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Re: Ford f250 E40D reliablility??
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Posted by jdemaris on June 07, 2007 at 06:03:52 from (66.218.19.66):
In Reply to: Re: Ford f250 E40D reliablility?? posted by Vern-MI on June 07, 2007 at 04:18:45:
In regard to the breakdown in Canada - as I was going through the border crossing - into Canada - the border person mentioned to me that some sort of liquid was leaking from the truck. We had just turned the air-conditioner on and, like an idiot, I assumed the leak was just water from the AC. Found out pretty soon it was a trans-leak and it soon became a gusher. I stopped at a autoparts store and bought all the trans. fluid they had - around 20 gallons. We tried to make it through Canada back to the U.S. - but did not make it. Luckily, we found a small trans shop in London - "The Transmission Man." It was one of the hottest days of the summer, I had my wife, three year kid and a crippled dog. We got a hotel room - but no dog allowed. So, he had to stay with me at the trans. shop. They pulled it all apart and approached it as - replace anything necessary. They told me that most everything inside the trans looked like new, including an aftermarket HD torque-converter that someone previously installed. They said the leak was from a seal around the front pump (I think). They worked on it for over 10 hours - and got it going by early evening. Cost $1000 which seemed pretty reasaonble. I don't know exactly what was replaced. The bill just says "labor, pump, and other parts as necessary."
Drove the truck home - and soon after took the plates off and stored it for the winter. It has less than 1500 miles on it since the work was done.
I just put the truck back on the road for the summer. Drove it once, and that's when it started acting up. Keeps getting stuck in first gear. The place in London first said they'd cover it, but then quickly changed their story. The now say they only "patched it up" and it only had a three month warranty.
So, now it's at a local trans shop here in NY. If it was winter, I'd tear it down myself, but I cannot now - I just don't have the time. They did some diagnostic and said it needs a complete tear-down.
So, that's where I'm at. This trans shop tells me that the E40Ds are nowhere near as reliable as the older C6s, or GM TH400s - unless they are modified. I'm sitting here debating if I should throw more money at it now, or just take it off the road - and get antoher truck. Then, worry about it later and maybe sell it? It's a nice rust-free truck, ex-cab, 4WD, gooseneck hitch, excellent running engine, etc. Kind of a dog on fuel mileage though, and I'm tempted to get a Dodge-Cummins with a 5 speed manual. I've got a chance to buy one right now for $3500 with 4WD, ex-cab, and five speed trans - with 140K orig. miles. The guy says it will get 20 MPG empty on the highway - my Ford - when empty - gets 14.5 MPG at best. Seems to do the same though when loaded and worked.
I put 520,000 miles on my former tow-vehicle - an 87 4WD 3/4 ton Suburban with a 6.2 diesel and TH400 trans. - and it was extremely reliable - although pretty slow when pulling loads. I had to rebuild the trans. once in that 520K miles - and never had the engine apart. My son now has it in Colorado and is still using it. So, I ask myself, how did I wind up with this Ford? Maybe it's not Ford's fault, we'll see.
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