v10 ?

[skidoo1210]

I am looking at a 06 f-350 with a v-10. has 238000 miles on it. Anything to be scared of with these motors with that many miles. Rest of truck looks to be in great shape. It is very reasonably priced. I have been trying to find a diesel(7.3 or 6.4) for awhile but wife needs a new car now and don't want 2 payments at once. I am looking for opinions on this motor with this many miles. I know the mileage is terrible on them but not much of a concern for me right now. Just want some cheap decent power to pull sleds and occasional boat and gooseneck once in a great while.
TIA.

 

[Crossfire Ditchbanger]

v10

many a v10 farm trucks around here with high mileage, never hear of any issues with them. Will probs buy our v10 from my dad when he decides to get rid of it.

 

[Wyo 1000]

It is hard to beat the V10 motor my Dad has 2 F350 pickups one has 300k and the other has 150k with very little trouble.Obviously with that many miles the motor or trany can go at any time but you can put in a brand new motor for less than injectors in a deisel! I have a 07 chevy dmax and just put injectors in at 100k just before warranty ran out but it would have cost 5k if not for that! I love the truck it but it costs more to maintain than a gas burner.IMO

 

[94fordguy]

Very happy with my 02, it has reasonable power for a gas motor and reliability is great overall. I hear the newer 2005+ 3-valve motors paired with the 5 speed torqueshift trans are leaps and bounds better for performance too.

 

[lacyroof]

I have 05 v-10 with 125,000 not had one problem pulls like a mule but loves gas 8 mpg just change oil and add gas all i've done.

 

[volcano buster]

I have 05 v-10 with 125,000 not had one problem pulls like a mule but loves gas 8 mpg just change oil and add gas all i've done.

Is this 8 mpg empty or pulling?

OP, how much weight are you planning to pull?

 

[94fordguy]

I can't speak to other's experience, but my 02 pulling my enclosed will get about 8.5-9mpg... Idle time and larger than stock tires contribute to that also... Summer driving with stock 265s I can get 12.5-13 on the interstate empty or about 11 in town empty driving within 2-4mph of the speed limit. Switching the summer 31s to my winter set of 33s along with warm up time in the winter costs about 1.5-2mpg off of those summer numbers. It really saves me some money to switch back to stock tires in the summer... when you only get around 10 mpg, a 1.5-2 mpg increase is saving you 15-20% on your fuel economy.

The biggest thing I notice when pulling isn't the weight of the enclosed, but just the fact that it catches so much wind. If you hook up and then walk about 100 ft in front of the truck and look back at it, the trailer almost dwarfs the truck being an 8.5 wide and 3-4 ft taller as well... It's like trying to tow a sail behind you.

I take my truck to the dealer for oil changes as they advertise that 'Ford Works' special all the time for a good price and they always tell me how rare it is to see a V-10 in the shop for service... They just don't have the failure rate of the diesels since they're a lot simpler motor (and admittedly don't make as much power). The biggest issue the pre-05 trucks had was ejecting spark plugs, but that was fixed in 05 with the new head design which also bumped up the hp and tq numbers a bit.

 

[polaris dude]

I can't speak to other's experience, but my 02 pulling my enclosed will get about 8.5-9mpg... Idle time and larger than stock tires contribute to that also... Summer driving with stock 265s I can get 12.5-13 on the interstate empty or about 11 in town empty driving within 2-4mph of the speed limit. Switching the summer 31s to my winter set of 33s along with warm up time in the winter costs about 1.5-2mpg off of those summer numbers. It really saves me some money to switch back to stock tires in the summer... when you only get around 10 mpg, a 1.5-2 mpg increase is saving you 15-20% on your fuel economy.

The biggest thing I notice when pulling isn't the weight of the enclosed, but just the fact that it catches so much wind. If you hook up and then walk about 100 ft in front of the truck and look back at it, the trailer almost dwarfs the truck being an 8.5 wide and 3-4 ft taller as well... It's like trying to tow a sail behind you.

