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Usmcsousa
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Jun 02, 2014

2004 Excursion 6.0 diesel.

Hey folks, going to look at an 04 diesel excursion tomorrow morning.
From what I can tell it looks brand new all around .
The engine has 180k miles from one owner.
Now I've never owned a diesel vehicle before so I'm a little nervous .
What should I look for? The asking price is just over 10k with a little room to wiggle.
From the trucks I've been looking at in my area for at or under 12k. This seems like the best overall deal.

We don't tow a trailer just yet, but DW has been talking about trading our class A with toad for a TT. So may be shopping in the near future if we already have a capable TV.

Any an all advice on this SUV is appreciated. Thank you

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  • Hmm, the short amount of reading I've done thus far, has brought up ttyl head bolts EGR and EGR cooler failure , oil cooler failure some issues with the turbo sticking. I feel like if these issues were going to fail, maybe would have already after 180k miles of driving? And should have been repaired properly. I will absolutely bring some print outs with me and get whatever maintenance records I can on the vehicle. At $10k I'd only hope for about 3-5 more years out of a typical vehicle purchase. Or at least that has been my luck in that budget range to date.
  • The X is a great vehicle. The 6.0 PSD has a very sordid history. Beware.

    Personally, I would avoid any 6.0 PSD at this point.
  • You need some history on that engine. What has been done to "bulletproof" it?.
    Typically costs around $5000 to mod the engine to make it substantially more reliable than stock.
    Don't want to scare you off IF all the right mods have been done, but that engine, especially in its earlier years, has a less than sterling reputation.
  • Just make sure you understand all the potential problems with the 6.0 L ford. You may have to sink several thousand dollars into it to keep it reliable. Just do a search on 6.0 L ford.

    Just wanted to inform you