# 7.3 powerstroke diesel

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/7-3-powerstroke-diesel/12243>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 27, 2008, 12:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/7-3-powerstroke-diesel/12243 "2008-03-27T00:06:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Ruben\_Gonza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@Ruben\_Gonza](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ruben_Gonza)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 12:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/7-3-powerstroke-diesel/12243/1 "2008-03-27T00:06:49Z")

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how many miles before the thing wears out?

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/7-3-powerstroke-diesel/12243/2 "2008-03-27T00:37:06Z")

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I suspect there are quite a few that will make 500,000 miles

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**Author:** ![Ruben\_Gonza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@Ruben\_Gonza](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ruben_Gonza)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 12:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/7-3-powerstroke-diesel/12243/3 "2008-03-27T00:57:31Z")

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dude!!! you serious?!

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**Author:** ![B.L.E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@B.L.E](https://community.cartalk.com/u/B.L.E)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 11:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/7-3-powerstroke-diesel/12243/4 "2008-03-27T11:54:32Z")

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Engine life is a lot like gas mileage, “your mileage may vary”. But 500,000 should be possible if well maintained and not abused. My observation based on service and delivery truck use is that the engine is about the last thing that wears out, the rest of the truck falls apart first.