Ford gas V10

[hrcarver]

What's the word on the ford v10's?

A 2008 f550 has come up for sale. flat bed, 70k miles, 20k price

Been looking for a solid old 7.3, but not having much luck.

 

[rasimmo]

I know a guy who was the service manager at a local ford dealer that drove a V10 superduty. When I asked him why he chose that over the diesel, he said "we have never had a V10 in the shop for engine repairs". His reasoning sounded good to me. I am sure some had had problems. I think they were pretty good though.

 

[KML]

The V10 has plenty of power but worse fuel economy. If you don't plan on putting many miles on it probably no big deal.

As far as longevity, they are reliable. Only real problems I've heard about is with exhaust manifold cracking. Seems to be more of an issue if they are worked hard. A google search will provide plenty of reading about it.

If you're not looking to hot shot with it and the truck is in good shape I wouldn't hold a V10 against it.

 

[hrcarver]

Not gonna drive it much, my 1989 chevy 3500 only has 70k on it. Not near enough power or payload for me though...

My only concern is the ad said it was a 4 speed. I would like to have another gear or two. I am sure it will be far more truck than I have now.

 

[Pixguy]

I have the V10 in my 07 24k lb. motorhome, 32k miles.

Real strong engine, but only gets 8mpg, but with that much weight, it's all I can expect.

No issues to date.

.

 

[hrcarver]

Thanks yall, the 4 speed appears to be a typo. looks like 6+granny on the stick

 

[farmboy12]

I believe that it is a 5 plus granny and reverse. Think all the clutches were 6 speeds in the superduty that year. And the auto for that year was a 5 speed TorqShift.

 

[hrcarver]

I believe that it is a 5 plus granny and reverse. Think all the clutches were 6 speeds in the superduty that year. And the auto for that year was a 5 speed TorqShift.

You are correct, must have been looking at it wrong.

 

[dstig1]

The word on the V10 is basically "the grunt of the diesel with much worse gas mileage and lower maintenance costs". I think it is an excellent choice for a vehicle that will not be used frequently or for lots of miles but when you need it, you need it for heavy towing and hauling. Gas engines also tend to take periods of sitting around unused better than diesels apparently do.

I was looking for a gas engine when I got my truck (used), but I ended up with the V8 as there are very few trucks out there in the configuration I wanted, so I had to compromise there. Mine sits a lot between uses, so that was why I avoided the diesel. Plus the cost of the diesel (both to purchase and maintain). I couldn't make that up in fuel mileage with low usage.

My 2 cents

 

[DT86]

We had a '99 F-350 auto with a 12' flat bed and loved it. It got the same mileage no matter how you drove it, loaded or empty. That truck would pass everything on the highway, except a gas station.:laughing: It had 236k on it when it spun a rod bearing, but then again it was also low on oil.

 

[mjncad]

I've got a '99 F-250 with a V-10. I chose the gasser over the diesel as I didn't plan to use the truck often. I have just over 37,000 miles on it and I've been pleased with it.

Anyway, whatever bugs may have been in the engine have been squashed by the time 2008 rolled around.

As long as the truck has been maintained properly; I wouldn't be afraid of a V-10 either. Just don't expect great mileage. I get about 13 MPG on average.

 

[hrcarver]

I've got a '99 F-250 with a V-10. I chose the gasser over the diesel as I didn't plan to use the truck often. I have just over 37,000 miles on it and I've been pleased with it.

Anyway, whatever bugs may have been in the engine have been squashed by the time 2008 rolled around.

As long as the truck has been maintained properly; I wouldn't be afraid of a V-10 either. Just don't expect great mileage. I get about 13 MPG on average.

I get 11mpg on my pickup if I BABY it. (6.0 gas/4.10 gears) I'd love to be able to get 10mpg out of the f550, and wouldn't be crushed if it got 8mpg...

 

[Dargo]

I've had 3 Excursions (have a really large family), two with the V10's and one with a V8. OMG, the V8 was like an afterbirth that lived in a vehicle that size! It constantly wondered shifting to stay in the little engine's power range and on long inclines on the interstate it sounded like it was pegged on the red line, tach wise, all the way up the hills. I honestly consider a V8 in an Excursion a mistake.

The V10's have been great. People tell me that they tow well, but all I ever tow with mine is a couple of Jet Skis; not hardly any test. The HUGE difference is in driving them. With the V10, they almost never downshift on highways and are the smoothest running engines I've ever owned. Weighing just over 8000 pounds, I can get almost 16.4 MPG on the highway if I set cruise at the speed limit. If I want to run with the fastest traffic, I'll get right at 13.3. If I drive 100% in town, I get right at 10; sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less. Towing, I can't tell ya. I can't tell the Jet Skis are back there. Never had any trouble with either V10. The 3 valve (like what you're looking at) has a bit more power and gets a little better fuel economy. Good sound engines.

