Shit i do fuel every 3000 and oil every 4500. The fuel today where I'm at blows trucks up by the tens. Law suits at fuel stations. I gotta stay changing filters.
I'm 64 and have had my 2010 Ford F-250 Super Duty with the 6.4L Diesel for 5 years and it's still running strong! I change my oil every 5k and change both fuel filters at the same time. I still do all of the work.
I used to be a ford master tech and the 6.4 is a good engine. The only problems that hurt are the emissions junk that really doesn't work, the dual thermostat, and the regeneration programming that made it a flame thrower. With you being California, there's not too much you can do about that other than a reprogram to fix the flame thrower and thermostat. Here in Wyoming, I've seen these get great fuel mileage after a delete. Over 20 mpg. With proper maintenance, they can go forever. The 6.0l can last problem free with proper oil change intervals, branch fitting on the hipo pump, and head studs.
When I change the fuel filters, I do it with less than half a tank and park on an incline. I drain the lower filter housing 1st (without removing the filter), then change the upper filter. Next I change the lower filter. It's a lot less messy. A fine tooth, flex head ratchet is very convenient for changing the lower filter. You also want to drain the fuel/water separator (lower filter drain valve) a few times between filter changes to make sure there is no water. You only need to drain a little to see if there's any water. The high pressure injection pump makes up to 25,000 psi and a little bit of water will kill it 2008 F250 with 293,000 miles.
One experience I had was making the mistake of changing fuel filters on a full tank of fuel. The lower filter started siphoning fuel from the tank, even with the cap on or removed. I tried breaking the siphon by slightly loosening the filter cap, but that didn't work and the o-ring stuck and came partially out of the groove. Only choice was to take a diesel bath and quickly get the filter changed to stop the siphon leak. Next time will change it on a much lower fuel level.
08, 6.4L - 385k egr and dpf delete. Chipped and tuned with mini maxx , rotella T4 every 5k. Motorcraft filters, i do fuel and oil filters every 5k. Every now and then i extend to 6 or 7k between changes if im to busy. But i never let it get beyond 7k between changes. I also put one quart of power punch in on every change.
Get off the mini maxx. Those things are usually in all the trucks that don't run at the shop....they run trucks hotter and the tunes are Chinese or russian. I don't think you'll blow up but my mechanics call it the hot & shitty mini maxx.
OEM parts are vended from a different manufacturer. You can buy other branded filers that have the notch, hole and membrane over the filter element. I change my filers every 5k miles along with my oil. So, cost is important to me. Plus, a lot of times, OEM parts you pay for the name. Ford itself is not going to filter fuel, just saying. I just turned 222k using this system and deleted as well. I also use a fuel treatment at every fill up. Thanks for the video!
Yes. I feel this has happened to me. Let's put this into perspective. #1. It's January 2025 my for ever truck an 08 Ford F350 Superduty just blew a head gasket a 15K fix. Did I say my forever truck? Deleted DPF and Deleted E.G.R. With a CCV catch can mod. Been running great then poof I have a coolant leak that I can't seem to find but it's real nothing in the crank or oil in the coolant I'm down 355 mil. in 30 miles and know white smoke? Still, has pressure in the coolant system the next morning? A teardown + some mods like ARP studs and performance "O" ringed heads hardened seats maybe bronze guides etc... The bulletproof valve covers with oil sprayers possibly lower-end APR rod studs and nuts. And modified oil cooler. Possibly in line coolant filter. Money is an option. I don't want to but steel pistons may be needed. 136K original miles DPF and EGR delete at 120 miles. Never raced 4000-mile services. Stock or tow tune. I'm torn😢.bumed out thought I could beat the stats.😂😂😂
The DPF was being a problem at only 80k, so I removed it and the EGR and good thing, the EGR coolers had started to leak coolent, I don't know if I could sleep at night with an undelete 6.4
All the years I had my 6.0, I never greased my o rings and they never got stuck. Takes more than a fuel filter change to keep a 6.0 or 6.4 running forever. Do your maintenance per the schedule and the truck will never strand you. If the 6.4 pump is same as 6.0 it's the hfcm. Drop the archoil and run amsoil. Better oil goes farther than additives.
