I ACCIDENTLY (BUT NOT REALLY?) BOUGHT ANOTHER CREW CAB 4X4 DIESEL?

I LOOKED AT THIS TRUCK WEEKS BEFORE I BOUGHT THE RED DODGE. I MADE AN OFFER AND IT JUST WASNT ENOUGH TO GET THE DEAL DONE. FAST FORWARD A FEW WEEKS LATER AND THEY CALLED AND DECIDED THEY WERE READY TO SELL. I KNEW GOING INTO THIS THAT THIS TRUCK HAD ENGINE ISSUES. A QUICK LOOK AT A FEW THINGS LED ME TO MY CONCLUSION. THE 2011-2014 6.7 POWERSTROKES HAVE SEVERAL WEAK POINTS THAT CAN LEAK TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURES. THIS ONE ENDED UP BEING ONE OF THE STATISTICS AND I MADE MY OFFER ACCORDINGLY. SO NOW THEIR PROBLEM IS NOW MINE.
HERE IS A LINK TO THE 8 POINT TIE DOWN STRAPS I USE:
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[@L.A.Concrete]

If you do an engine swap I’ll watch it 😂😂😂

[@JohnSmith-lw2bm]

I have a 2016 f250 diesel. Everyone laughs when I change the oil every 5000 miles. Full synthetic 5w-40 Shell Rotella T6. This right here is why.

[@JohnSmith-lw2bm]

All that money for aftermarket junk and not enough money for timely oil change maintenance. 🤦 😂

[@advancednutritioninc908]

you would think they heard something when all this was happening?? Beautiful Truck!! ugly oil !! I agree with you on how you fix stuff, like you were speaking about the brakes!!

[@michaellebednik6973]

If ya ever get bored, would love to see a teardown of the sludge monster lol

[@j.c.smithprojects]

bored? never. i may take it apart just to see if their are any salvageable parts.

[@haroldphipps3457]

​@@j.c.smithprojectsI never got the "bored" thing. Too much cool stuff to do in life to be bored. It would be neat to see the carnage in that engine.

[@paulbateman3654]

Crumb cruncher's. Love it 😂😂😂

[@arthurlake3710]

that was probably the only oil in the engine before they put the new oil in it

[@rirebel6029]

I bet you're right because why wouldn't they swap the filter on the oil change too ? I bet it go so hot from low oil thats what lead up to all this and by the time it shut down and they realized they were 3 gallons low on oil they added it in but it was too late

[@JohnnyUmphress]

That is a crying shame. I hate seeing such a beautiful truck destroyed like that.

[@colinkorte6389]

You can patch some of the roads with the tar that came out of the filter! WOW 😮

[@ptaszek1983]

Nice truck Mrs JC and JC! Omg all that oil sludge

[@ydocproductions5593]

I don’t think a “Lucas Oil Stabilizer” can fix that🤣! The rest of the truck looks to be in really great shape though J.C. I think it was a good buy. You’ve been buying so many trucks left and right, its making me itch for a new project truck for my own channel. Don’t know if I can pull it off, but I think I want to try my luck at diesel swapping something.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

if i can do it, you can do it.

[@alimvinca2998]

I think you should keep it and put the motor you have in. And then either sell or keep it.

[@DependableAutoTruck]

I only do calipers and rotors and hoses in pairs every time same as you get bit if i don't

[@edwinrusling1918]

Nice to hear you talk numbers for us in the uk keep the video's coming

[@lamh5265]

LOL!😂 Way to speek😂😂😂 your mind.....Funny conversation with seller.

[@scortsnorbilenterprises401]

It would be a great video to watch the swap

[@mycroft925]

Who in their right mind would have wasted money putting oil back into that? I have literally no clue what they might be thinking.

[@tomh6779]

I would love to see the engine swap!!!!!!

[@scotthultin7769]

Hi JC thank you for sharing 😆

[@daved3948]

J.c. you've been my motivation to get all these projects done in my garage and in my driveway 😅😂

[@eddiepatterson5025]

I would like to see an engine tear down video on that 6.7 imagine the carnage inside of that engine. I like the idea of a Dually build for it.

