I'm in a dilemma. The ol' F250 is getting long in the tooth. Right now, it needs the following maintenance:
- Air conditioner works intermittently
- Brakes spongely/soft, pulls to the right on braking
- Steering is loose
- Automatic 4x4 hubs inop., 4x4 works in manual mode perfectly
- transmission shifts harsh/hard when cold. Could be just a shift solenoid problem, but who knows.
Obviously, none of those problems are vehicle killers and with a wad of money and a wrench, are fairly moderate fixes.
However, the truck is still a rolling mystery as to what other problem it will throw my way next. The motor has been fully bulletproofed a year ago, but how long does the hpop have left? fuel pump? injectors? - All of these are common F250 fail points that haven't happened to me yet.
Get my point?
The truck is fortunately paid off.
As much as I'd love to keep it, I'm afriad of what can go wrong next.
So I've been looking at 2011+ F150's. I read that the Eco Boost motors had issues with the timing chains, which explains why I keep finding 11' 3.5 EB trucks for cheap. Honestly, I'd gladly consider a 5.0 or even a nicely loaded 3.7 for the right price.
What do you guys think?
- Air conditioner works intermittently
- Brakes spongely/soft, pulls to the right on braking
- Steering is loose
- Automatic 4x4 hubs inop., 4x4 works in manual mode perfectly
- transmission shifts harsh/hard when cold. Could be just a shift solenoid problem, but who knows.
Obviously, none of those problems are vehicle killers and with a wad of money and a wrench, are fairly moderate fixes.
However, the truck is still a rolling mystery as to what other problem it will throw my way next. The motor has been fully bulletproofed a year ago, but how long does the hpop have left? fuel pump? injectors? - All of these are common F250 fail points that haven't happened to me yet.
Get my point?
The truck is fortunately paid off.
As much as I'd love to keep it, I'm afriad of what can go wrong next.
So I've been looking at 2011+ F150's. I read that the Eco Boost motors had issues with the timing chains, which explains why I keep finding 11' 3.5 EB trucks for cheap. Honestly, I'd gladly consider a 5.0 or even a nicely loaded 3.7 for the right price.
What do you guys think?