That’s an interesting point I believe all the fuel in that housing in forced back though the new filter before it leaves the housing. So I don’t think it really matters. Thanks for the comment though, always good to be thinking about things like that! Thanks for watching!
You loosen the filter before you drain the oil. The dirt on the filter stays on the filter, only the oil drains down into the pan to be removed and replaced with new oil. You are not back-flushing the filter.
I would say no, it is not safe at all. Anything on the filter, and all the fuel that was not filtered that's in the housing can now go into your fuel pump. Letting it drip only lets more trash fall in there. That housing needs to be drained 1st. Only basic logic tells you that.
ya interesting. When I bought my truck it had 400k kms on it but the DPF had been deleted in the beginning and the tune had kept the EGR valve closed its entire life. I removed the egr and cooler and replaced the up pipes, put a coolant filter in too. Honestly the fuel economy is another big thing to think about too. Im getting 10Liters/100KM which is 28MPG. My friend has same truck with no delete running stock and he gets about 15MPG. If you do delete it then get new up pipes at the same time and install a coolant filter.@silverback72745
Factory up pipes are thin and will fail. Delete the dpf. Don't Upgrade to more power and change oil every 3 thousand not 5. Aftermarket water separator is also a good investment
@silverback72745 The up pipe cracks with all delete kits because theres no support at the bottom. The pipe vibrates until it cracks and fails. You have to leave the horizontal cooler attached to the up pipe with the block off plate sandwiched in between. There's a strong pin on the engine side of the cooler that recesses into a hole in your cooler bracket attached to the frame. Since there is no wiggle room there, and the up pipe won't flex at all, that spacer plate won't fit in between them. If you put the plate in first, then the cooler pin won't fall into the hole and the front of the cooler will stick out just enough to prevent the cooler straps from being able to reconnect. Here's what I did: disconnect everything and rotate cooler 90 degrees. Take a Sawzall with a hard metal milwaukee blade and cut off elbow (behind dip stick) as flush as possible. Rotate cooler 90 more degrees. Retention pin on cooler should now be facing drivers side tire. The threaded bolt holes on rear of cooler are now flipped 180 degrees. Thread bolts through up pipe, block off plate, and rear of cooler, BUT DO NOT TIGHTEN! Reattach straps, get nuts started. Tighten rear bolts now. Then tighten straps. Done. Your cooler is rotated 180 degrees, strapped in place, and holds up pipe firmly in place.
I thought I would save some money and ordered filters on amazon and they came but the oil filter was shorter than a stock ones and the fuel filters looked different than my experience and even thought they were in Motorcraft boxes I fired them all in the garbage!
Well there may be one or two the junk ford 6.4 out there that are still living but I have an 08 450 with the 6.4 in it that was blown with only 54k miles on it. Truck was bought new no mods done dealer did all maintenance on the truck on schedule down to the wiper blades. Only Ford techs ever touched this truck and it was done at the dealership. Ford wouldn’t help replace the motor because it was technically out of warranty by 30days when it got towed in to the dealership. Paid to have new motor installed at a tone of $22K with only a 1 year warranty. Two months after that the high pressure fuel pump went out. That was again “not under warranty”. Then the whole front end had to be replaced. Then the front drive shaft let go and took the transmission, transfer case, fuel pump/filter, 3 hard fuel lines, cross member and a few other odds and ends out. Now it’s been back in for the turbo back pressure switch. Again dealership maintained. So word of advice do not buy a Ford diesel after they quit with the 7.3l this truck now only has a total of 115k miles on it on the frame and I could of bought this truck like three times for what I have in repairs for this junk. Ford needs to do better. Yes I love my ford trucks but they need to prove to me they will last before I ever buy another truck. It’s hard to spend $90,000 plus on a truck you may have to spend another $40,000 on in 3 years once that warranty runs out to keep it running 🤷♂️
Have an 08 I bought with 50k did exhaust and e g r cold air intake mini max tuned added amsoil oil bypass filter I change every third oil change filters down to 2 microns also put in amsoil coolant filter and every time I change the fuel filters I always get air lock so I grabbed a banjo bolt that goes to the high point on the fuel cooler drilled and tapped it screwed in a Schrader valve so now when I air lock I take out the core shove a ten foot length of clear vinyl chloride tubing shoving other end into the fuel tank then hit the key on and wait for the bubbles to disappear in the tubing pull tubing off Schrader valve replace the core and start her up I just leave it in place putting the plastic dust cap over it till next filter change
@ couldn’t say for sure drain the lower for 30 sec at the drain cock then replace the lower then move to the top filter then it’s off to the key on off for 30 sec for about ten reps starts for a second then dies so that’s why I use a modified banjo bolt just an extra step but once it goes she’s good till next change
You showed how not to do everything with this service. I have a 6.4 also with a plugged dpf. Can you make a video of that so I know what not to do there too?
