2007 Ford f350? Known issues?

transamz9 wrote:

mich800 wrote:
The Ford 6.0 has been maligned for its less than stellar reputation. But I don't think is is like the house is out to get you in Vegas. I would really like to see any statistical analysis that show you are more likely than not to get a bad one. I.E. over 50%. I know they have a higher failure rate relative to other options of the same era but I cannot remember reading where the failure rate was anywhere high enough for the below hyperbole. Are there better options, maybe depending on what your priorities are. But by no means not like playing russian roulette with a semiautomatic.

"My point is that if you win big money in the Lottery a lot then go buy one because you have the kind of luck to find a good one. It's that simple. The odds are against you if you buy a 6.0."

I'm by no means saying that if you get a 6.0 you have a better than average chance of it blowing up. I don't mean that at all. Remember, I currently drive a 6.0 and have since it was new in 2006. They are strong motors when they are running.

My definition of a good motor is a reliable motor that will get you home and when something does go wrong it don't cost the bank. They all have things that go wrong and some of these things can break the bank but from my experiences with the 6.0 when something goes bad more times than not it will be put on the hook to get it home and it will cost the bank dearly.

IMHO the 6.0 is not a motor to buy used that a family is going to load up and take out on vacation. Yes they can all break down but the 6.0 is more prone and is usually down for days or longer. The bad thing for the Ford fans is that the used Ford trucks at this time that most people are looking at are not good options as far as diesel goes.

I am a Cummins fan and I won't buy one between 07-12.

It would be interesting to know what the percentage of failures would be on 6.0

We spend a few weeks in Montana every summer ,have done for several years. We have made several friend in the little RV park we stay at. There have been four owners with the 6.0 that we know . Three of them have had engine failures, and two have replaced them with a newer 6.7 Ford, and one with a 6.7 Ram . The fourth is still with his 6.0 Ford, with no apparent problems. In that small group its 75 percent fail rate.

I know all had the head gasket issue, don't know what else. The one guy I know the best had his repaired at Bozeman Ford in Montana, and the price tag was 5K. He kept it for another year ,and trade on a new 6.7 ford.