"Speed costs money. How fast do you want to spend?"

An old journeyman mechanic I used to work under would have said “oil pan failure” oil pan failed to contain all the parts!!

Bill- Thank you for all the videos. I appreciate you sharing your expertise. Please keep them coming.

You have got one hell of an operation. I’m glad I came to you guys when I did. Thank You.

“Some industrial Diesel PSYCHO tune” “Aoohhhwww put it on race tune and you can haul anything...NO YOU CANNOT!” Haha, I love it

You should post this video on all the diesel forums. The kids there will jump down your throat if you suggest that they're nuts to do these ridiculous tunes. It was a good lecture.

Mikey is your most valuable asset

Wow. Great video Bill! I really enjoy watching and learning from your videos. Keep up the great work!

Love the videos Bill, I watch them several times and have learned more than I ever could from books and I am glad you put these out there. Nice to see a true and passionate subject matter expert. I know where to go if I am ever in need of assistance.

you have 3 choices with cars and trucks, fast, reliable, cheap... pick two.

@YankeeSoutherner1945

5 жыл бұрын

Fast and cheap isn't going to happen.

@KevinBigg

5 жыл бұрын

Tom94 not true. You can put nitrous on a $500 ranger and go fast... once

@ilikeboost4764

5 жыл бұрын

Tom94 look up sloppy mechanics 😉😉.

@6point0powerstroker79

4 жыл бұрын

@@YankeeSoutherner1945 fast and cheap is easy. get a honda civic body for around $500 and throw in a v8 from a totaled mustang 5.0 for about a grand there i spent $1500 and a weeks time and now have a car about 2000 lbs curb weight and has almost 400hp (just weld the mustang subframe under the front of the honda and throw the mustang rear end under it and wire the key and run shifter cable and aftermarket triple gauges ) it's not a problem for anyone who can cut and weld and knows how to hook ignition to the harness cut from the mustang and it will be faster than you'll want to ever push it due to nearly halving the weight the motor was made for

I like your videos I have a 6.7,I use it to haul my 27ft RV

Really informational like all your videos. Thanks.

nice you are helping vets. we thank you.

Love these videos i dont own a powerstroke but i love learning about them

Thanks for all the great info. I don't own a diesel but I always learn something listing to you. Thank u for the performance information!

Great info as always! Enjoy the straight up no nonsense talk.

at first i was like, oh damn thats a big lift then i realized you were taking the cab off

@danielziemba8045

8 жыл бұрын

+Dean Kruse Monster body lift! lol

You have a great channel. Most mechanics would never go this into detail

thanks again for another informative video sir. I have as I'm sure others have learned a tremendous amount of truck info that's helped us to better maintain our rigs and what parts etc to use.

Hey Bill. I just want to say Happy New Year and thank you. I am a pro tech with 30 years under the belt. I am a scope and scan guy who never sees diesel stuff. When I do it is a learning curve. The information you give out is greatly appreciated. When I first saw what you did with the heads I was BLOWN away. That steel O ring should be done from the factory. You know your shit sir. Well done. Very well done.

Thanks for another great video Bill. Been watching all your videos and about to watch your "How To Buy a Used Powerstroke Diesel Truck" series for about the 4th time. Going out tomorrow to shop for a 2005-2007. Wish me luck. Hope to get up there in GA to see you some time maybe get some work done. Just wanted to say thank you for all the information I've gotten from you and putting yourself out there for us. Hope you had a great Christmas and Happy New Year. John in south FL

Awesome video and information I have 7.3 with 241,000 and still runs great with enough power for pulling my 32 ft. 5th.wheel that weighs 16,000 pounds loaded

Another good video Bill. I've worked for a Cat dealer for 25 yrs and built engines for most of that time. The bottom end of the 6.7's look a lot like the old 348 and 349's. They were overhead cam V12 and V16 engines. The over the road truck drivers always had to have more power and more power! The old 3406's took a lot. These new engines are incredible and at the same time crazy! I'm not sure about going back to a water cooled aftercooler but they are smarter than I am. Thanks for all the great info!

@theq4602

7 жыл бұрын

Read a story once about how a guy put a 3408 in his f350 (he was wery wrich) he then proceeded to have it modded to get a lot more power than it was designed for. It sat most of the time he owned it. Every time he romped the throttle it twisted the crank.

@richardvandyke9578

7 жыл бұрын

3408 is a huge engine and would never fit in a F350. You are probably thinking of a 3208 which would still be a tight squeeze.