Was your fuel tank low when you did the lower filter? Mine was still draining after a few minutes(~2.5 gal) so I thought screw it and still got diesel everywhere.
In case someone doesn't know there is a thing called ghost tune. You can hollow out your dpf and over write the factory computer. Scanner will say every is at 100 percent. Factory 6.4 is good for 115000 if you are lucky. Coolant filter? Little sand?
Hey brother, how's the 6.4 these days? Looking to buy an 08 F250 6.4L. It has 103,000 and was deleted at 101,000. It's a beautiful truck, but I'm a little hesitant on buying it just because of the stereotype around it.
My 6.4 has 128,i bought it at 28k 5 years ago or so.. Regular maintenance only big thing is brake calipers, transfer case and more my radiator is cracked and leaking pretty bad
Sounds like my 6.4, runs like a boss for a week straight and then leaves me stranded in the middle of the street for 2 hours for absolutely no reason and then fires back up
My 2010 6.4 made it to 96000 and the motor went. I put a new motor in this year and yes it is brand new ford factory 6.4 and turbos 😢 24,000 dollars later I hate this truck. Dpf filter going out new motor puffs white smoke everything it Regens I'm over it.
Never let the fuel drain back into the bowl. such a rookie move. You just introduced contaminates back. You have a lot to learn, Never use Wix as you blabbed only motocraft. SMH
Best 6.4 Powerstroke fuel filter change video! Thanks for taking the time to make it.
My 6.4 has 422k miles. Oil every 5k.. fuel filters every 10k.. plus it was deleted at 5k miles. Lololol
Shit i do fuel every 3000 and oil every 4500. The fuel today where I'm at blows trucks up by the tens. Law suits at fuel stations. I gotta stay changing filters.
Could you list the parts you got installed for the complete delete? like a list please
Holy crap what did i get myself into. Just got my first deisel 3 days ago and im 48. Thanks for the video ill be using it this weekend.
I'm 64 and have had my 2010 Ford F-250 Super Duty with the 6.4L Diesel for 5 years and it's still running strong! I change my oil every 5k and change both fuel filters at the same time. I still do all of the work.
I used to be a ford master tech and the 6.4 is a good engine. The only problems that hurt are the emissions junk that really doesn't work, the dual thermostat, and the regeneration programming that made it a flame thrower. With you being California, there's not too much you can do about that other than a reprogram to fix the flame thrower and thermostat.
Here in Wyoming, I've seen these get great fuel mileage after a delete. Over 20 mpg. With proper maintenance, they can go forever. The 6.0l can last problem free with proper oil change intervals, branch fitting on the hipo pump, and head studs.
When I change the fuel filters, I do it with less than half a tank and park on an incline. I drain the lower filter housing 1st (without removing the filter), then change the upper filter. Next I change the lower filter. It's a lot less messy. A fine tooth, flex head ratchet is very convenient for changing the lower filter. You also want to drain the fuel/water separator (lower filter drain valve) a few times between filter changes to make sure there is no water. You only need to drain a little to see if there's any water. The high pressure injection pump makes up to 25,000 psi and a little bit of water will kill it
2008 F250 with 293,000 miles.
Makes me feel like I have a chance! Inherited an 08 KR with ~100k this week
Ive got 141000. Miles on my 6.4 not deleted .
Thinking about doing a egr delete ,great video thx .safe travels
Hi, there recently I bought a F-350 2008 Super duty 4x4 diesel. thank for your video and maintenance tips.
Dont forget to change your body mounts or upgrade them, tend to wear specially off road use, making it flex more cracking the radiator
Thanks Bud……much appreciated.