I take my truck to the dealer for oil changes as they advertise that 'Ford Works' special all the time for a good price and they always tell me how rare it is to see a V-10 in the shop for service... They just don't have the failure rate of the diesels since they're a lot simpler motor (and admittedly don't make as much power). The biggest issue the pre-05 trucks had was ejecting spark plugs, but that was fixed in 05 with the new head design which also bumped up the hp and tq numbers a bit.

Heh, our expedition threw a spark plug onto the fuel rail. We drove it in and they knew it was a spark plug issue from the way it sounded...Everyone panic'd when they could also smell the gas

 

[Devilmanak]

I have had a 2000, 04, and now an 02 Excursion all with V10 engines and hate them. In stock form (no lift, stock sized tires) they are not bad, but as soon as you lift and get pushing some wind with the truck, they are dogs.
The 3V wasn't available in the Ex unfortunately, they are a little better.
I have a custom tune exhaust and intake on my 02, axles geared correctly for tires, and still hate it.
My 00 had 210K miles, burned a quart every 1500 miles.
My 04 I didn't have long, had 184K and was the fastest one.
My 02 has 93K and is the slowest one.
The main thing that bothers me about these is that to swap the engine, the body has to come off. That is a big problem if you like to do your own work on your trucks. (Which is why I sold my 00 and bought a lower mileage truck.)
I also owned an 02 6.0 diesel for a very short time before I took it back to the dealer. Nightmare engine. But they are FREAKING powerful engines!

 

[Mafesto]

In it's day, the V-10 was a good engine.
As mentioned, the spark plug deal would manifest itself between 150,000 & 200,000 miles (or when changing plugs)

More power but lower mpg than the GM 6.0
Less power but better mpg than the GM 8.1

Would not have appeal if compared to the current 5.0, 6.2 or Ecoboost engines.




I miss this rig for snowmobiling trips!

 

[Pro-8250]

I had a 2000 V-10 Super Duty. Blew a spark plug out of the head on each side on two different occasions. $$$$$$$$ I do believe they do not make the V-10 anymore. I wonder why.
I would pass, especially with that many miles.

 

[harrysmith500]

They will run forever!! We have 285k on our work V-10 truck.

Westland ford in Ogden has the technology to do the spark plug helcoils on all cylinders with out pulling the engine!!!

I would buy one in a heart beat if a power stroke wasn't available. Or budge constraints

 

[West]

Ive got a 2008 F350 with the v10. 6" lift and 37s. It has been a good motor for me so far. Never feels underpowered towing a 27' enclosed or my ocean boat. But...... I have to turn the mileage meter on the dash off.

Not sure I would want one with that many miles - motor might be fine but how is the rest of the truck?

 

[94fordguy]

Keep in mind that the V-10 was introduced to the public in 1998 when the '99s started coming out... Compared to the newer mills, the V-10 modular engine is old and didn't really receive a whole lot of updates throughout it's run, just 1 or 2 changes if memory serves. I heard the V-10 was being retained in the F-450s and F-550s when the 6.2 was introduced as it's replacement for the 250 and 350s, but I don't know if that's still the arrangement.

Also keep in mind that about 75-80% of the Super Duty line receives the Powerstroke engine (which is now on it's 4th model since '99) and most folks interested in big power and economy got the diesel. The gas market was a hugely smaller market by comparison and only needed to fill the needs of the few folks who didn't want the noisy, stinky oil burners.

A large displacement gas engine truck in stock form will never compare to a newer large displacement diesel... they weren't meant to, they generally serve the more conservative hauling crowd as well as 'short distance' drivers. The one place I have the advantage against my friend's Powerstroke is off the line such as quick acceleration pulling into traffic... no turbo means no turbo lag. If you give him the couple seconds to get the turbo spooled up then it's no longer a contest, but sometimes you don't have that option in 5:00 rush hour and that's where I really like my gasser.

Different strokes for different folks!