2007 Ford f350? Known issues?

I have an 03 with the 6.0. I purchased in July 08. I had a turbo replaced in 05. The engine was replaced in 05 as well. Not for normal 6.0 issue, filings were found in the oilpan. I replaced the injectors, and FICM since owning it.

While I may not say go buy one I sure do like mine.I mean really like mine.

RooDude09 wrote:
By that year they worked most of the kinks out. Check degas bottle make sure coolant isn't low or rusty. Not too much scale in it an most importantly there is no oil or fuel in it and if any has exited from the cap. Insist on driving from cold as a cold truck can run completely different and show problems that may be coming soon. I would also shy away from a 6.0l that has had a programmer in it. Ask to see service records. Take a peek under the truck for oil leaks.

Everyone says that the later years of the 6.0 were the better engines. If you read the lawsuit, you learn that while there some small improvements made, the main issues with the engine were never addressed by the IH or FORD throughout the life of the engine. The plan was to make bandaid repairs to limp the engine out of its warranty period.

The aftermarket seems to have some success fixing the issues. However with much better options available from GM and RAM why bother. The cost you spend making a 6.0 run could be used to pay the price difference you will pay for a GM or RAM. Money much better spent, you will get it back when you trade or sell the Duramax or Cummins down the road.

I had one of the good 6.0 PSD's and only sold it because I wanted a bigger truck - Not because I worried about it running. It was used exclusively for RVing and skiing and never was a daily driver or modified. I had been away from diesel trucks for 16 years and this brought back much of what I like a about diesel. I almost made a decision to purchase a gasoline powered model due to cost last year and am glad I did not. This time I am driving a 6.7 CTD, but don't read into that too much - The previous diesel I owned was a 2.2 Perkins...

By that year they worked most of the kinks out. Check degas bottle make sure coolant isn't low or rusty. Not too much scale in it an most importantly there is no oil or fuel in it and if any has exited from the cap. Insist on driving from cold as a cold truck can run completely different and show problems that may be coming soon. I would also shy away from a 6.0l that has had a programmer in it. Ask to see service records. Take a peek under the truck for oil leaks.

FishOnOne wrote:

I don't recommend these trucks with these engines if you're a first time diesel owner.

If you research many past threads on this board you'll quickly learn that Fish would drive a turd if it had a blue oval on it. Meaning, the 6.0 is even worse than that :)

Here's the deal... Not all are bad. But many are! You can spend many thousands bulletproofing, then spend thousands more chasing faults on the parts you didn't swap. Some high-end RV owners (e.g. SportsMobiles) have gone through and replaced their motors, fuel systems, wiring and still had to be towed later on down the road.

I used to run a diesel repair shop. In 2012 I made most of my income repairing 6.0s. I wouldn't drive one further than my card AAA will cover me. I've had customers spend more in a month on their 6.0's, then I've spent the entire 10 years and 300,000 miles I've owned my V10!

When the 6.0 runs, its actually runs pretty well, and is fine rig to drive. But be prepared to pay for that enjoyment out of deep pockets and with a flexible schedule.

I looked at an 05 one owner with 41,000 miles on it in 2010. I had an Oasis report done. It came up with a turbo repair early on in it's history. I decided I should get an extended warranty thru Ford. They needed an inspection done prior to purchase. I had the selling dealer (Ford) do the inspection. They came back with 4 issues. 3 codes and a bedplate leak. Codes were, crank sensor, glow plug and a fan relay or something like that. Needless to say I said "keep it". The codes weren't an issue but the bedplate was too much.
I really like the truck as it was an F350 supercab 8' bed Lariat. Oh well.
Point is to the OP, while an Oasis report shows warranty work done, it won't show current needed repairs. If you're really set on the truck get an inspection.

The company I worked for had hundreds of these trucks with the 6.0 engine. I wish I had the money they spent trying to keep them on the road. Run away!

Well how to answer this. :h

2007 was the last year of the 6.0, likely the more reliable of the 6.0's. I was a true Blue Ford owner for 44 years, had a couple 460 beasts for a drop in camper, and then a 28' 5er, the Gasser just wasn't doing the job, so went looking for a diesel. Our neighbor who ran log trucks, when he went diesel, he got a Cummins, in a Dodge wrapper, because he knew the reliability of the Cummins.

We bought a used 2001 Ram with a Cummins, only 234,000 miles. Truck and engine in great shape. That was four years ago and currently at 288,000 miles, still a great Engine.
Look at the mileage the Ford 6.0 owners are talking about 70,000 miles, 150,000 miles, I am at 288,000 with a small chip, and towing an 11,000# 5er, for a GCW of 19,500# or so.
So while the 2007 may do you good, take Fish's advice and if you really want a Ford, either find a good 7.3, or step up to a 6.7, or go for a Dmax, or Cummins.

After reading some of the other posts I thought I should clarify a couple of things:

1. My truck was extremely well maintained as is all of my stuff. It usually had oil changes done at 3k miles (5k kms) intervals and fuel filters done at 6k mile intervals. The coolant was changed 3x in the 8 years I owned it.

2. Ford's strategy to address poor cold starts and poor running while cold was to introduce an "inductive" heat reflash for the fuel injection control module (FICM) that asked the injectors to do something they were not designed to do. This eventually ruins the injectors and has NOTHING to do with oil/fuel system maintenance. I'm sure this is what happened to my truck because it started and ran like s__t before the reflash and it was doing it again when I traded it in.

3. GM and Ram trucks of the same era certainly had issues but they were very MINOR in comparison to the Ford 6.0L diesel. No disrespect intended here, but anyone who thinks the issues were of the same magnitude is truly kidding themselves. There is a reason that there is as much as $20k difference in selling values of the 6.0L vs the GM and Ram trucks.

4. I don't think the 6.4L diesel is much if any better than the 6.0L. We have a few of these at my work as well and I have a couple of good friends with them that wish they never bought them.

I was truly in denial of a lot of these facts when I owned my 6.0L as well. That was until I started to have issues with it and I got stung big time on resale value. It really isn't until I got away from it and got a reliable truck with a great track record that I could look back and see how much I truly had my head in the sand. I was a tried and true Ford man, loved the Super Duty truck itself, but could not risk any more $ bleeding with the engine. I would still own the truck if it was a 7.3L diesel.

If you go and look on the Ford forums you will read countless stories of major problems, no starts, etc. that come on suddenly, are frustrating as he!! to diagnose and extremely expensive to repair, especially if you pay to have it repaired.

JMHO from someone who owned one.