I was looking at a truck on Kijiji, White 2009 f-350 Lariat, It was in great showroom condition, Has a bedrug, canopy, and some other goodies.
I asked them to hold the truck for me, so I could get it inspected. Dieseltech did the inspection. Highly recommended! Great people, and awesome service.
I asked the owner of the vehicle for maintenance reports, oil changes, etc.. The last record of this truck's oil change was 20,000 km ago. He swore that it was 5000 ago and it needed a change soon. Truck had 75,000 km on it.
Oil analysis report showed high levels of metal content, evidence of piston wear, high silicon content and many other red flags. I know it could have been because of the 20000 km interval giving higher than normal readings, but I decided to walk from the deal.
Anyway, the inspection, with the analysis came to just under 2 hundy, and I was glad to pay that.
I asked them to hold the truck for me, so I could get it inspected. Dieseltech did the inspection. Highly recommended! Great people, and awesome service.
I asked the owner of the vehicle for maintenance reports, oil changes, etc.. The last record of this truck's oil change was 20,000 km ago. He swore that it was 5000 ago and it needed a change soon. Truck had 75,000 km on it.
Oil analysis report showed high levels of metal content, evidence of piston wear, high silicon content and many other red flags. I know it could have been because of the 20000 km interval giving higher than normal readings, but I decided to walk from the deal.
Anyway, the inspection, with the analysis came to just under 2 hundy, and I was glad to pay that.
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