My cousin bought a Ford off craigslist. He loves the Dodge Cummins trucks but couldnt find a 2003 king cab style with a six speed w/lift. He looked everywhere even out of state on autotader. It was very important for the truck to have the club cab, be lifted, and have a six speed. For some reason he was really sold on the 2003 model. His Father in law has one I think that is why.

Anyway..

He setteled with a 1999 Ford F350, with all his criteria, and paid much less than he was willing to pay for a Cummins powered Dodge.

The one noticable problem the Ford had was a class one oil leak. It would leave a some drips after sitting.

It looked like just an oil pan gasket. He brought it into a ford dealership and they told him that in order to change the gasket the whole motor would have to come out, or the tranny. I guess this simple fix is a major headache.

The oil leak ended up being the main seal. He got it all fixed. Expensive!

I'm just shocked that in order to remove the oil pan that the engine or tranny needs to be removed? Is this true?

Also, this truck has a banks kit. The exhaust makes a strange turbo flapping sound like the truck is only running on 3 cylinders. I hear other fords sounding the same way I'm not into it at all.

Wonder how much work is required to change a fuel filter in one of these things.

I hope it works out for him.

 

I like the Ford 7.3L. I honestly think Ford should of stuck with that motor but whatever. They proved to be alot more durable then their counter part(the 6.oh no).

The fuel filter should be ontop of the engine compartment I beleive(I changed one a long time ago so don't take that to the bank). I know the 6.0's have one ontop of the engine and one on the side of the frame rail. But that's not much help for you know is it?

I agree with you on the aftermarket exausts for the V8's, the PS & the DMax. To me they sound like a flat tire flopping down the road. That's the best way I can describe it.

 

sounds like the dealer took him to the cleaners on something simple, unbolt the tranny and slide it back and then loosen the pan up and go from there. i dont know what exhaust you guys are buying but ive never heard a 7.3 or dmax make that noise going down the road with 4 or 5 inch exhaust.

 

hmm actully today i was just driving behind and older 94 ish ford 7.0 i elieve and it had that flapping turbo sound

 

its sad that i know this much about fords but it is true and false.. you can pull the pan without doin it but its faster when your flagging time to pull the motor or trans..so naturally thats what the dealer told him.. when i worked for ford if we needed to do a big repair we would just flag 2 hrs to pull the cab off the chassis due to how tight the fords are.. the fuel filter is on top of the motor on the 7.3 along with the high pressure fuel pump.. and the pre 7.3s were IDI 6.9s..

 

The fuel filter is on top of the motor under the plastic cover. Simple job.

 

Hi !
What type of wrench for this job? Just talked with my cousin and he said that it takes a special wrench.

Thank you!

 

I never used a special wrench. The two nuts that hold the cover on are a metric size, but if I remember correctly a 1/2 inch socket will fit it. I used a pair of chanelocks opened up all the way, and stuck the two jaws in the indentations on top of the filter cover to turn it. You can also use 3 screw drivers. Hold two in one hand and place the tips in the dents on top of the filter cover, and use the third driver as a bar to twist the two in your other hand. I don't know if it makes sence to you, if not I will try to get a picture.

 

Thank you Jim!! Will pass it one.