiNDieseL · Feb 6, 2015

sootie said:
i think its a horrible truck and you shouldnt buy it. :lookaround:

j/k i'd be all over it-damn thats clean!!

Like said above, check blowby warm after you test drove it. Looks like a sweet buy tho!

ROSKOE115 · Feb 6, 2015

Thanks sootie and strokindiesel. Going to have to get used to not throwing tons of fuel air and nitrous to it. Learning curve for sure.

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StrokiNDieseL · Feb 6, 2015

ROSKOE115 said:
Thanks sootie and strokindiesel. Going to have to get used to not throwing tons of fuel air and nitrous to it. Learning curve for sure.

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hahaha, have you drove a tuned 6.Fo b/c that's all it wants is MORE! :thumbup:

drunk on diesel · Feb 6, 2015

run fast and far!!!

oh, and tell me where it's at so that I can prevent anybody else from making the huge mistake that you're about to make

PTSUPERD · Feb 6, 2015

Go get it Heaf!!

webb06 · Feb 6, 2015

ROSKOE115 said:
The truck is bone stock. No tune, deletes, or anything to speak of. It's about the smallest truck Ford makes in diesel and that's exactly what I'm looking for. I have had single cab short bed gas trucks and loved them but never a RCSB diesel. Drove plenty of them and can't stand not having one so this is how it begins. Plus I need another truck since the motor is out of my dodge and everyone is laying off like crazy in the oil field. May not have a company truck much longer. Thank you for all the tips and I'll defiantly look into it all. Jumping on a plane in the morning and should be looking at it some time close to noon tomorrow.

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Real clean. Just curious whAt is it priced at on the lot?

ROSKOE115 · Feb 6, 2015

Priced at $19,6XX but that's not what I'm paying. I think the bottom dollar is a little to high but it's what I'm wanting.

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drunk on diesel · Feb 6, 2015

finding a truck that's EXACTLY what you want, especially if it's tough to find, is worth an EASY $3k over book without any guilt or 2nd guessing IMO

I would begrudgingly go high teens on that truck because of the color, options, and mileage

HS-MotorsportsDallas · Feb 6, 2015

Let us know when we can send you a single turbo kit for it!

http://hs-motorsports.com/turbocharger/08-10-ford-6-4l-single-turbo-kit.html

ROSKOE115 · Feb 6, 2015

I'll agree 100%. I stole my last two trucks, it's time to pay what it's worth for once. Also, the final price is fare and that doesn't mean I won't push for it to get cheaper but it's not a big deal.

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drunk on diesel · Feb 6, 2015

I'm super friggin' jealous man. I want that exact truck. Color and all.

I love my reg cab 4x4, but I want a reg cab 2wd shorty also. I really want a silver one so that I don't have to do custom PTM work on the platinum tailgate and handles again! LOL