@theq4602

7 жыл бұрын

Whatever it was it twisted his drive shaft alot. lol

Great video and great information!!

Very informative, please keep posting the great videos!

Great info as always!!

I dig your vids, Bill.

hey man i love the vids keep up the great work

Awesome video bill

how the hell do you guys see in there? that's a very dark shop

@n10cities

8 жыл бұрын

+BiffBallbag Maybe it's the camera. Low exposure setting. ;)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Bill.

Thx for the vid bill

You got a nice shop space fella.

I know I want to 7.3 swap into my own F150 later on, but that amount of carnage from a tune that is way to hot without serious upgrades first is asking for trouble. The 6.7 is pretty bulletproof from people I have talked to but some I have talked to also have agreed to that as well. Love the videos and they have helped me in the planning of my engine swap as well.

I love these videos!

I've just bought a new well new to me 250/4x4 6.7 with 80k on it and hope it lasts a long while, what kind of things should I do to ensure that..... I'm new to this diesel stuff all together first one I've ever had I really enjoy watching your videos and thanks for the info

"but I wanted to go faster" congratulations, you win......

I would've liked to have known you were available. My father is 75 and had a very well maintained 2006 F-350 dually crew cab Lariat with maybe 153,000 papered miles. We always hauled hay and cattle. I had to convince him to trade it in on a 2014 Ford Transit Connect titanium. I spent $15,000 on 3 repairs always concerning injectors, EGR cooling system and related items. It's a nice great hefty truck when running but always building a large tab to keep running. Thank you for your advice and staying true. Joseph .

With age comes wisdom. I bought a 2000 7.3 at age 19 and stacked a bullydog chip with an edge evolution tuner. Six months later my tranny was gone and so was $3,200 for the repair. I'm 31 now and my (I'm the owner) work vehicle is a bulletproofed 6.0 that is bone stock except for exhaust and an intake. Eventually, we learn that pushing an engine leads to an empty bank account. If you want to go fast, an 8,000lbs truck is not the answer.

@ilovelamp61

8 жыл бұрын

Preach. haha

@mclarpet

8 жыл бұрын

+Andrew B ...Do you want it fast or do you want it reliable.

@JohnDoeEagle1

8 жыл бұрын

+MoparMadness The 7.3 tranny isn't weak. I own a 2002 F-250 Super Duty. Never had a problem with it in STOCK configuration. That's funny you say "that" Mopar guy. It's more than a rumor Dodge has shit transmissions and rear ends.

@Pyro.Technic.801

8 жыл бұрын

bulletproofed is stock

@moparmadness5555

8 жыл бұрын

John Doe​ 7.3 automatic transmissions do have problems all the time just as Dodge automatic transmissions do. Its not just me saying that it's very well known among diesel mechanics. Dodge's tranny problems are just more well known because it has been a problem for a lot more years

Bill, you need to have a MASSIVE sign in your shop showing the price of a 6.7L Crate engine from Ford ($13,000 and up) and a message that reads if you run an off road tune and any emissions are deleted, this is what to be expected, and tell them that Ford WILL VOID THEIR WARRANTY if its found out that the truck has been tuned and Emissions parts Deleted.

I have a buddy who ran the H&S Mini Maxx programmer & a turbo back straight pipe exhaust, his engine is done. The truck is now at a local dump just sitting there, he isn't going to put the money into to get a rebuild. It was a fast truck but like you said in this video, if you want to go fast you gotta spend money! You're videos are great, I own a 2006 Ford F-350 6.0 Powerstroke & it's running strong. Currently at 210,xxx miles.

Honest mechanic! At its best! Ford man, for Ford men!!!

Great video! Tons of great info. That's pretty crazy that Georgia police will impound your truck!

I' am from Canada and don't know much about Powerstroke Help, or the gentleman in these video's. What I do know from my mechanical knowledge is I agree with everything he says and is the bible on these engines, I grateful for these video's.

100% agree, tuning. Not saying too much tuning, but Bad trans tuning. In my opinion, the root cause is from Lugging w/too much converter lock up. That giant tune feeding those conditions....Massive amount of stress & heat generation! Then any microscopic impurity in that piston casting will show its face real quick. I think you're right on your assumption of piston failing first! You're the man! Your videos rock! (Diesel mechanic 20yrs running)

I love watching your videos! I've been telling any power stroke owners I see, about your website and KZread channel. I'm not a ford guy, nor a diesel fan, but I find these videos very informative and entertaining. I have one request. When you start filming the carnage, can you slow down a little bit? Sometimes, you pan through the grenade aftermath, and I can't even determine what part is what. Just a pile of kibbles and bits. Not asking for an hour movie, just slow the pan down a touch! Makes a more dramatic explanation of what can happen to an improperly modded power plant. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with us, about these problems.

