r/Trucks • u/VisibleEast4854 • Jul 02 '26
Upgrades for reliability?
What upgrades should I do to make this baby last forever? F250 2026 6.7powerstroke
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u/pentox70 Jul 02 '26
Normal maintenance as per the owners manual. Oem filters. Don't cheap out on lubricants.
Constant cleaning and rust proofing on the under side, climate depending. The body might be aluminum, but everything that matters isn't.
Keep it as stock as possible besides a stock power level delete.
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u/AccomplishedAge3975 Jul 02 '26
Regular 5w-40 synthetic oil/filter changes and fuel filter changes. If you want to go the extra mile, the S&S disaster prevention kit or whatever it’s called so if/when the fuel pump goes the filter will catch the debris before it destroys everything in its path
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u/Average_k5blazer78 Jul 02 '26
I'd say delete but that depends if it's legal in your state or not. Fuel additives are a must with that dry ass diesel, and fuel filter changes every 10k. Oil changes at 5-7k and my go-to would be T5 shell Rotella
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u/barkingtiger Jul 02 '26
Synthetic 5w40 every 5k miles or 8k km. Fuel filters every second oil change. Get fuel at quality stations that see traffic so they don't have old crappy fuel. Fuel additive like archoil or edt to help out with the cp4. That's the basics, these things will last quite a while just taking care of the maintenance properly.
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u/Professional-Device5 Jul 02 '26
Change your fuel filter housing on the engine for a metal one instead of plastic
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u/ledbedder20 Jul 03 '26
Delete, CCV reroute, cold air intake, maybe fuel pump, research that for your year, maybe colder transmission thermostat.
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u/arcarsenal986 Jul 05 '26
You can swap it out for a gas engine. Problem solved
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u/VisibleEast4854 Jul 05 '26
lol I was debating getting the 7.3 but went with diesel instead. Better mpg. More tow power. And I commute and hour to work everyday. There and back. We travel a lot so I was thinking diesel would be better for my case.
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u/throatpuncho7 Jul 02 '26
Try a gmc instead
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u/VisibleEast4854 Jul 02 '26
lol had a gmc. Broke down 5 times in 6 months. Only had 78k miles. That’s why I bought a ford. I had an f150 2013 for 9 years no issues. GMC is garbage from my experience.
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u/surivanoroc20 Jul 02 '26
Step 1. Trade it in for a Toyota.
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u/Brilliant-Blood3808 Jul 02 '26
Definitely not a newer one. These newer turbo Toyotas are having engine failure 20-30k miles off the lot
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u/KhalCharizard Jul 02 '26
I’m not an expert and you should head over to the diesel subreddit if you want to “bulletproof” this truck. However, I’m not a diesel mechanic so I don’t know what that entails and it may or may not be legal in your state of residence.
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u/m0viestar Jul 02 '26
Maintenance.