07 Vs. 08 (mechanically speaking)
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07 Vs. 08 (mechanically speaking)
I have read a couple people say not to buy an 07, to buy an 08 and the only reason I have seen stated is simply do to the latest programming. As far I knew an 07 can get the up-to-date flash to fix the problems that they were having.
I bring this up because I have an 07.5 and haven't had much trouble with it other than a couple of flashes i had done. I know many people had problems in the beginning but from what i understood ( and please correct me if i am wrong) the flashes were to take care of those problems. I know i am not the only one that is satisfied with their 07.5. So i guess what i am trying to figure out is if there any mechanical difference in the engines or is it just the latest software that are making people say not to buy an 07.
I bring this up because I have an 07.5 and haven't had much trouble with it other than a couple of flashes i had done. I know many people had problems in the beginning but from what i understood ( and please correct me if i am wrong) the flashes were to take care of those problems. I know i am not the only one that is satisfied with their 07.5. So i guess what i am trying to figure out is if there any mechanical difference in the engines or is it just the latest software that are making people say not to buy an 07.
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In my opinion there are lots of people that make lots of uneducated statements that can't be supported by facts, so keep that in mind when you hear those things.
Yes, the 7.5's experienced a lot of CEL issues and some turbo problems because they were the first ones out. Some folks suffered unneccessarily with the 7.5's because a lot of the dealers didn't know how to work on them properly at the time (some still don't) and were guessing or making wrong diagnoses/repairs.
If you have a 7.5 6.7 and have the latest AX flash and a properly trained dealer tech you should have no problems. If your turbo hasn't failed yet then it probably won't. The 08 6.7's have a different ECM since they are on a different flash load than the 7.5's but I'm not sure it's a better ECM, may just be a from a different supplier. Other than that the only benefit of the 08's versus the 7.5's that I am aware of are some bells a whistle features like tire pressure monitoring systems, etc.
Yes, the 7.5's experienced a lot of CEL issues and some turbo problems because they were the first ones out. Some folks suffered unneccessarily with the 7.5's because a lot of the dealers didn't know how to work on them properly at the time (some still don't) and were guessing or making wrong diagnoses/repairs.
If you have a 7.5 6.7 and have the latest AX flash and a properly trained dealer tech you should have no problems. If your turbo hasn't failed yet then it probably won't. The 08 6.7's have a different ECM since they are on a different flash load than the 7.5's but I'm not sure it's a better ECM, may just be a from a different supplier. Other than that the only benefit of the 08's versus the 7.5's that I am aware of are some bells a whistle features like tire pressure monitoring systems, etc.
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In my opinion there are lots of people that make lots of uneducated statements that can't be supported by facts, so keep that in mind when you hear those things.
Yes, the 7.5's experienced a lot of CEL issues and some turbo problems because they were the first ones out. Some folks suffered unneccessarily with the 7.5's because a lot of the dealers didn't know how to work on them properly at the time (some still don't) and were guessing or making wrong diagnoses/repairs.
If you have a 7.5 6.7 and have the latest AX flash and a properly trained dealer tech you should have no problems. If your turbo hasn't failed yet then it probably won't. The 08 6.7's have a different ECM since they are on a different flash load than the 7.5's but I'm not sure it's a better ECM, may just be a from a different supplier. Other than that the only benefit of the 08's versus the 7.5's that I am aware of are some bells a whistle features like tire pressure monitoring systems, etc.
Yes, the 7.5's experienced a lot of CEL issues and some turbo problems because they were the first ones out. Some folks suffered unneccessarily with the 7.5's because a lot of the dealers didn't know how to work on them properly at the time (some still don't) and were guessing or making wrong diagnoses/repairs.
If you have a 7.5 6.7 and have the latest AX flash and a properly trained dealer tech you should have no problems. If your turbo hasn't failed yet then it probably won't. The 08 6.7's have a different ECM since they are on a different flash load than the 7.5's but I'm not sure it's a better ECM, may just be a from a different supplier. Other than that the only benefit of the 08's versus the 7.5's that I am aware of are some bells a whistle features like tire pressure monitoring systems, etc.
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