I know this is an old video. But lets talk tuning. If you want a race truck build a race truck. These are not race trucks. I put my tune in to delete a failed science prodject in the early emission control of my 6.4. PS my 6.4 is still running. I put a Mini Maxx in i know you'll say I'm crazy. I set it at tow, lowerd the low boost fuel to the #2 setting and unpluged the tuner. I had to replace the new stock cold air intake to a this is just my desision S&B filter system. Because when I pulled out to pass someone the replace air filter light would come on. Now I know these engines need to breathe. But having a stock air box with this much restriction is just not right. I get no black smoke on lift off in stop and go traffic. When im pulling my 30ft trailer or the work trailer or if I'm just going back and forth this setting has not caused me any troubles and is plenty quick. Now this is Aug 2023. And another 100K down the Rd. PS i bought this truck for body stile she is a beauty its what a truck should look like. Now if some one could fix the blend door isue I would be very happy

heyyy ive got the same rims and tires on my 03 gmc 1500 :D, i didnt know where else to share this information

I bought my 2008 F450, before i watched his video's, but i did notice something was removed off the truck. i asked the dealership and they said they would look for me. EGR was removed, most likely failed and the person didn't want to replace it. Took it to Ford and they said it was well taken care of and to put it back to OEM would be around $3,500.

@BaseLineGarage

7 жыл бұрын

Abel Wrate why would you want it back on lol

Excellent video, Mr. Hewitt. My fiancée and I purchased an F350 to tow some trailers around. After going through your videos, website, and some other KZread channel videos regarding the 6.7 "Scorpion" engine in our 2013 (mfr date 12/12), I've come to realize we avoided the dreaded the ceramic-coated bearings in the turbo. I hear that is a good thing since they have been known to disintegrate. There are supposed to be steel bearings in this years' (2013) turbo. We purchased the Damerow Ford-Dealership truck (located in Beaverton, Oregon) with 64k miles on the odometer. It is the platinum trim level. Unbeknownst to me, the center console between the two front seats is permanent. I think we will be getting a trim level that has seating for 6. Why did Drew Bledsoe (former nfl QB) need to get this truck with this trim? I don't know, but we have his old truck and will be trading it in for a different one.

Good information thank you

I just did this to my vw 1.9 tdi. Exactly the same. Except I exploded the intermediate shaft completely out of the engine 🥳

Interesting info Thanks !!! So 6.7 are Great trucks IF You treat them correctly.

I watched the whole video because I like the way Bill talks and I'm waiting for him to announce that Jay Leno is his brother...

A mini maxx is one of the best options for tuning.. "a mini maxx has too much timing"? There are many different options for custom tunes through a mini maxx that are very safe to run with out a doubt. There are a one or two companies that really try and push an unsafe amount of power but that is not due to the H&S unit itself, that is due to that individuals tune files. Tuning these engines with out deleting the dpf is useless as well. The amount of emissions would increase with the dpf tuning on, and there for the dpf/scr would work harder to "clean up" the emissions and the dpf filter would clog/fill up quicker. With the correct custom tuning, a 6.7 with a stock bottom end will hold up to 650 generally. All about bringing the power on smoothly.

@samsonwrecking1133

7 жыл бұрын

Love my mini max . Set it to default timing and tow and don't touch it . My 2010 cummins has never ran better

I am very disappointed with Ford for putting such tiny spindly rods in the 6.7.

Whoa! That transition between the camera being used near the end of the video and the one used for the train a vet promo was startling! Amazing how different a camera can make things look. Filtered, or hyper real.

Bill, well said on tuning these trucks. I have a 2011 and a 2016. 16 is bone stock ( work truck ) and my 2011 is my POV. I have tried different tunes but the key is to stay close to stock numbers and leave the emissions there. DP as he said is a great company for tunes, I also recommend AM Diesel Performance and 5 Star tuning. All of them have great Emissions on tunes and will work with you to make that tune feel right to you. Shifting points, times and lengths are the most complaints on tunes. All 3 above have great starting points, but will tweak them to your liking. Don't go kill your trucks for crazy power, when these trucks are awesome enough as is. IF you do want to go crazy, you better start upgrading internals. If you don't and you break it, don't go blaming Ford, Its on you.

