Repair 4 diesel

I want one of those crystal balls that will tell me when something is going to fail.:S

Grit dog wrote:
If you want to save money and seeing as you don't appear to do your own wrenching, sell the 6.0 private party.
If it's a 80kmi cherry grampa driven truck, I'd say you could get $15k all day or maybe up to $20k if you find a buyer uninformed about 6liters.
Take that $15-20k and buy, private party, the lowest mileage, newest best condition HD gasser truck you can find from any of the big 3 with the nod going to GM and Ford over Dodge, unless you can find a 4th gen Dodge Hemi.

Did you look at the OP's profile??
His 5er is 13,570# Dry with a GVWR of 16,425#, not a gasser out there I would want to be towing that with.

If you want to save money and seeing as you don't appear to do your own wrenching, sell the 6.0 private party.
If it's a 80kmi cherry grampa driven truck, I'd say you could get $15k all day or maybe up to $20k if you find a buyer uninformed about 6liters.
Take that $15-20k and buy, private party, the lowest mileage, newest best condition HD gasser truck you can find from any of the big 3 with the nod going to GM and Ford over Dodge, unless you can find a 4th gen Dodge Hemi.

Well glad you got going relatively economically.
Now, as you said, you're on a fixed income, so IMO you can't afford to "keep" a 6.0 diesel.
Even half the ford nut swingers will tell you to dump it. If it runs you'll do ok selling it. Not great, but blow a hg and spend another 5k bulletproof ing or lose more than 5k selling a broken truck.
And yes, coolant filter needed/that issue. Ficm etc.
or keep it. It'll be like going to the casino every time you drive it. Sometimes you get lucky!

6.0s are now an economical way to get a kick butt diesel truck IF you don't mind spending some bucks and are handy with a wrench. If your mechanic skills are limited to swiping a credit card at the repair shop, do your best to get away from the 6.o.

Probably didn't fix the head gaskets because he's trying to get the OP back on the road as quickly as possible for the least amount possible.

Besides, he said they'd be good for another 30,000 miles. The "prediction" is probably based on experience. If you see a lot of unmolested 6.0's come in with head gasket issues with around 110,000 miles on them, you know that the engine has a tendency to do that. Maybe it will, maybe it won't, but you don't want to be left on the side of the road when some preventative maintenance will keep that from happening for that particular reason.

Need to know what kind of crystal ball the guy has that says the HG's will fail in 30000 miles? I know that some with tuners and high HP outputs will blow stock gaskets but they will normally be running ARP studs or equivalent. There are lotsa 6.0s out there with fairly high milage and never had issues, but at the same time there are those that have had issues. But to make this forecast is done how? If they are that bad why did he not recommend doing them now while into the engine where he is at? Oil cooler and upgraded egr recommended at same time. Depending on where the guy lives he may not be able to do a delete thus the need for a BPD or some other reputable replacement egr. yes btw I do drive a 6.0 and have done heads and studs when the deltas spiked and the oil cooler and egr needed r&r.

joelc wrote:

Bedlam wrote:
Most like the high pressure oil pump fittings. $3k to repair this at a dealer or $2k in an independent shop.

You nailed it. When he called me, he was ordering the kit and said it would be between $1500 to $2000. So, I guess I got a deal. :)

The mechanic told me in another 30,000 miles, I should have the head gaskets done, before they blow.

Yep on the head gaskets. Also, I'd do a full EGR delete and new turbo back exhaust while I was at it with the heads (search powerstroke 6.0 bullet proofing when you have plenty of time to read). Then it's probably gonna be the FICM or something else. Sorry for your troubles my friend, but those 6.0 can become a money pit in a hurry. Hope it works out for well for you!

Bedlam wrote:
Most like the high pressure oil pump fittings. $3k to repair this at a dealer or $2k in an independent shop.

You nailed it. When he called me, he was ordering the kit and said it would be between $1500 to $2000. So, I guess I got a deal. :)

The mechanic told me in another 30,000 miles, I should have the head gaskets done, before they blow.

Big Katuna wrote:
I would do the minimum to get it running then trade it immediately.

Here is a video that sums up the 6.0.

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^This.
Unless you are willing and able to do some real wrenching, 6.0s go from expensive to keep on the road to very expensive.
Combined with a lot of them being higher miles now and having all the "normal" repairs being needed too.

Most like the high pressure oil pump fittings. $3k to repair this at a dealer or $2k in an independent shop.