"High" mileage reliability

[NemesisDP]

My buddy Tony has 278,000 and fuel lines,wheel bearings, brakes, belt, pit and idler and lots of fuel filters is all he has had to do. Has had a trailer on it almost every day of its life. Its a hotshot truck and he lives in it LOL. (2006 LBZ) Cant say the same about his LMM tho

 

[BlkMax]

I bought my LB7 new in '03 with 3 miles on the odometer; I am at 155k now. I started rodding the truck at 100k miles, so some of the work needed reflects that.

Here is what was done under warranty:
18K hydrolock because of injectors-all 8 replaced
a few heater motors were replaced
a couple of ECM updates
That was about it.

Post 100k:
110k added Banks kit
125 k had one bad U-joint, but replaced them all
130k rebuilt transmission
135k replaced CP3, and 8 injectors (this may have been from putting gasoline in the tank ) added EFI live.
135k replaced water pump same time as above
140k replaced turbo...was not REALLY needed but wanted an HTT
150k installed a BD intercooler

things I have never done:
I still have original brakes, I will be doing those at 155k
wheel bearings, ball joints

I have replaced the serpentine belt twice
oil is changed every 3k-5k miles

From my standpoint, the high dollar fixes (trans, CP3, injectors, turbo) have been my fault or choice, one way or the other. This has been a rock solid truck. I have commuted with it, and towed a lot of medium sized loads with a few heavy ones. I just cannot see spending another 50k on a truck and then start dropping $$ into it to get it to run like my old truck.

 

[blk smoke lb7]

Does it have the service records? Josh you know enough about these things to know if it's a good truck or not. Just tell your brother in law that he can get a good look at a t-bone by sticking his head up a cow's ass but I would rather just take the butchers word....

PRICLESS!!!!!!:roflmao::rofl::joker:

 

[MuscleTruck03]

I think I may have got a monday truck... I've done injectors, T/C actuator, NSBU switch, starter, ball joint, tie rods, rear end, transfer case, u-joints, front diff, 3 wheel bearings and numerous interior lights and the cd player and 2 gauge clusters and im at 101k, I did the trans too but that was my fault haha but then my dads 03 with 100k didn't have ONE single problem!!

 

[LarryJewell]

151000 miles, 3 water pumps, 1 injector, a gauge cluster 1 carrier bearing, several u joints, several sets of tires, most of the front end components (2wd), and several transmissions and a rearend (user caused failures).

 

[coker6303]

Dug this up, thought it was a good poll to keep going.:thumb:

 

[Cornell]

My 2002 LB7 - NBSU switch @ 70k, all 8 injectors were done @ 38k miles.. sold it for my 06 with 98k on it

Cracked my extension housing 270* around racing a Cummins leaving Haydays lol.... my fault, and bad u-joints

Idler bearing went and ate up the serpentine belt.

Brakes @ 80k miles.... my rear rotor split in half literally

Batteries were replaced

My 2006 LBZ - Pitman and idler at 115k, upper Balljoints @115k, front wheel bearings at 98k. Sold it @115 for my CC

All those front end parts are pretty normal, didn't help with the 35's and heavy wheels though.

I did the brakes right before I sold it. (MN winters, salt, etc makes brakes go a lot sooner)

Bunch of interior lights burnt out so I did all leds in the buttons and cluster

Batteries were replaced


My 2007 LBZ - Nothing and just about to turn 40k miles

Dad's 2005 LLY

Wheel bearings at around 90k miles

Brakes @ 90k miles (MN salt, chemicals suck)

H/G by cylinder #7 I believe went @ 105k and he didn't it fixed until 120k. EGR cooler failed like the fords 6.-'s do and I'm sure that was the cause..... hot tune and soot buildup and no PCV reroute, did the waterpump too at that time.That's it for the LLY besides I put my 2007 OEM front and rear shocks on it because they were toast and mine only had 23k on when I took them off

batteries

Dad's 2012 LML - DEF tank was replaced because one of the heaters was faulty.... it still uses a lot of DEF and throws a code. It's got 18k on it right now.


MN winter is hard on trucks.... that's why the 07 is getting parked for the winter.

 

[RENODMAX]

Im at 159,000 on the nose. I have had to replace/fix
Injectors once
Pitman/idler
hubs
NSBU switch
waterpump
serpentine pulleys
lower oil pan seal
Brakes
CV joints
Gauge cluster
Preventative maintenance I have done
Trans cooler
Pump rub kit
Built trans

I need to replace my balljoints and that's about it. All the other crap has been for fun. I hunt with my truck and dont baby it. If it broke tomorrow it wouldn't owe me anything.

 

[Dragonsfireloki]

I have 149k on the odometer and i need new rotors/pads, pitman/idler arms and it seems i have a bad u-joint. The rest of my problems are self caused haha.

 

[lotsofmiles]

No poll option for "whats a problem, I have an lbz"

389,000 miles.
Trans lines at 350,000ish
Was in the 87 club briefly.
Front brake rattle a few times.
Cruise has been dead for a couple years
A lot of beer $ spent to have something to drink while washing and waxing it.

 

[S Phinney]

Update. I'm now at 359 k and still going strong. Its hard to believe but still original transmission. .

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[rms2012]

At 152K - maintenence & wear items only.

I may do front end parts this winter and brakes next year.

 

[Chevy1925]

170k

Replaced TPS sensor at throttle pedal at 10k
replaced driverside fuel return rubber section at 40k
replaced all hoses and belt at 50k (no reason for it, jsut prevenitive maintence)
replaced NSBU switch at 75k
replaced idler/pitman arm at 80k (added lift kit)
Replaced LF wheel bearing and idler/pitman arm again at 90k
Injectors and headgaskets replaced at 95k under warrenty
Injectors immidately replaced again due to faulty ones right out of the box
injectors replaced again at 99k
replaced back half of t-case due to pump rub at 101k
replaced upper ball joints at 110k
went through many ilder/pitman arms till 125k when i put a different steering kit on
Replaced RF outer axle seal and bearing at 115k (bearing and seal just before the CVs)
replaced RR axle seal at 116k
replaced RR axle seal again at 120k
trans built at 136k
replaced upper ball joints again at 140k with good ones
u-joints and carrier bearing replaced at 145k (one u-joint was squeeking and about shot)
also replaced RR axle seal again with one peice seal at 145k
Replaced RF wheel bearing at 160k
replaced hydro boost at 162k
bent rods at 165k and rebuilt motor
replaced idlers and belt tentioner at 169k

and thats everything i can think of off the top of my head. id have to pull my receipt folder out for everything.