 

[deepNdirt]

I've had my Super-D with v/10 for 12 years now, not ever a major problem, I purchased this truck as primarily a towing truck, I did however have the tranny rebuilt at around 130K....... it turned out it was my fault in my driving habits, during that time I was commuting everyday into the Nth Ga. MT towing a work trailer, there was one stretch of 2 mile straight-a-way with a steady incline, I thought it was better to get up some speed before starting up the incline, and wound up pulling the hill in too high of gear,
I was told by the person who rebuilt the transmission that it is a misconception that people want to get some speed up when towing up hills,
and what we should do is maintain a throttle speed and let the transmission downshift to what ever necessary gear speed is required, Made perfect since to me:thumbsup: he also stated that its not necessary to lock out OD on open highway simply because we are towing a trailer, that when the truck feels it need a lower gear it will drop into it,....... On another Note: many years before having my V/10 I had purchased the New '94 Ram truck for towing I used the same driving habits as mention by locking out the OD etc,etc, I also had to have the transmission rebuilt in that truck at 72-K miles..
so I'm convinced that it was my driving habits that cause the transmission problems in both trucks, The person who rebuilt my F-250 trans, did something to it to delay the shift sequence and now it shifts more stable & firmly :thumbsup: I love My truck and its V/10 :cloud9:

 

[Diamondpilot]

Many of my customers have SRW F-350's with V-10's. All have good service out of them. One guy did blow out 2 or 3 spark plugs but that was more than likely from improper plug installation.


My uncle has had 3 of the V10's and all were work horses. My uncles current one is a 05 F-350 SRW 4x4 with 4.30 gears. Its a pulling beast.

10 mpg is the average I hear on them.

Chris

 

[dstig1]

I've had 3 Excursions (have a really large family), two with the V10's and one with a V8. OMG, the V8 was like an afterbirth that lived in a vehicle that size! It constantly wondered shifting to stay in the little engine's power range and on long inclines on the interstate it sounded like it was pegged on the red line, tach wise, all the way up the hills. I honestly consider a V8 in an Excursion a mistake.

The V10's have been great. People tell me that they tow well, but all I ever tow with mine is a couple of Jet Skis; not hardly any test. The HUGE difference is in driving them. With the V10, they almost never downshift on highways and are the smoothest running engines I've ever owned. Weighing just over 8000 pounds, I can get almost 16.4 MPG on the highway if I set cruise at the speed limit. If I want to run with the fastest traffic, I'll get right at 13.3. If I drive 100% in town, I get right at 10; sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less. Towing, I can't tell ya. I can't tell the Jet Skis are back there. Never had any trouble with either V10. The 3 valve (like what you're looking at) has a bit more power and gets a little better fuel economy. Good sound engines.

Big difference between the 2 valve and 3 valve versions of both the V10 and V8. The 3 valve V8 (2005+ for the SDs) was about the same HP and torque as the older 2 valve V10. The 3 valve V10 looks like the real monster (also 2005+ in the SDs). I don't know what they did in the Excursions on those.

The Torqshift tranny was a big plus in '05 also. That was a huge improvement over the earlier 4-speeds.

I have no problems with my V8 (3-valve) for what I do, but then I don't worry if I am a little slow coming off an on-ramp when towing 8-9k. The hyper guy behind me can wait the additional 3 seconds. I might think differently if I lived in the mountains...dunno.

 

[flusher]

What's the word on the ford v10's?

A 2008 f550 has come up for sale. flat bed, 70k miles, 20k price

Been looking for a solid old 7.3, but not having much luck.

I looked at several F250s and 350s with V10s. Almost bought one but saw a 2004 Isuzu NPR/EFI stakebed (8x14 ft) on eBay with the Chevy/GMC 6.0L V8 (LQ4) with 49500 miles for $11K. Perfect for hauling around my small parade tractors (3500 lb max).

 

[timswi]

I really hope this V10 is a good motor..This is my first Ford, it's in a 14K# Class C (1997)...Fingers are crossed..

I do have to replace the manifold studs, broken off and I need to check the oil pan...It appears they like to rot out.

It does run nice for the tank that it is though...I'm going to think positive at this point.

 

[cowdoc]

I just bought a 2002 Excursion with the V10 and 42K on it. The dealer had an 05 with the 6.0 L diesel for about the same money. I chose the V10 because diesel is about $1.00 per gallon higher in price than gas right now. We've got a ton of demand for diesel in the oil field right now and that is causing some diesel shortages.

 

[Dargo]

I have no problems with my V8 (3-valve) for what I do, but then I don't worry if I am a little slow coming off an on-ramp when towing 8-9k. The hyper guy behind me can wait the additional 3 seconds. I might think differently if I lived in the mountains...dunno.

LOL, I have the same thought. I have a considerably boosted 6.0 PSD that has now more than proved it's durability in very heavy towing in the last 2 years. If I want, I can fly out the on-ramps pulling a large load. However, since the people behind me aren't paying my fuel bill they can just wait the extra few seconds or take the median (I've seen several do so when going through W. Virginia). WV has some of the most beautiful countryside I've ever seen, but I often wonder if the drivers there need licenses to drive.

I was towing a 7 ton excavator on a heavy dual tandem equipment trailer and some fool there kept wanting to ride a couple of feed off the rear of my trailer in his Mustang. I kept wanting him to just give it his best shot and ram me, but my wife was rather adament that I didn't brake check him.