Life expectancy of v-10

What is the average life expectancy of the Triton V-10. I'm looking at purchasing an used 2000 Excursion limited and it has 103K miles on it. Beautifully taken care of interior and exterior and very low price because the original owner installed dvd LCD screens in the back of the headrests and then removed them. My biggest concern is the mileage. We are looking to replace our F350 SD with the 7.3L PSD, but we need the extra room for passengers. Thanks in advance! Buddah

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Richard Cox
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At least 105,000 as that is what I have on mine...... :)

I don't think 200K is a problem assuming it doesn't spit out a sparkplug. (Even then it is repairable.)

This question has come up before and I believe folks testified to over

200K on Ford's modular engines. I'm sure others will speak up here.

Matt

99 V-10 Super Duty, Super Cab 4x4
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Matt Mead

I've been looking at those too. The gasburners are pretty cheap, for what you get.

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Joe

Ford advertises their 6.0 diesel as having B10 life design of 250,000 miles, and they state that is twice as long as their gas engine. So I guess Ford is saying their gas engines have a 125,000 mile life expectancy...

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My Names Nobody

On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 06:19:54 GMT, "My Names Nobody" wrote:

More BS as Nobody knows nothing as usual. I love these stupid comments from people such as him. Life expectancy depends a LOT on maintainance and care. (whether is is abused or not) if you change oil ever 3k or so (not at Ford recommanded high mile intervals) and use good fuel, it will last 200K easy as I have run a lot of different gas motors in cars and truck well past 200K with no problems. ALso over 30 years ago I drove a C70 chevy trixaxl dump while going to college and it had

150K on it when I started drive it and was original engine and it ran fine. It 427 had worked hard haul 30 ton GVW's and more most of its life. THe gas motor was just a low compression 427 tall block (it had slightly longer rods for better low end torque) with a nornal size crank, a 10 quart crank case pan with a engine oil cooler. Diesels cannot survive without a large crankcase and a engine oil cooler and equip a gas engine the same way and it last a very long time even in severe usage. (and tolerate longer change intervals too) These life expactancy claims of a diesle verse gas in pickup is greatly over played. BTW a OTR rigs 1000 cubic engine engine with a 6 or 8 gallon crank case, low boost and low RPM and a very narrow RPM range does have a long life but that is not the same engine as in a P/U. Only the fuel is the same and little more. Plus least we forget, just wait to pay the repair bill on the high tech diesel when it break because they are not the low tech diesel of the past that had little to go wrong with them. A V10 would be very cheep to repair and maintain. Not a big Ford fan but their V10 is a good engine. I might mention that the spark plug problems are from wrong spark plugs and torque for them not because the engine concept is defective because that could happen to any engine of any size. It is not hard to fix and the ones that blew plugs loosen up in bores and rattled around until they stripped out.

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SnoMan

That would be you.

You should, that is what you are about to make.

This is where you should say " But I don't know jack about a diesel" but you can't seem to help yourself. Do ya think that is why you get run out of every group you post in?

Give us some recent history that is relevant will ya.

You've played this same song at every truck group you have subscribed to. You have been shown to be WRONG in every group.

The question that everybody should ask is Have you owned a diesel pick up truck?? Or are you doing what you always do, run your mouth spewing BS?

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Roy

No look in the mirror

No like yours not mine

I do not have to play you games and your history is withoput doubt very unimpressive

NO I have not, I have only been questioned by shallow thinkers such as your self with closed mined not by any valid facts or data. (you would not know a fact if it kissed you in the face)

You are one of the Kings at that Roy, you lack capacity it seem to learn and reason so when presented with something that does not support your limited point of view you attack it to make yourself feel better. I will respond to a attack but not start them like you do.

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SnoMan

Idiot you ignored the above. Why?.

I don't cite ancient history. Also my history is not one that post's wrong and misleading information as you do!!

Ya you have. All one has to do is google your never ending BS.

I do know about diesel's though. Regarding fact's, there isn't much danger of you posting any.

How about you respond to the question. Have you ever owned a diesel powered truck????

Or is all your BS based on what you think and not from personal experience?

While you are answering questions go to the alt.autos.4x4.chevy.trucks and stop by alt.autos.dodge.trucks and answer the questions you were asked there based on your mis information. Not that anybody expects you to answer.

