6.0l 301,112 miles

Bingo, it’s made out that they’re all junk, but they’re not.
However given 2 comparable trucks, would you like the 0.3% probability of lifting a head or a 30% probability.
The other stuff was/is more easily remedied, but even if one has a “good” one, they are also more needy about maint than their other 2 competitors.
They’re like the 6.5GM of the next generation of diesels.

That said, if A person needed a big bad diesel and had a seriously limited budget and great mechanic skills, the 6.0 is the truck that fits the bill. Solid/arguably best chassis. Very good 5speed auto. Ability to make great power. Caveat being have to be prepared for a needy truck.
If I had under $20k to spend on an azz kicking diesel right now today, I’d try to find a 6.0 with low miles for the same $ as all the ragged out high mile Dmax and Cummins running around and set aside a few grand to bulletproof it.

Even with the above-average rate of failure of the 6.0, the VAST MAJORITY of them have still been trouble free.

Problem is, it's not the good ones that are for sale.

Bedlam that was a nice set up you had there.
I always have been tell me how terrible my truck is and that its going to blow up on me and often its total strangers while at the gas station. Most of the time I just look at them and smile.
I keep up on oil changes and everything which has helped. When I drive her I work her hard not to the point of abuse but I do push her.
I don't have any additional filtration for oil or coolant. At times I kick the idea of getting a 6.7L but then I think about the payment and I snap out of it.

Every time I’m out, I see 6.0 Ford trucks driving around, busting bugs. They’re not as bad as people make them out to be.

I got so much flack when I owned my 6.0, yet it made me a happy camper every time we went out. I'm glad I'm not the only "statistical outlier" that some people made me out to be and others also have had good experiences. Although I replaced my 2005 for a 2015, I only did so due to needing more payload and not that the 6.0 disappointed me.

Still looked and ran great when I sold mine:





Typically loaded around 19k lbs GCW and driven in the mountains:

downtheroad wrote:
Incredible.....Ford should buy back that unit full price, tare it down and see what they did right....There probably are very few 6.0's out there with that kind of service record and that many miles without major repairs.

Good for you.

No, no, no.... Ford should buy it back, for sure and tear it down to see what they did WRONG! Without it breaking down all the time, well ... there's no revenue being created because there's no repair. And now, there's no need for the purchase of a new one, if the old one is still running perfectly fine. I'd believe they'd buy it back so they wouldn't make the same mistake and build another one SO GOOD!

Incredible.....Ford should buy back that unit full price, tare it down and see what they did right....There probably are very few 6.0's out there with that kind of service record and that many miles without major repairs.

Good for you.

Good to hear, I have not heard many make it the far without any major repairs. The good news is that the seem to work well with the so called bullet proofing. But at this point if it's no broke I wouldn't do anything but normal upkeep like u said. No doubt your maintenance and keeping it stock has helped keep it going without issues.

Wow usually 6.0s have long had the cab off and big bucks spent on “bullet proofing” by this time. Sometimes twice. Do you have an aftermarket water separation system?