James

A local Toyota service manager was telling me that the 7.3L
Powerstroke tends to burn valves shortly after 100k (after the
warranty period, of course). Can anybody verify this?

Thanks,

James

Charles Kerekes

James,

I have the 7.3L engine approaching 100K, so I'd be interested to see
responses to this as well.

My auto mechanical skills stop at the real basics, so could you tell me
what a "burnt valve" is and how I would know if my truck had it?
Thanks.

Charlie
http://ChanginGears.com

Spdloader

I have 107,000 on mine with no problems so far.

'99 F350 7.3PSD Dually 4X4 CrewCab

Spdloader



"Charles Kerekes" <charleskerekes@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> James,
>
> I have the 7.3L engine approaching 100K, so I'd be interested to see
> responses to this as well.
>
> My auto mechanical skills stop at the real basics, so could you tell me
> what a "burnt valve" is and how I would know if my truck had it?
> Thanks.
>
> Charlie
> http://ChanginGears.com
>

tom

your toyoda dealer is blowing smoke up your butt to try to get you to buy
one of his junkers. the powerstroke is known to go over 400,000 miles with
only regular maintenance.
"James" <jjackson@iel.spokane.edu> wrote in message
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> A local Toyota service manager was telling me that the 7.3L
> Powerstroke tends to burn valves shortly after 100k (after the
> warranty period, of course). Can anybody verify this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> James

Mellowed

If that were a problem it would show up here
http://forums.thedieselstop.com/ubbthreads/ Otherwise, it's BS.


"James" <jjackson@iel.spokane.edu> wrote in message
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: A local Toyota service manager was telling me that the 7.3L
: Powerstroke tends to burn valves shortly after 100k (after the
: warranty period, of course). Can anybody verify this?
:
: Thanks,
:
: James

James

Thanks, that's the kind of pointer I needed. At first blush I didn't
see anything to verify the contention, BS is a likely candidate.

James

>If that were a problem it would show up here
>http://forums.thedieselstop.com/ubbthreads/ Otherwise, it's BS.
>
>
>"James" <jjackson@iel.spokane.edu> wrote in message
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>: A local Toyota service manager was telling me that the 7.3L
>: Powerstroke tends to burn valves shortly after 100k (after the
>: warranty period, of course). Can anybody verify this?
>:
>: Thanks,
>:
>: James
>

TheSnoMan

James wrote:
> A local Toyota service manager was telling me that the 7.3L
> Powerstroke tends to burn valves shortly after 100k (after the
> warranty period, of course). Can anybody verify this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> James

This will only happen effect you chip the engine and boost the EGT which
is hard on the valves. If left stock it should not be a problem.

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tom

high EGT will melt the aluminum pistons, not melt the steel valves
"TheSnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
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> James wrote:
> > A local Toyota service manager was telling me that the 7.3L
> > Powerstroke tends to burn valves shortly after 100k (after the
> > warranty period, of course). Can anybody verify this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > James
>
> This will only happen effect you chip the engine and boost the EGT which
> is hard on the valves. If left stock it should not be a problem.
>
> --
>
> -----------------
> www.thesnoman.com

websurfer

"James" <jjackson@iel.spokane.edu> wrote in message
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>A local Toyota service manager was telling me that the 7.3L
> Powerstroke tends to burn valves shortly after 100k (after the
> warranty period, of course). Can anybody verify this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> James

I've got a '95 with 202k... still truckin' with regular maintenance...

Steve Barker

How the **** would a rice rocket slant eyed salesman know anything about a
REAL truck? And for that matter, WHY were YOU talking to one?


s


"James" <jjackson@iel.spokane.edu> wrote in message
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>A local Toyota service manager was telling me that the 7.3L
> Powerstroke tends to burn valves shortly after 100k (after the
> warranty period, of course). Can anybody verify this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> James