One experience I had was making the mistake of changing fuel filters on a full tank of fuel. The lower filter started siphoning fuel from the tank, even with the cap on or removed. I tried breaking the siphon by slightly loosening the filter cap, but that didn't work and the o-ring stuck and came partially out of the groove. Only choice was to take a diesel bath and quickly get the filter changed to stop the siphon leak. Next time will change it on a much lower fuel level.
Thank you for making this video. I am considering about owning one soon. Hope you make more videos about your truck. Want to learn more from you.
Any updates? I'm looking to get one too soon
08, 6.4L - 385k egr and dpf delete. Chipped and tuned with mini maxx , rotella T4 every 5k. Motorcraft filters, i do fuel and oil filters every 5k.
Every now and then i extend to 6 or 7k between changes if im to busy. But i never let it get beyond 7k between changes. I also put one quart of power punch in on every change.
Get off the mini maxx. Those things are usually in all the trucks that don't run at the shop....they run trucks hotter and the tunes are Chinese or russian. I don't think you'll blow up but my mechanics call it the hot & shitty mini maxx.
Excellent video!!
OEM parts are vended from a different manufacturer. You can buy other branded filers that have the notch, hole and membrane over the filter element. I change my filers every 5k miles along with my oil. So, cost is important to me. Plus, a lot of times, OEM parts you pay for the name. Ford itself is not going to filter fuel, just saying. I just turned 222k using this system and deleted as well. I also use a fuel treatment at every fill up. Thanks for the video!
Yes. I feel this has happened to me. Let's put this into perspective. #1. It's January 2025 my for ever truck an 08 Ford F350 Superduty just blew a head gasket a 15K fix. Did I say my forever truck? Deleted DPF and Deleted E.G.R. With a CCV catch can mod. Been running great then poof I have a coolant leak that I can't seem to find but it's real nothing in the crank or oil in the coolant I'm down 355 mil. in 30 miles and know white smoke?
Still, has pressure in the coolant system the next morning? A teardown + some mods like ARP studs and performance "O" ringed heads hardened seats maybe bronze guides etc... The bulletproof valve covers with oil sprayers possibly lower-end APR rod studs and nuts. And modified oil cooler. Possibly in line coolant filter. Money is an option. I don't want to but steel pistons may be needed. 136K original miles DPF and EGR delete at 120 miles. Never raced 4000-mile services. Stock or tow tune. I'm torn😢.bumed out thought I could beat the stats.😂😂😂
The DPF was being a problem at only 80k, so I removed it and the EGR and good thing, the EGR coolers had started to leak coolent, I don't know if I could sleep at night with an undelete 6.4
Awesome is the truck completely stock ?
All the years I had my 6.0, I never greased my o rings and they never got stuck. Takes more than a fuel filter change to keep a 6.0 or 6.4 running forever. Do your maintenance per the schedule and the truck will never strand you. If the 6.4 pump is same as 6.0 it's the hfcm. Drop the archoil and run amsoil. Better oil goes farther than additives.
I use amsoil oil in my 5.0 Cummins and it is deleted and I prefer using the oil to it's higher price but it seems to work for me to.
Buy a FASS fuel system. Definitely a must upgrade.
Is it safe to drain off the filter back into the engine? Seems like it would carry a bunch of particles past the filter housing.
That’s an interesting point I believe all the fuel in that housing in forced back though the new filter before it leaves the housing. So I don’t think it really matters. Thanks for the comment though, always good to be thinking about things like that!
Thanks for watching!
You loosen the filter before you drain the oil. The dirt on the filter stays on the filter, only the oil drains down into the pan to be removed and replaced with new oil. You are not back-flushing the filter.
@@hikerJohnhe’s talking about the fuel filter I believe
Yea. Don't let the fuel drain back in housing. Remover quickly. Also, oil o ring before you put on cap.
I would say no, it is not safe at all. Anything on the filter, and all the fuel that was not filtered that's in the housing can now go into your fuel pump. Letting it drip only lets more trash fall in there. That housing needs to be drained 1st. Only basic logic tells you that.
I HAVE 2008 F350 srw, 6.4 longbox, crew cab, 4X4 FX4 bought new. At this day has 30,846 miles. 100% stock. I just don't know what to do with it.
