My 2016 6.7 Powerstroke is sitting right around 75,000 miles and will most likely cross the 100k mark later this year.

What maintenance do you recommend? I plan on keeping this truck for a long time and want to get ahead of any problems now.

Only routine maintenance so far has been full synthetic oil changes and fuel filter changes.

Replace engine oil, oil filter, fuel filters, transmission fluid & filters , radiator fluid, and front and rear differential fluids.

Replace all belts & hoses

Replace thermostat

Grease all fittings

Replace wheel bearings

Tire rotation

Check brake pads & rotors and replace as needed

Replace all the shocks

BurnetAggie99 said:

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Replace engine oil, oil filter, fuel filters, transmission fluid & filters , radiator fluid, and front and rear differential fluids.

Replace all belts & hoses

Replace thermostat

Grease all fittings

Replace wheel bearings

Tire rotation

Check brake pads & rotors and replace as needed

Replace all the shocks

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We have a 2016 F250 with the 6.7 and have it serviced at Power Stroke Magic near Tomball. It has 175k miles now and we have changed the shocks and body mounts, belts and hoses, new transmission, radiator fluid and thermostat, rear differential and transfer case fluid, ccv, and Upper oil pan gasket, brake pads.

They do not change the front differential fluid as it's not used often. They don't change the wheel bearings unless there's a problem which is rare per the shop.

I regret letting them change the transmission fluid and filter as it went out about 4,000 miles later and had always worked great previously. Should have vacuumed the fluid and replaced I guess. On the positive side, the upper oil pan gasket had been leaking and the transmission needs to be pulled to fix so that was done while replacing the transmission.
Our 4 gas 6.0 Chevy 2500s have been Much Cheaper to maintain over the past 20 years or so. Bought the 2016 F250 at around 130k miles and it's been a money pit, but drives great and is better for heaving hauling.

That's a solid list by BurnetAggie and I can attest to the need for the crankcase filter. I didn't change my crankcase filter till my turbo got gummed up and needed replacing at 120,000 miles. $7K later my truck ran like a top again. That list that Burnet gave will probably run you $5k if you don't do it yourself. All of it needs to be done at some point but I try and spread it out so I don't take the hit all at once.

I'm sitting at 220K on my 2017 F250 and would like to put another 100K on it before I think of trading it in or giving it to my youngest who will be turning 16 around the time it hits that mileage. I love my truck so much, I've thought about possibly just putting money into things like new seats and fixing whatever fails for another 7 to 10 years. Truck has held up remarkably well for being 8 years old.

If it still has the OEM high pressure fuel pump (CP4), replace it with the DCR conversion kit, to avoid a catastrophic failure of the fuel system. I wasn't aware of this issue with the Powerstroke diesels until it was too late. My 2016 had about 74,500 miles on it when it failed. I had a mobile mechanic diagnose it at the house. He doesn't do repairs of that nature but he used his bid tool to give me an estimate of $13,500 assuming complete system failure. I ended up getting it towed to STP Diesel in Houston. They diagnosed complete failure and the repair bid was $13,500. The only part of the system retained was the fuel tank which was dropped and flushed then reinstalled. All other parts associated with the fuel system were replaced.

I plan to keep this truck until I don't have a need for one any longer so I had them do some other work while it was in their shop. I ended up spending just over $19K altogether.

Good call on the fuel pump. I still need to do that to mine.

Delete?

A disaster prevention kit is also good option to save your self some money if the CP4 blows up

My buddy has 300k on his '15 and just had the CP4 go out but somehow didn't explode and send metal through everything. $2200 later for a new cp4 and a shop in La Vernia had him back on the road. (So that pump will prob blow up within a year

I drain and fill the trans every 50k. The pan has a drain plug so it's pretty easy.

I like the Whiteface Ford account.

Whoops! Next year.

What's the difference between vacuuming the fluid and draining? How is one better?

Figuring the vacuum gets all the particles out.

What is everyone's opinion on transmission fluid? Seems like some people swear by never touching it.

People swear by never touching it because of stories like Mas89's…changed the fluid and the transmission goes out. In reality 99% of the time it was going out anyway and the transmission fluid change was done too late and had nothing to do with the failure. Don't know Mas89's circumstances so won't speculate on why they had a failure, they could be the 1%.

Drain and fill your fluid only…Do Not Flush. Flushing is done under pressure and can cause problems. Vacuuming is acceptable and there are some other methods of pulling the coolant lines and circulating in new fluid that work as well, but drain and fill allows you to change the filter as well.

I think they vacuum when there is no drain plug. And replace with new fluid only what comes out.
I have had the transmission fluid and filter changed twice over the years and Both vehicles got a new transmission after that service. The above 2016 F250 and a 2010 Chevy Tahoe.
The other 10 or so vehicles I've never had any transmission problems.

Some great suggestions so far. I have a 2016 with ~210k miles. I put the DCR in at 200k and it has been great not having to worry about the CP4. I also swapped to the 23+ style CCV which is supposed to reduce the crankcase pressure. It's a direct fit on all 6.7's without any modifications needed. As far as I know, I am still on my stock trans fluid with no issues. I can't decide if I should service it or not.

mini-x fan said:

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Some great suggestions so far. I have a 2016 with ~210k miles. I put the DCR in at 200k and it has been great not having to worry about the CP4. I also swapped to the 23+ style CCV which is supposed to reduce the crankcase pressure. It's a direct fit on all 6.7's without any modifications needed. As far as I know, I am still on my stock trans fluid with no issues. I can't decide if I should service it or not.

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Wow, that's amazing from what I've learned since my disaster! The mobile mechanic that came to my house used to be a Ford mechanic. He said the dealers and others have been trying for years to get a recall on the CP4 issue. He said he's seen some trucks still under warranty have the complete failure.

It's truly a gamble. Some CP4 pumps last 500k+ and some grenade right off the lot on brand new trucks. I chose the DCR over the DPK because with a DPK you are still stranded and will likely need a tow if your CP4 fails. The DCR is only slightly more work to install than a DPK.

Did you do it yourself or have a shop do it? The pump itself looks to be about $2400, what's the price range for a shop to install?

I did it myself. It wasn't too bad, but I took my time and made sure to stay organized. I may be wrong, but I think most shops charge around $1,000-$1,500 to install.

Col. Steve Austin said:

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mini-x fan said:

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Some great suggestions so far. I have a 2016 with ~210k miles. I put the DCR in at 200k and it has been great not having to worry about the CP4. I also swapped to the 23+ style CCV which is supposed to reduce the crankcase pressure. It's a direct fit on all 6.7's without any modifications needed. As far as I know, I am still on my stock trans fluid with no issues. I can't decide if I should service it or not.

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Wow, that's amazing from what I've learned since my disaster! The mobile mechanic that came to my house used to be a Ford mechanic. He said the dealers and others have been trying for years to get a recall on the CP4 issue. He said he's seen some trucks still under warranty have the complete failure.

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Not really amazing considering the cp4 failure rate is around 5%.