[@daddyphatsax304]

Ha...if you can get it apart. Sheesh. Smdh.

[@HODGEPODGEDODGEGARAGE]

Crew cab long bed!! 😧 I like it!! 🔧🔩

[@davidlamborghini9108]

Not really worth it you buy it 15K you add an engine for 8to 9 K you got 24K already and if you sell it there’s no profit you might’ve just keep it if you already have an engine to replace it with

[@j.c.smithprojects]

like i said in the video, i have found engine, transmission and transfer case complete for sale for $6500 to $7500. just engines for $5000. i have no money in the engine i already have....so it makes great profit if i fix it and sell it. if someone bought the truck at $15k and my engine at $5k. they would save $4k to put the engine in.

[@donovansavage2445]

No profit? People sell these trucks for 30 to 40k around here

[@richardhoneywell7411]

Great video J.C.Smith very nice truck for you to flip or fix. Definitely looking forward to that video either way. Thanks for sharing stay safe Mr & Mrs J.C.Smith.

[@NathansMoparGarage]

Nice mud in the filter

[@hayesshaffer2157]

Would love to see an engine swap. I was thinking the same thing about changing it to a dually with flatbed.

[@maidenrulz73]

Nice truck….such nice shape underside

[@calibdovah1962]

I had the same symptoms on a gm 350 when I bought a 1994 GMC k1500 back from my buddy that locked up the motor

[@randydobson1863]

hello j.c & mrs. smith it's is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks j.c friends randy

[@wansolve289]

You’d think that Ford would have an Engine Overtemp protection in the ECM to shut down the engine if the temp exceeds specs. Might have saved what was left of that engine.

[@marksrepairj623]

I like the international but I'm biased I work at International dealer we don't get to see the older units that much anymore especially from being in California

[@vtimou5772]

hi there !!! injector tips falls also,,and destroy the engine

[@sideview79]

So do the '15 up motors swap right in I assume ? If not I think I would just pass it on and make a quick buck ! Looking forward to seeing how it plays out 👍👍

[@bobbyossenbeck6402]

In my 60 years I have never seen anything like that

[@stevendee1790]

That is pure duck soup in the filter

[@ChiefStones]

I like your idea of a dully. I'd put the upgraded wheels and flat bed on it along with a larger fuel tank, rv size generator and 5th wheel goose neck set up for hauling your own camper.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

we dont have a camper anymore.....

[@OBS_Ford_Diesels_Inc]

I like the truck but not the engine. Would strongly prefer a 6.7 Cummins to a 6.7 ford. It's good a pretty nice body. The oil looked horrible. Probably not rebuildable from the look of that oil. A lot of you guys probably won't believe what I have to tell you now. I have a friend who a few years ago bought a 2008 f350 crew cab long bed 4x4 single wheel with a 6.4. Upon hearing that a lot of you are probably already thinking "junk, worst diesel engine ever built". Well he bought it from the original owner who had it deleted at 7,000 miles and took very good care of it mechanically. It currently has 365,000 miles, never had a replacement engine or even any major work. Transmission, transfer case and axles are original too. It's by no means a perfect truck, it has its own little problems like any work truck. The point here is yes the 6.4 isn't a great engine and personally I don't trust them. I just think that particular truck is interesting. It starts effortlessly in winter

[@j.c.smithprojects]

im not a 6.7 powerstroke fan. not a dodge fan either but i am a cummins fan.....so dodge it is!

[@chadrichwine2527]

Very nice looking truck, shame about the motor. Would be cool to cummins swap 😁

[@j.c.smithprojects]

no one does a cummins swap on these because of how integrated the pcm is to the body and functions of the truck.

