Ford E-450 6.0 Turbo Diesel Overheating
We are getting ready to head out on another adventure with the motorhome flat towing my jeep. Last year while heading west out of Denver, Colorado the engine came close to going into the red on the t...
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The 6.0 is one of the worst diesels ever designed. I have spent literally 100s of hours wrenching on them for other people. The factory egr and smog system is basically designed to ruin your engine. There are entire companies who exist only to make 6.0s run and function. Take it to a diesel shop and consider deleting your egr, or going with an aftermarket one. Then upgrade to an aftermarket oil cooler in the front bumper with a remote filter.
After all that, hope and pray that your FICM, injectors, oil pump, head gaskets, and vgt turbo all don't give you problems.
After all that, hope and pray that your FICM, injectors, oil pump, head gaskets, and vgt turbo all don't give you problems.
