2006 Ford 6.0 Turbo diesel ???

restlessways wrote:

Reality Check wrote:
Silence me???!! Bahawahahahaha.... I own a KEYBOARD.


LMAO.. now one more time, just in case you didn't get it the first 10 times..

It hurts, doesn't it- that you bought a 6 oh no? :B

You must be trying to run your post numbers up seeing as you have said nothing useful to the OP at all.

All I know is my 6.0 will plow for 12 hours straight in -20 degrees F. and then haul my truck camper around when the weather is warmer. I've never tried doing both at the same time but I'm sure it would handle it. I have no doubt that a Chevy or Dodge could do the same. I take care of my truck and it takes care of me. I think that's key.

Reality Check wrote:
Silence me???!! Bahawahahahaha.... I own a KEYBOARD.


LMAO.. now one more time, just in case you didn't get it the first 10 times..

It hurts, doesn't it- that you bought a 6 oh no? :B

Silence me???!! Bahawahahahaha.... I own a KEYBOARD.


LMAO.. now one more time, just in case you didn't get it the first 10 times..

yup same tune, but it's fun though!

Butch50 wrote:

restlessways wrote:

languiduck wrote:
Easy guys, if I wanted to have an e-dispute over which truck is better, or argue about the 6.0 being a good engine I would go to a truck forum. I said facts, I gave my opinion. It's ok for you to have yours, but don't try to change mine.
I could ask the same of any Dodge owner regarding their transmissions.

We could certainly have many discussions about the shortcomings of many different Dodge transmissions because that is a subject worth noting, but that's not what this thread is about now, is it? If somebody came on here and asked about a stock Chrysler 47RE transmission being suitable for hauling a heavy 5th wheel trailer, and a plethora of 6.0 Powerstroke owners chimed in that the transmission was woefully inadequate from the factory for the task, I would join right in as the owner of such transmission and agree. What you would not find me doing is desperately searching for a way to bash Fords, or their owners. So the question is, why are these Ford guys so sensitive?

restlessways,

You have stated your opinion along with a couple of others. How much longer are you all going to carry on and add nothing to the OPs questions. I'm sure the OP has read what you have stated and will take it all with a grain of salt. But now it is time to give it a rest.

Just to let you know I had a 6.0. A 2006 F550 that I special ordered because at the time there was really nothing in the same class. I know GM was building a medium duty but if you wanted a 4X4 it was way higher than I wanted. I paid way more attention to the people that stated the sky was falling and sold my truck after really taking care of it and adding a coolant filter. The fellow that bought it is still running it and thanks me for selling the truck to him every time he sees me (till I moved).

Excuse me? You are trying to silence me? Nice try, but I will say what I want. If you don't like it, don't read it.

restlessways wrote:

languiduck wrote:
Easy guys, if I wanted to have an e-dispute over which truck is better, or argue about the 6.0 being a good engine I would go to a truck forum. I said facts, I gave my opinion. It's ok for you to have yours, but don't try to change mine.
I could ask the same of any Dodge owner regarding their transmissions.

We could certainly have many discussions about the shortcomings of many different Dodge transmissions because that is a subject worth noting, but that's not what this thread is about now, is it? If somebody came on here and asked about a stock Chrysler 47RE transmission being suitable for hauling a heavy 5th wheel trailer, and a plethora of 6.0 Powerstroke owners chimed in that the transmission was woefully inadequate from the factory for the task, I would join right in as the owner of such transmission and agree. What you would not find me doing is desperately searching for a way to bash Fords, or their owners. So the question is, why are these Ford guys so sensitive?

restlessways,

You have stated your opinion along with a couple of others. How much longer are you all going to carry on and add nothing to the OPs questions. I'm sure the OP has read what you have stated and will take it all with a grain of salt. But now it is time to give it a rest.

Just to let you know I had a 6.0. A 2006 F550 that I special ordered because at the time there was really nothing in the same class. I know GM was building a medium duty but if you wanted a 4X4 it was way higher than I wanted. I paid way more attention to the people that stated the sky was falling and sold my truck after really taking care of it and adding a coolant filter. The fellow that bought it is still running it and thanks me for selling the truck to him every time he sees me (till I moved).

wnjj wrote:

Bird Freak wrote:
Forget the two here that don't want to really answer the question and just want to argue with each other. They may or may not get a life some day. Yes, some 6.0's had problems and yes there are many good ones out there. Next time your out look how many you still see on the road, there are a lot. If you listen to folks like restless who has never really owned one are had personal experience with one their should be none on the road as they were all junk.
Weed out the haters and check facts. I think you will be surprised what you see.

The number on the road has no bearing on the potential failure rate. You have no idea how many of those may have already been repaired or how many are sitting broken somewhere.

No, I do not own one but it's clear enough from MANY sources that this engine had a disproportionate share of issues compared to its competition. While some may blame poor maintenance or faulty repairs, that cancels out when you consider the same general public consumes all brands of engines with different outcomes.

Yes many people will have a trouble-free experience. It's all about the odds and whether that's something a person is willing to accept at the time of purchase. If the OP is someone who can afford the risk and is willing to keep after maintenance there may be some great deals to be had.

Im not sure about you but if they are sitting in a yard broken down I normally don't see them driving down the road. I had a failure on mine @ 79K and had it repaired under warranty. Owner before me put a tuner on it. I guess you may be right about them being prone to failure after all. At 148K I had to clean my egr valve. Guess I should junk it for that. My views on the 6.0 are from my experience, not what some one told me.

languiduck wrote:
Not sensitive at all. I acknowledged the shortcomings of the Ford. They do have issues. I also offered what I personally found that can be done to offset these shortcomings.
The testy part comes in when someone disagrees with the likes of yourself and then you accuse them of being testy because they offered something different than your viewpoint.
It seems that there are plenty of folks around here that have good experiences with their 6.0 trucks, yet some people (who have 0 experience with them but believe all the rhetoric they read) keep trying to convince them they are junk.
I can't speak for anyone but me, but I tire of people who have no real word experience bashing something they don't know anything about just because they read it somewhere. The problem is, there is some truth to it but not to the extent it is believed to be. The horrible track record you speak of are only from a small percentage of horror stories and has ballooned out of control and the unforgiving rhetoric just multiplies and feeds itself.
I would not say anything bad about any of those transmissions you mentioned because I have no experience with them. I would say that people have figured out a way to deal with that shortcoming though, and in the end it makes for a very nice and reliable truck. Works both ways.

You see what I mean? You just made my point.

Also, along your line of thinking, the only way to know if Ebola is dangerous is to get Ebola. Otherwise, you don't what you're talking about. I see. Seriously, you think all the problems with the 6.0, and the BILLIONS Ford has paid, are not real? WOW.

I've been pleased with mine so far. Looking forward to spending many more miles with her.