2006 Ford 6.0 Turbo diesel ???

I have 125K on my O3 6.0

Things to know:
dont chip it, skip it if it was chipped. International produces that Engine to have 250 hp, Ford changed the electronics to make it 325 which is one the edge for the gaskets.

Oil Changes: its a high reving engine and it shears oil, Follow the severe service intervlas dont stretch it.

The engine was desgned for low sulfur fuel not ultra low that we have today, you propbably want to add a lubrisity agent to the diesel.

Low end grunt: not as much as I would like but its a great highway machine.

For me the engine and tranny have been fine. I have worn out other components towing heavy and on mt roads for 11 years. Turbo at 90k Egr valve at 100K, fan clutch at 100k two fuel pressure sensors at 120k

truck: upper and lower Ball joints at 75K tie rods and bushings at 90k. Now on my second set of rear brake rotors and 3 set of fronts plus on front brake caliper.

Does it come with maintenance records? Mine did. If it has been maintained on schedule (and being an '06 when the issues were mostly resolved) it can be a very reliable truck. It is a tow beast, the transmission is rock solid in these Fords.

Asking a question like that is going to bring out the haters. Most folks who can't, won't, or don't know how to turn a wrench or follow maintenance schedules (especially coolant changes) don't have good experiences with that engine.
I'm a fan boy and I love mine. Best truck I've ever owned, and I like it better than my old 2000 7.3. I'm at 180,000 right now. Yes I did spend a few thousand on head studs, Upgraded oil and EGR coolers, and a few other things. I did this before trouble happened, and now trouble has never happened and it has saved me a ton of money and aggravation. The Torqshift transmission is a very strong and nice shifting transmission.
Go to the 6.0 forum on www.ford-trucks.com if you want real and true information on this truck.

KD4UPL wrote:

The 6.0 was the engine that caused the lawsuits between Ford and International. Ford actually argued in court that it was a bad engine.

This is simply not true, and more internet babble that gets passed around.

Not saying this is the truck for you, but it's pretty easy to find a used one at a very good price, and there are some things you can do to eliminate the known problems which will give you a very reliable and solid truck; possible cheaper than another brand diesel truck; and in my arguable opinion a better truck than the rest.

I would run fast and far.

Wow, where to start...yes, the engine had problems, but they've all been identified and can be addressed by aftermarket applications, if necessary. 8k is probably high, but could be up to 5k as a worse case scenario. Good thing is that they are available at good prices due to the reputation. Powerstroke.org has a huge amount of info. Easy thing to look for is whether it has a coolant filter and heavy duty coolant, which is typically red. If it does, previous owner may have addressed some issues already. Next step involves getting ahold of a monitor which will cost a few bucks, so if you're not willing to go there, the rest doesn't matter. It's a toweing beast if you're willing to do some research and learn how to recognize potential problems.

Purchased an 06 with less than 90000 miles summer of 2012. Within 1 year spent close to $5000 replacing oil cooler, egr cooler, fan clutch, both front brake calipers, added an engine coolant filfer, swapped Ford Gold******coolant to CAT ELC coolant, CAC tube and turbo was sfarting to have issues. Ran great with no load but a new issue seemed to pop up every time we hooked up.
Needless to say December 2014 we found a 2008 GMC 3500 DRW and got rid of the money pit F350. GMC has had zero issues and purrs like a kitten but pulls like Clydesdale. My opinion is this, if seller can provide documtation of a bulletproof truck and you can set some money aside for future repairs then go for it. If not rrruuuunnnnn.

You may have already looked here http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/ . Used vehicles are just that. This site has a lot of owner experiences to share on that truck. And people tend to post when they have a problem so not a fair sample of the total population. I would like to have a 2011 or later but too close to my close out age. Will keep the unit I have until it or I give out. Good luck.

My workplace had an '03 6.0 and still has an '06 6.0. The '03 we got rid of because it needed new head gaskets at only 140,000 miles. The '06 has had a completely new engine at around 200,000. It's had numerous repairs since then. Most recently we spent $3,500 for a new oil cooler, turbo, and computer.
In my experience these are terrible engines. They are loud, hard to start, and problematic. My previous experience with diesels was GM Duramax which seem much smoother, quieter, and trouble free.
The 6.0 was the engine that caused the lawsuits between Ford and International. Ford actually argued in court that it was a bad engine. From what I've gathered from talking to our mechanic about our trucks it can be a good engine after you spend about $8,000 to fix all the known weaknesses and problem areas. Doing this doesn't make it any quieter.
If the truck has had a programmer or "chip" run away. If it's stock plan on spending several thousand to make it reliable. If all the work has already been done then you could take a chance on it if you really like it.
If it were me, I would pass. I don't put up with machines that aren't reliable and these don't seem to be.