300,000 miles and you still have your EGR and DPF installed?? thats crazy and reallly unusual and rare. Have any insight about that?
ya interesting. When I bought my truck it had 400k kms on it but the DPF had been deleted in the beginning and the tune had kept the EGR valve closed its entire life. I removed the egr and cooler and replaced the up pipes, put a coolant filter in too. Honestly the fuel economy is another big thing to think about too. Im getting 10Liters/100KM which is 28MPG. My friend has same truck with no delete running stock and he gets about 15MPG. If you do delete it then get new up pipes at the same time and install a coolant filter.@silverback72745
Factory up pipes are thin and will fail. Delete the dpf. Don't Upgrade to more power and change oil every 3 thousand not 5. Aftermarket water separator is also a good investment
@silverback72745 I own a 6.4 and have learned a lot. I'm on my second motor. First one dropped cylinder 8 which is completely normal
@silverback72745 mine cracked at 267 thousand miles and I'm in the market for new ones. New motor has gone 136000 with absolutely no problem
@silverback72745 The up pipe cracks with all delete kits because theres no support at the bottom. The pipe vibrates until it cracks and fails. You have to leave the horizontal cooler attached to the up pipe with the block off plate sandwiched in between. There's a strong pin on the engine side of the cooler that recesses into a hole in your cooler bracket attached to the frame. Since there is no wiggle room there, and the up pipe won't flex at all, that spacer plate won't fit in between them. If you put the plate in first, then the cooler pin won't fall into the hole and the front of the cooler will stick out just enough to prevent the cooler straps from being able to reconnect. Here's what I did: disconnect everything and rotate cooler 90 degrees. Take a Sawzall with a hard metal milwaukee blade and cut off elbow (behind dip stick) as flush as possible. Rotate cooler 90 more degrees. Retention pin on cooler should now be facing drivers side tire. The threaded bolt holes on rear of cooler are now flipped 180 degrees. Thread bolts through up pipe, block off plate, and rear of cooler, BUT DO NOT TIGHTEN! Reattach straps, get nuts started. Tighten rear bolts now. Then tighten straps.
Done. Your cooler is rotated 180 degrees, strapped in place, and holds up pipe firmly in place.
I thought I would save some money and ordered filters on amazon and they came but the oil filter was shorter than a stock ones and the fuel filters looked different than my experience and even thought they were in Motorcraft boxes I fired them all in the garbage!
Well there may be one or two the junk ford 6.4 out there that are still living but I have an 08 450 with the 6.4 in it that was blown with only 54k miles on it. Truck was bought new no mods done dealer did all maintenance on the truck on schedule down to the wiper blades. Only Ford techs ever touched this truck and it was done at the dealership. Ford wouldn’t help replace the motor because it was technically out of warranty by 30days when it got towed in to the dealership. Paid to have new motor installed at a tone of $22K with only a 1 year warranty. Two months after that the high pressure fuel pump went out. That was again “not under warranty”. Then the whole front end had to be replaced. Then the front drive shaft let go and took the transmission, transfer case, fuel pump/filter, 3 hard fuel lines, cross member and a few other odds and ends out. Now it’s been back in for the turbo back pressure switch. Again dealership maintained. So word of advice do not buy a Ford diesel after they quit with the 7.3l this truck now only has a total of 115k miles on it on the frame and I could of bought this truck like three times for what I have in repairs for this junk. Ford needs to do better. Yes I love my ford trucks but they need to prove to me they will last before I ever buy another truck. It’s hard to spend $90,000 plus on a truck you may have to spend another $40,000 on in 3 years once that warranty runs out to keep it running 🤷♂️
Have an 08 I bought with 50k did exhaust and e g r cold air intake mini max tuned added amsoil oil bypass filter I change every third oil change filters down to 2 microns also put in amsoil coolant filter and every time I change the fuel filters I always get air lock so I grabbed a banjo bolt that goes to the high point on the fuel cooler drilled and tapped it screwed in a Schrader valve so now when I air lock I take out the core shove a ten foot length of clear vinyl chloride tubing shoving other end into the fuel tank then hit the key on and wait for the bubbles to disappear in the tubing pull tubing off Schrader valve replace the core and start her up I just leave it in place putting the plastic dust cap over it till next filter change
What are you doing wrong. I do my fuel filters every 10,000 im at 250k. Never had an air lock problem.
