2007 Ford f350? Known issues?

Turtle n Peeps wrote:
Well lets see:

Head gasket problems.

Turbo problems.

FICM problems.

Bed plate leaks like a screen door in a submarine.

EGR problems.

Oil cooler failures which result in complete and total engine failure.


Other than that, they're not a bad little motor. :W BTW these are the motors that Ford sued their supplier over because this engine cost Ford over a billion dollars in warrantee work.

x2. I had a 2003 F-350 with a 6.0L diesel. I was trying to be proactive and spent $3,500 "bulletproofing" it with an EGR delete, upgraded turbo drain tube, regulated fuel return system, coolant filter etc. thinking that it would be pretty good. It blew the head gaskets which Ford replaced under warranty, had no less than 8 program reflashes to address poor starting and rough running when cold, had a bedplate leak which requires pulling the engine to repair, and was again starting to run rough towards the end which I'm sure was a sign of failing injectors. I thought about having it gone through in the hopes of keeping it but there are some inherent design flaws on the engine that will always affect it's reliability. This includes not enough head bolts/studs per cylinder which can result in ongoing failures. The high pressure oil system is also prone to many failures including the high pressure oil pump itself to o-ring leaks that will leave you stranded with no warning. These trucks are also not easy to work on which is why Ford designed the cab to come off for major engine work. We have a fleet of 6.0L trucks and vans at the city I work at and every one of them has had major problems with the worst one being a 2006 model that has had $32k spent on it in the last 2 years to keep it running and it only has about 50k miles on it. And no, that dollar amount is not a typo.

In regards to my 2003, my wife and I were starting to feel very uneasy about the truck and found ourselves not wanting to travel far for fear it would leave us stranded somewhere with a huge repair bill. We finally decided to trade it off on the truck in my signature and couldn't be happier.

I would recommend you pass on that truck/engine and look at an offering from GM/Ram if you are looking in that era of trucks. It is a real shame because the rest of the Super Duty from those years is a beautiful truck.