Great Video, Fascinating once again. I don't even own a PSD truck but one day I hope to. (they are very expensive here in the U.K) Keep up the good work Bill. From Adam in Scotland, U.K.

@wuzgoanon9373

3 жыл бұрын

They are very expensive here, too.

Happy Holidays Love your videos. I take excellent care of my truck on all maitaince, some would consider it too much. What tuning is out there for us guys that run no dpf but are looking for longevity tunes. I run gear head tunes on my HS and turn it down to stock when I tow. Thanks again for all you do

Everyone loves power. That's all I hear is power, power, power, tune tune tune. Longevity with a de-tune is the better route. I have never been one interested in extreme speed or power. It seems like it is a "phallus" size contest for most people.

Hi bill what about the 2 rear cylinder including the valves and turbocharger issues you were talking about with the 6.7 litre with stock emissions when the truck goes in to regen it overheats the rear cylinder do you have any cure for that even with all emission equipement left on what was the total bill for a replacement engine like that on that truck. ?

not a powerstroke specialist but thats gotta be atleast 15 grand lol. my cummins has been pinging lately but ive put a couple thousand miles on it since the sound started and im not worried. plus if it blows ill put a new one in for 5gs or less

another great videoHere's a thought I've had as I've run into more and more quick diesles out on the road... With all the luxury and features these diesel trucks offer nowadays do you see your shop getting more "inexperienced" diesel owners coming in who have never owned a diesel before and break them trying to run them like a gasoline / spark engine? like revving the crap out of them or just slapping a tune on and not worrying about how hard you run it because "you don't have to worry about detonation" for instance? I see a lot of nice fast trucks out on the road and I can only imagine quite a few of those have been playing with fire by running a race tune on a stock engine.

THANKS A LOT FROM WV

This guy has taught me a lot, and I don't even own a diesel!

I'm watching this from all the way in the U.S. Virgin Islands ! ! !

Your question at 10:50 - "Did the rod fail first, or did the piston fail first?". The failure of the rod is at an angle that would suggest propagation of a fatigue crack. I would bet a dollar the rod went first.

@upurnose46

5 жыл бұрын

I would bet the rod went first too because if the piston went first wouldnt the rod still be intact?

@johncholmes643

5 жыл бұрын

Piston

@letitrest4662

5 жыл бұрын

It doesn't matter. Neither were designed to withstand the cylinder pressure, that is being created by these ridiculous tunes, and giant power gains. In other words, 1. Which is more likely to destroy a combustion chamber, when you light it, inside the cylinder ? A. (a firecracker) or B. (a stick of dynamite)

@thomasbradley7844

5 жыл бұрын

thomabb i bet the rod failed too if the would use better parts all forged not cheap cast shit these motors would handle just about anything you could throw at them and i bet people wouldnt mind spending a little extra money on a motor that was built to handle 1500 hp or better but they want them to fail so. You have to buy more from them and this is with all trucks and cars

this guy is like my mentor lol

Lots of kibbles and bits in that one. Thanks for the info.

very nice auto forensics

Big tires and a big tune...what could possibly go wrong??!! My 2010 6.4 is running like a champ so far. I'll bring it to you when it blows up. :-()

I don't even own a truck but I like this guy! he knows what he's doing

Thanks for breaking this down for us dummies - poor maintenance, poor operator technique, poor tuning. I guess if I take care of my 6.7, operate it conservatively and within the specified Ford operating parameters, and don't tune it, it should last a loooooooong time.

@yamaharidr450

8 жыл бұрын

+BangFlop No it wont. Keep it factory and expect to put a motor in it at 200000 and putting a new exhaust on it at 100K when it gets clogged and cant flow.

I'm glade we dont have emissions in TX.

@Willyd2758

4 жыл бұрын

Glade like the air freshener?

@SubieRow

3 жыл бұрын

Texas has emissions. As well as yearly safety inspections. That's why I won't move there. Going the way of commiefornia

That's some serious damage! God dang!

Great video and impotant information, I will just keep my stock 1998 Dodge 2500 with it"s 12 Valve Cummins that pulls anything that I need to pull.

@andersonnettleship845

7 жыл бұрын

FYI, Dodge and Cummins made the switch from the 12 Valve 5.9 to the 24 Valve 5.9 Cummins about the middle of the 98 Model Year. Any 98 Dodge with a 24 Valve Motor is referred to as a 98'1/2.