[@chadrichwine2527]

I guess that does make sense why I’ve never seen any 11+ super duty’s swapped over. With all those computers and sensors talking to each other over CAN bus i bet it would be hard to get anything beasides a 6.7 to start and have everything functioning

[@sethhilt2056]

The bars on the rear axle actually help keep the axle in place. We always called them traction arms they are supposed to help with towing and performance but I dunno if they actually do any help tho

[@j.c.smithprojects]

i think they are wasted money. i have towed a ridiculous amount with this generation ford truck and never had any need to look for something to keep the axle from wrapping.

[@sethhilt2056]

@j.c.smithprojects1769 thats kinda how I viewed them. I had a 2011 f250, and it'd kinda wrap a little, but not enough for me to even consider traction bars plus I was asking too much from a 3/4 ton lol

[@JohnSmith-lw2bm]

The rear seats should fold up on that one.

[@randyjackson4282]

Jc i have worked on a lot engines and that is the worst oil i have ever seen come out of a oil filter

[@josephfrycek7229]

I have air bag helpers for that.

[@jacklinderman6450]

Re build it. Make it Dully

[@zweg1321]

Nice truck too bad this happened to it

[@brianherron5400]

Good looking truck, would lack of maintenance cause that for not changing oil in a timely manner.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

maybe but given the typical failures of this engine, i bet it spun a main and cooked the oil. it smelled awful.

[@DependableAutoTruck]

Really surprises me the amount of people that buy into the (as i call them) Hot air box. if you use common sense and look at stock filter and the aftermarket its easy to tell where the air comes from stock is much better than most aftermarket filters. Had one person tell me its got to be better you can hear it when you step on the gas whatever

[@j.c.smithprojects]

i hate aftermarket junk. they dont put the millions upon millions of dollars in r&d that the o.e. manufactures do.

[@riverflyswatter]

Maybe, “I do cars” would take it for his tear down videos. Could yo do the tear down an video it. I’d be interested

[@colinkorte6389]

Keep it and motor swap!

[@conawayjb]

Not a Ford guy but a nice truck for sure

[@rgodon7552]

You mean the oil isn’t supposed to look like pudding?

[@42Goopy42]

One of my buds just lost one of these. Fuel filter failed as they do sometimes and burned the truck down. Fire almost got him through the dash before he got out with his dog. Driver seat forward is garbage. I drove by his property, and he now has another with some kinda accident in the back. I like these kinds of trucks, but the cab off maintenance model still sucks imo.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

gm and ford are both crammed so tight under the hood, removing the cab is the best way to do it. i can have a cab off in 1 1/2 hours. then i can stand there and get to everything. it can actually result in a much better repair because everything is visible.

[@42Goopy42]

@j.c.smithprojects1769 I do agree it makes the repairs better usually. Just don't have the setup to feel comfortable doing one myself. Feels like every time I open youtube up, you've bought another truck, haha. Love to see it.

[@kentnothstine]

That looks like oil with 70k miles.

[@czack6696]

J. C . Wasn’t your son looking for an everyday driver, aside from the one you were working on. Will this suit him if you keep it?

[@davidcollver6155]

Sounds like to me a lot of Chinese Parts in those brand new engine assemblies or made or manufactured in Mexico. A lot of inferior very inferior metal and steel parts and assemblies. If anyone has a problem with how you Overkill on tying down a load all they got to do is get a logistics manual from the US Army any Automotive or truck manual from military vehicles they have tied downloading instructions for transportation. As anyone with any good eyesight has seen on military vehicles if they've paid attention all the shackles on the bumpers front and rear are on the frame rails front and rear that's the only place we ever tied them down for safety and transportation. They have Army manuals for this.

[@cullenmiller8170]

Just add some snake oil and she be as good as new. 😂😂

[@johnnydelio7078]

cummins swap JC?

[@user-rc6tw3hv9s]

Pull the motor and tran and put 5.9 cummins and tran

[@j.c.smithprojects]

if it was a possibility i would put a 6.7 cummins in it.

[@HKRXPRS]

I think the question you have to ask yourself is do you prefer to do all the rust work to that Dodge or just swap in a motor? If it were me, since you have to redo so much of the work on that dodge, I'd use it as is until I got this one done then move it on.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

this wouldnt replace my dodge.....this would be a daily for my wife. i have no interest in selling the red dodge i recently bought at this time.

