PremiumCare, ExtraCare, or Delete

Well, this all helps and I knew going in that I'd get this sort of sway in regards to the voting. After all, it's an enthusiast site.

I do drive it daily, but I don't work it hard. Every now and then I drag logs (about 4-7000 lbs) around or pull fence posts, but that's about it for hard work.

So, the common things that break are usually the radiator, EGR, or DPF. Unfortunately, 2 of those are only covered by PremiumCare. What's the cost on these things (EGR and DPF)?

Also, it's not that I can't afford to fix it, but I'm sure you guys understand that no one ever likes to have to pay to have something fixed.

Just for reference, how much (ballpark) is a tune and delete? I haven't really kept up with it in the last few months, but it's probably time I start looking. Also, how many people that are tuned have broken something that would have been taken care of under warranty?

I won't mind getting a warranty to cover another 2yr/24k though. I'm just trying to decide if it's good money spent given the "health" of my truck.

Well what is a warranty? In simplest form it is an insurance policy. A warranty like all other insurance policies may or may not pay for itself in the long run.

If you really want to tune the truck then why don't you pay yourself for that insurance policy. Put the money in a bank account and if the truck ever breaks you've got some money sitting there to fix it.

It is anywhere from $1200 ish - 2000 ish to tune, DPF delete, and air intake. Depending on how crazy you get with things. The H&S mini will run about $900, but the Spartan is $1249. You could get an AFE CAI for around $309 or the S&B for $289. Then there is exhaust, it could be as cheap as a couple hundred bugs to just delete the DPF/DOC or as much as $600 for a full exhaust not including the down pipe. Prices vary per brand.

My vote it to tune and delete the DPF, but you have to accept the risk that you may have tranny problems or head gasket problems because of the mods and how hard you run the truck. You just never know. Of course if you tune it, then there is no point spending your money on the warranty because they are just going to void it if you ever have problems.

JMHO!

Again everyone, thanks for your input.

Well, technically PremiumCare and ExtraCare are not aftermarket warranties. They are extended warranties from Ford. Yes, warranties are like insurance policies. You never know when you'll need it and you're mad because you have to pay for it (and thankful that you don't have to use it) but are relieved when you have it and need it.

The reason it's hard for me to judge is because I've had relatively few issues from my truck so far. I know that does not mean I will not have issues (I'm an engineer so I know how that works).

Exactly how much money should I set aside for repair work on this truck. I've seen some people say $10,000, but is that really a reasonable number? I'd think 3-4000 should be enough.

Like I said, I don't really work it unreasonably hard. I have a Cobra that gets worked when I want to go fast. The truck is a daily and I don't need it to be the fastest truck in town. I could use better MPG though (mine hovers around 12.5-13 MPG city and 16-17 MPG hwy (hand-calculated).

It's looking like the majority here would do delete and tune which is not surprising at all

I have about a week or so to make the final decision as I'll be out of the PremiumCare option and have to pay slightly more for the ExtraCare.

Man oh man I feel ur pain. My truck is a 2010 and I bought her just over a year ago. Came from a 6.0 and I thought that truck was my baby...

Anyways 26k miles later in a years time, and 21k miles of those deleted, all I got to say is thank God for the ORG. I currently am still under warranty and I can honestly say the best warranty u can buy for ur truck is tuner dpf and egr delete. I was worried senseless of deleting my truck and voiding warranty.

Then I came on this site and realized how bad I was plaguing my truck by keeping her stock. By keeping her stock with the emissions equipment ur truck is dying a slow death. It's like breathing in cigarette smoke it's entire life while tryin to run marathons. Not Gonna happen. Ur truck will eventually die or clog and overheat or have major component failure somewhere.

Do urself and ur truck a favor and delete all emissions equipment. As a fellow engineer, understand this...these trucks are designed to run off of clean air and exit without backup. The emissions equipment forces just the opposite and then poisons the main arteries if ur truck.

I have talked with several ford engineers and every single one of them say the same thing. The EPA mandated emissions equipment req have plagued the 6.4s in the states. Delete and u will have a reliable daily d.

Worst case scenario u replace a radiator with a Better one or run ur truck top hard and have to get head gaskets and studs those bulletproofing ur truck forever. All under 5k.

So seriously...My fellow engineer...delete the emissions equipment and run this baby the way she was designed to run..,.like an absolute beast with clean air and solid food.


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