But you kind of say it's okay to delete the DPF and EGR on the 6.4 truck, which I did on your recommendation. I run a Spartan tuner with the DPF/EGR off, stock tune. How is it different for a 6.7 vs a 6.4?

Bought my '03 F350 7.3 used at 155k miles about 6 months ago. Had a TS-6 position chip in it. First thing I did was yank that tuner out. I really want to run this truck another 15 years/150k miles, at least. Kind of sad to see what's becoming of these newer 6.4/6.7 trucks. Emissions is killing them, and the tuning to run em without emissions equipment is killing them too! Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

powerstrokehelp, once i get my diesel. I have couple more years to save up, not to mention love the new style coming out, I'm going to send it to you and want you to pretty much bulletproof the shit out of the engine. Make it reliable unlike some of the videos i have been seeing on youtube.

I guess bill had a change of heart. Back in the 6.4 days he said delete it . Now he says DO NOT DELETE IT

@austincampbell7335

7 жыл бұрын

Bo Mason I think he is for deleting, but against all the ridiculous tunes required to delete it.

@DGAF_AK87

6 жыл бұрын

You don't need to delete on a 6.7 the emissions shit is actually decent enough to run. You have to delete a 6.4 if you want it to remotely last

If stock internals can't with stand hot tuning and that is what the owner wants, aren't there after market internals available that are engineered for it, I mean if you take a n/a motor and boost it you 'll usually replace the internals with forged parts, at least that is what I do anyway.

I love a good complete engine failure. Driving down the road, whole thing shuts down, and it's ruined. Puts a smile on my face.

Good Video. 👌👍

Bill. Hey. You did a interview on my 6.0 stock with 444,000. Now has 600,000 Plus. My new 6.7. Factory complete Long block went TEN K and a bearing failed is it true it’s not “brand new “ even tho that’s what it’s called ? Ford denied warranty due to my delete. Never turned it up. Truck engine wasn’t even broke in. Never had any ford motor fail with 10 k two months old. Please let me know if your seeing any blow up that soon and if it’s truly new

I change all the oils when the truck tell me too .Its a 2016 F 350,Next oil change I want to go Amsoil full synthetic it has 30,000 miles but I need to know can you go without changing the oil for 25,000 miles with synthetic oils

make a video on transfer case probs would b a big help

Bill is the best but i completely recommended delwting the emissions off your truck will extend the life greatly. Fuck the epa. Just use a tow tune instead of a race tune.

I've read that the connecting rods on the 6.7 is the weak point of the internals, that and the fuel system has its own issues and the turbo bearings and exhaust turbine explode

Have the vets gotten their money by now? What are you doing to help them?

If H & S is no good then who is the best aftermarket tuner to use for those of us that don’t have a tuner in driving distance?

we pull a 7,500lb wood chipper with our 6.0 F350 no tuning just EGR delete with onyx head gaskets and ARP studs. she gets regular maintenance and oil changes. good good truck!

I purchased this fuel pro it's called it plugs into the OBI plugs in under steering wheel

@jeffreyguild1032

Жыл бұрын

I would like to know if it going to hurt my engine,it has given me a little more fuel mileage, But I want this truck to be my last vehicle I have to. Buy

I bought an '11 back in 2012. It had 18k on it, Florida truck. Loved it from the beginning, then at 20k the egr went along with basically the entire cooling system. Tons of front-end work and 5k miles later, the turbo crapped out. Went through two new turbos and just about every sensor under the hood. Luckily, Ford was more than helpful, however, if I ever buy another powerstroke I'll damn sure bring it to Bill.

Thank God Texas doesn't have emissions laws is all I can say!

@Garth2011

4 жыл бұрын

They do, federal laws apply. Maybe they do not enforce them?

you say the connecting rod pulls down on the piston.....id think out of the two strokes the power stroke surely doesn't and the intake stroke is minimal due to boost. id lean more towards high rpms and over fueling with timing too advanced....a good reason to squirt water!

what about a dpf deleted tune but on a towing tune not a crazy 250hp tune ?

LOVE THESE VIDEOS BRAUH THEY ARE SURELY HELP ME WITH MINE?

Sad to see the newer diesels not holding up. still running my old 96 7.3l with mild upgrades. it can still raise cane with the new trucks. we even dodges. it may be a log wagon dinosaur, but it gets the job done without the drama of the 6.0, 6.4, or the 6.7.

Can you do a dpf delete without a tune?