[@mchl8]

Whatever milage in total on that being no codes indicating over heat that oil had not been changed . It wouldn't really be worth the time even looking. It is shot bottom line.

[@jasontobbe2862]

All the aftermarket work they did and couldn't change the oil!

[@j.c.smithprojects]

this wasnt because they didnt change the oil.

[@GridIndustries]

This might be the pessimist in me, but do you think they put clean oil in it hoping they could pass it off as some kind of fixable engine problem to get more for it? Or they might just have been hoping that'd fix it. lol i don't know.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

i could believe either.

[@PeterLee-zn3jl]

Goo ....more goo....and then again more GOO.....GOLLY ITS CRUDE AGAIN..! Lol

[@allenmoore4400]

Nasty oil I would say coolant in oil made mud and clogged the oil pump up

[@j.c.smithprojects]

dont think so. did you see how dark it was? both coolant reservoirs were at the full mark.

[@normangallant9879]

Decision decisions

[@donaldcampbell5277]

You could put that on toast. Looks like it may not have been changed regularly.

[@gs1100ed]

Crazy to spend all that money on a truck and then not maintain the engine.

[@bigrockauto]

How does that happen?? Oil turning to sludge?? Just overheating??

[@j.c.smithprojects]

if you spin a main bearing, the crank, bearing material and the oil get extremely hot. you heat the oil high enough and long enough and this is what you get.

[@rirebel6029]

With the weight loss kit , the leveling kit the traction bars in the rear and all the stuff under the hood that tells me that it was a kids truck but its in super good condition inside and out so maybe a middle age guy mid life chrisis ?

[@j.c.smithprojects]

older than most but not middle aged. the base is still good and able to be saved. at least there isnt any holes in the bed from a hacked exhaust stack install.

[@michaelhartloff3833]

Wassup

[@jaxsonhugh9334]

Jiffy Lube oil changes…….

[@j.c.smithprojects]

not with a baldwin filter....

[@jerrywarter]

JC How many miles are on the truck body

[@j.c.smithprojects]

220?

[@dptp9lf]

Wow... they never changed oil???

[@j.c.smithprojects]

no....it is like that because it was overheated when it spun a main bearing.

[@dptp9lf]

@@j.c.smithprojects baby must have been really hot... wow!

[@acecoors]

Man if they’re worth that much up there I got one you can make some money on. Same pickup but just an xl and extended cab. Nice skirted flatbed and ranch hand bumper. 210k miles. Bad tcm. $5k and it’s yours

[@j.c.smithprojects]

its got to have all the pieces right. crew cab ,lariat interior, pick up truck bed. sounds like your in oklahoma, missouri, arkansas area?

[@acecoors]

@@j.c.smithprojects I’m 0/3 then. Yessir Oklahoma. I do have a 12 also. Hadn’t planned on selling but you know how it goes. Lariat crew cab short bed. 140k miles. Never even had a gooseneck hitch until last weekend. It has a factory ford puck setup now. Brand new falken wildpeaks all the way around (stock size). Not a drop of rust to be found. Exhaust has got that extra little whistle to it…if you know what I mean. It’s that kinda rust/maroon/brown/burgundy color

[@j.c.smithprojects]

who diagnosed the bad tcm? any reason you have not replaced it? if i knew it would fix it for sure, i would fly out, put the tcm in and drive it home.

[@acecoors]

@@j.c.smithprojects on the f350? I diagnosed. I haven’t replaced yet cause it lower on my list of priorities. It wasn’t a pickup we drove every day so it’s not hurting anything by sitting. I figured I’d stumble onto somebody parting one out eventually, just hadn’t happened yet. I do feel fairly confident that’s the issue tho, I went thru it pretty thoroughly before I noticed there was no signal coming from the tcm. But it was receiving one

[@acecoors]

@@j.c.smithprojects If you did make the trip I could have a lineup of things you’d be interested in if you wanted to make your trip a little more worth while

[@tomh6779]

That’s really too bad about the oil!