@ couldn’t say for sure drain the lower for 30 sec at the drain cock then replace the lower then move to the top filter then it’s off to the key on off for 30 sec for about ten reps starts for a second then dies so that’s why I use a modified banjo bolt just an extra step but once it goes she’s good till next change
@@jonandkariwalter2074 i drain my lower till it stops draining
Does Joseph Smith know youre using his parking lot? 😂
The Ram guys here!! Which filter do you prefer for a 6.7 Cummins in a ram 2500/5500 heavy duty?
- A Mopar or Fleetguard?
how often are your draining at the lower fuel filter ??? any additive in diesel? coolant filter helpful?
Quick question do you still the the 6.4 truck that you make videos just curious watch a lot of your videos??
You showed how not to do everything with this service. I have a 6.4 also with a plugged dpf. Can you make a video of that so I know what not to do there too?
That is, the siphon continued with the fuel tank cap on or off and with the filter cap on or off.
Was your fuel tank low when you did the lower filter? Mine was still draining after a few minutes(~2.5 gal) so I thought screw it and still got diesel everywhere.
In case someone doesn't know there is a thing called ghost tune. You can hollow out your dpf and over write the factory computer. Scanner will say every is at 100 percent. Factory 6.4 is good for 115000 if you are lucky. Coolant filter? Little sand?
wdym by 6.4 is good for 115k miles? do they break after those miles?
What’s the name of this song on the intro?
Sounds like a rip of 3oh!3
DEISEIL Ron has a video on his channel how to properly change these filters.
his video's are the best and explained very well, too bad he's gone.
Hey brother, how's the 6.4 these days?
Looking to buy an 08 F250 6.4L. It has 103,000 and was deleted at 101,000. It's a beautiful truck, but I'm a little hesitant on buying it just because of the stereotype around it.
My 6.4 has 128,i bought it at 28k 5 years ago or so..
Regular maintenance only big thing is brake calipers, transfer case and more my radiator is cracked and leaking pretty bad
@@LightGestureget the aluminum radiator put on
Upgrade your body mounts, specially if it's use on off road. Usually flexes alot when worn out cracking your radiator.
If you remove the bottom filter first, you won't have to deal with all of the fuel in the upper filter housing since it will drain down.
I have 4 6.4 trucks all over 285k. Great trucks powerful. People just believe in maintaining vehicles lol
That’s great! I think with proper maintenance you can keep almost anything going for a long time!
Thanks for watching!
I got one with 50k 😂 hoping to make it to 285k eventually
LOL my truck pulled a 5th Wheel for like 200k KMs trans has had it $5k trans parts $2k installation
The Ford Motorcraft Filters are made by Racor.
Is it me or is your steering loose ?
Is this a video for the Mormon church 😂
Sounds like my 6.4, runs like a boss for a week straight and then leaves me stranded in the middle of the street for 2 hours for absolutely no reason and then fires back up
Mine does that too, just happened yesterday. Just shuts off while driving. Then about 30 minutes later fired up and drove like new
How many Radiators have you all been through? #5 for me 2-OEM, 3- Mishi's
Third rad for my 08 , solved problem with mishimoto rad support.
There’s no way that pickup hasn’t had an engine put in if it’s not deleted 🤣
Why's that?
It's a 6.4 and it was rushed into production. Research that motor and you will see
Sounds like you calling him a liar. He not
I had to sub everyone else wasn’t making sense to me
Great truck till the front cover blows a hole in it from cavitation
Man, what the hell was Ford thinking when they did this?🤦🏽♂️
Caps are over-tighten, you will play hell removing them next time.
My 2010 6.4 made it to 96000 and the motor went. I put a new motor in this year and yes it is brand new ford factory 6.4 and turbos 😢 24,000 dollars later I hate this truck. Dpf filter going out new motor puffs white smoke everything it Regens I'm over it.
What are you planning to get after you sell it
its supposed to smoke on regen... should even smoke during the passive regen too
Great pickup, just not a fan of the engine.
You need to delete it .
Wtf if you gotta cycle the key 8 times 🙄 then you need a new lift pump. I do mine 2 times and it startes right up.
thats why your truck is fucked, you still have your def system. and its actually emissions system. there is no def fluid in these systems
Never let the fuel drain back into the bowl. such a rookie move. You just introduced contaminates back. You have a lot to learn, Never use Wix as you blabbed only motocraft. SMH