I'd invite anybody here to drop into either of those two groups and ask about this fool before taking or acting on anything he post's.

Oh, I forgot to adjust your sig. This adjustment was voted on at the dodge group to be the most fitting.

I apologize if I offended anybody but this clown and his info can be dangerous.

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Roy

Roy, Why do you feel it necessary to chase Snoman around and slam him. I, too, follow the Dodge newsgroup and have read his posts as well as yours. If you disagree with him, why not just post and say something like "I have owned diesels and run them well over 600k with no rebuilds", or something else constructive instead of haranguing this guy. Most people that read these newsgroups are intelligent enough to separate the BS from the facts no matter who posts them. Senseless arguing does not help the OP in any way. Please forgive me if I have offended you, but that is my angle on this. HD

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HoDad

Not chaseing him at all. I just stopped to see if there was any response to a post of mine and found the idiot doing his usual over here.

If that is the case you must be aware of the foolishness he has posted. He comes across to some of the unknowing readers as legit. That was not the case when he posted wrong tourqe value. Values that were off by 50ft.lbs. If the unknowing used the values that the fool posted, he would have at the least, ruined the part and worse case, injured himself.

Because that does nothing with this fool. I thought you said read the Dodge group. I'd suggest you take a look at the chevy group he has himself embroiled with a oil pressure thread. While we are on the subject, the more astute folks over there (Ian and aarcuda69062) have been more or less doing the same thing to nullify his nonsense. Take a look at the oil pressure thread.

I don't consider it "haranguing". I told him quite some time ago if he continued his crap I would be around to let folks know what he was about. That's what my attempt was here.

I disagree. Anyway, what of those that are inexperiencd and can't tell bs from fact.?

Not really argueing, merely pointing out what imo is a problem. As I said, one has only to go to the groups I listed and ask about the fool. I believe that will validate my position and actions. Actually I was done but you asked so...

No offense taken sir.

Roy

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Roy

It's senseless flame warring, like two kindergarten kids fighting in the sandbox. It accomplishes absolutely nothing, but ruining a good newsgroup. I left a favorite group a year ago because of it, misc. transport trucking because a couple of bozos went at it like a couple of cb rambos hiding in their sleepers in a truckstop. I sure hope that isn't what is going to happen here.. The foul language is already past the point of acceptable.

Whitelightning

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Whitelightning

Amen HD

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HoDad

Not in the least. It points out a person who makes wrong, false, and misleading post that may be taken as true by the unsuspecting. I'm sorry you folks have a problem with that being pointed out.

Please, that group was dysfunctional a couple of years ago.

Roy

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Roy

Di you notice who trys to keep it going and who walked away from it?

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SnoMan

That is exactly what you do when called to answer any of your BS. You run away only to resurface at another group spewing more bs. I see you haven't removed yourself from the hole you dug for youself at the chevy group. The folks here I'm sure have gotton the message and if not................ I'm done with you for the moment.

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Roy

That group didn't go dysfunctional until late 2004, and it has been on Usenet longer than this one. Now its gotten totally worthless, and its just

3 or 4 posters that have made it so and continue to keep it so because they just cant let go.

Whitelightning

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Whitelightning

We can all hope that you do grow up one day as remote as it seems. BTW, you do not own the newsgroups and myself and others are free to go where we please without your "permission" or approval and without explaination or justification too.

----------------- TheSnoMan.com

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SnoMan

As I am, as well. You have been told numerous times that as long as you continue to post WRONG and MISLEADING info sombody will be around to correct you or to at least to let the uninformed know about your BS when it occurs. You are in the position to stop this by refraining from posting BS info. But all you have posted is BS info, so the saga continues. Bottom line, some of your posts/answers are dangerous to those who may read them and not know any better. If you don't like being called on it, stop doing it. Is it that hard to understand? Ya, I guess it is 'cause it has been going on for a couple of months. What many of us don't understand and we don't expect a answer is HOW after so many people have corrected you at every group you have posted in is WHY do you continue to post bs stuff. All one has to do is google you and every damn group your in it is the same thing. You just can't seem to help yourself.

In your prior post you said you were walking away, yet here you are. Go figure.

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Roy

One of the things that distinguishes a grown up is the ability to admit when one makes a mistake.

IOWs, you are the LAST person to be playing that card.

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aarcuda69062

Ooops. you are probably the last person the fool expected here.

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Roy

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