[@tomh6779]

Like you said, the later 6.7 ‘s are much better. All the street outlaws guys swear by them.

[@rirebel6029]

The 6.7 powerstroke is the only modern emissions diesel I would run . I see what the guys at work do to them leaving them idle all day overloading them and not maintaining tye company trucks properly and they just run and run and run until they have a emission problem and it seems to be less frequently than the other major 2 brands .

[@bigmurph1447]

The earlier ones were junk 11-15. Now the new one got the cp4 issues coming apart.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

these 6.7 powerstrokes were junk from day one until 2015. plagued with issues: ceramic turbo bearings failing and sending ceramic pieces through out the engine causing catastrophic failures, valves breaking and causing catastrophic failures, glow plug tips breaking off causing catastrophic failures, injector tips failing and causing catastrophic failures, block flexing in a pull and letting man bearings spin causing catastrophic failures, cp4 pump eating themselves and sending metal through the entire system costing over $10k in just parts to repair.....tell what issues the 6.7 cummins have again? keep in mind i have owned over 30 of 6.7 powerstrokes and probably 50 of the 6.7 cummins. forget about the isuzutrash gm uses. i dont want that engine ever.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

cp 4 has a problem since day one.

[@bigmurph1447]

@@j.c.smithprojects yeah there junk. They make a upgrade replacement kit now for them

[@rirebel6029]

The cummins have emissions problems around 60k miles and their warranty runs out at 50k miles leaving the owners with a huge payment on the truck and a massive repair bill . I stood by a cummins would be my 2nd choice in a truck until they stopped making manual trans . The way the dodge front ends wear out even without a plow on my buddies 2 ram diesels turns me away from them as well . The duramax has a cult following but I don't really understand why , yes the old ones were good to a point but they all have their issues I'll stick with powerstroke there is a reason thats what every big landscaper and construction company run them

[@lamh5265]

Did he pull too much...too much weight....?

[@user-rc6tw3hv9s]

Keep it and pull motor and tran pull bed off the other truck and shorten it

[@j.c.smithprojects]

nah. too much work for the result. fix it. sell it. make a profit. then buy what she wants.

[@georgigeorgiev3709]

Toyota Tundra is the best!!!

[@j.c.smithprojects]

anytime you want to put your tundra to the test pulling what i do with my diesel trucks let me know. it will roll up in a ball and cry in the corner.

[@nickpanda9322]

Cummins swap it or 7.3L swap

[@j.c.smithprojects]

no one cummins swaps these because of how deeply integrated the engine pcm is with all the other functions of the truck.

[@nickpanda9322]

@@j.c.smithprojects ok

[@terrygreen3148]

Traction bars and cooked oil...... That poor motor lived on the redline for way to long! Abused hard!

[@j.c.smithprojects]

poorly designed engine with spun main bearing failed. nothing more. nothing less.

[@danlabelle6210]

Kapout

[@adamdeutchman138]

If you decide to part with that motor... I would probably be interested in it for parts to fix my 2011

[@SkinnyBiker]

Bought it accidentally on purpose lol

[@nelsonmattoon150]

That's not good

[@adamshoupe3181]

If you are looking for reliable help hit me up. I have almost 20 years at my current employer but I am looking for a change

[@jaygraham5407]

That is DISGUSTING

[@korn111685]

Unless you keep it I’d maximize your profit and move on. Can you make money on a $15k truck and install your engine and trans that’s worth what? $10k? You’ll have to get $25k+. What’s you labor worth? What’s a core 6.7 engine and trans worth? Idk man. She doesn’t want a big truck.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

not my first rodeo. i have $0.00 in my good engine. it will cost me $1000. in my time for labor, fluids and filters to put the engine in. this is why i work for myself and not a job. many folks cant and wont do what i do. that truck would sell for $25k easy in my area, especially with me going over it.