6.O diesal Truck trade or fix

carringb wrote:

jerem0621 wrote:

Please tell me if the following narrative is typical?

Got the EGR cooler fixed...now I need a turbo rebuild..
So, fix the turbo at about what? $1500.00?
Then pray the over boost didn't stretch the head bolts....dang..it did... Now new head gaskets for $3500 ish with studs.... l I hope I didn't burn a piston up.

Anything else typically in the story that I am missing ?

Thanks!

Jeremiah

More likely cause of stretched head-bolts is coolant ingestion, which of course can also cause more serious damage. Usually the over-boost won't cause too much engine damage because if the hoses don't blow, the intercooler will. The stock intercooler has crimped ends so it's not very robust.

jerem0621 wrote:

Please tell me if the following narrative is typical?

Got the EGR cooler fixed...now I need a turbo rebuild..
So, fix the turbo at about what? $1500.00?
Then pray the over boost didn't stretch the head bolts....dang..it did... Now new head gaskets for $3500 ish with studs.... l I hope I didn't burn a piston up.

Anything else typically in the story that I am missing ?

Thanks!

Jeremiah

Turtle n Peeps wrote:

carringb wrote:

DavinD wrote:
Wanted to add my .02.

My 06 F350 had 201,000 trouble free miles until it ruined my current vacation. EGR cooler failed in Houston and cost me $2600 to replace. Then on the way home one of the plastic boost hoses on the Turbo failed. While none of these did significant damage to the engine, it took all of the trust I had built up for my truck and threw it out the Window. It will take me some time to trust it again.

Not sure if I'm going to trade it in or not (assuming it gets me the rest of the way home tomorrow).

Sucks to keep reading about your troubles. I almost nearly certain the ruptured turbo hose is a result of over-boost considering the preceding repairs. This is because the failed EGR cause the Unison ring in your turbo to rust up. You need turbo rebuild to fix the root of the problem. I have seen this exact sequence failures first hand.

Winner, winner chicken dinner!

Read Bryan's post again because IMHO he is on the money and 100% correct. If it goes overboost too many times you will be looking at head gaskets to.

carringb wrote:

DavinD wrote:
Wanted to add my .02.

My 06 F350 had 201,000 trouble free miles until it ruined my current vacation. EGR cooler failed in Houston and cost me $2600 to replace. Then on the way home one of the plastic boost hoses on the Turbo failed. While none of these did significant damage to the engine, it took all of the trust I had built up for my truck and threw it out the Window. It will take me some time to trust it again.

Not sure if I'm going to trade it in or not (assuming it gets me the rest of the way home tomorrow).

Sucks to keep reading about your troubles. I almost nearly certain the ruptured turbo hose is a result of over-boost considering the preceding repairs. This is because the failed EGR cause the Unison ring in your turbo to rust up. You need turbo rebuild to fix the root of the problem. I have seen this exact sequence failures first hand.

DavinD wrote:
Wanted to add my .02.

My 06 F350 had 201,000 trouble free miles until it ruined my current vacation. EGR cooler failed in Houston and cost me $2600 to replace. Then on the way home one of the plastic boost hoses on the Turbo failed. While none of these did significant damage to the engine, it took all of the trust I had built up for my truck and threw it out the Window. It will take me some time to trust it again.

Not sure if I'm going to trade it in or not (assuming it gets me the rest of the way home tomorrow).

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Halmfamily wrote:

ksss wrote:

vacuumbed wrote:

ksss wrote:
Hard to believe, you read the court documents relating to the 6.0, combined with the zero resale/trade value nationwide, which is the buying public's way of expressing its dissatisfaction with the truck, and yet people continue call foul when the 6.0 is called what it truly is; a truly ****ty engine. If you think the 6.0 has somehow gotten a bad rap, you really need to read the lawsuit.

I was on the CARMAX website recently looking at 6.0 F-series trucks. They're not discounting ANY of them. They were all lower mileage units running around $24-26K.

Go to KSL.com and take a look. Take a 6.0 to any dealer and try to trade it in, including a Ford dealer. See what they say. Most dealers will tell you to sell it yourself. Doesn't matter if its "bulletproofed" or not. It takes a really low price to move them off a lot.

$19000 trade, new truck $29500. Cash out the door $10500. I think I got a darn good deal. Thanks...
Traded my 2006 6.0 bulletproofed with documentation 92000 miles and dealer offered me $19000, of which I gladly accepted. He said he has a need for the 350 SRW 4x4's. Also got a great deal on my new dually which he said they do not move fast, sat on his lot 4 months before I purchased it.

19K is just a number. The real question is what did you pay AFTER the trade in?

Halmfamily wrote:

ksss wrote:

vacuumbed wrote:

ksss wrote:
Hard to believe, you read the court documents relating to the 6.0, combined with the zero resale/trade value nationwide, which is the buying public's way of expressing its dissatisfaction with the truck, and yet people continue call foul when the 6.0 is called what it truly is; a truly ****ty engine. If you think the 6.0 has somehow gotten a bad rap, you really need to read the lawsuit.

I was on the CARMAX website recently looking at 6.0 F-series trucks. They're not discounting ANY of them. They were all lower mileage units running around $24-26K.

Go to KSL.com and take a look. Take a 6.0 to any dealer and try to trade it in, including a Ford dealer. See what they say. Most dealers will tell you to sell it yourself. Doesn't matter if its "bulletproofed" or not. It takes a really low price to move them off a lot.

Traded my 2006 6.0 bulletproofed with documentation 92000 miles and dealer offered me $19000, of which I gladly accepted. He said he has a need for the 350 SRW 4x4's. Also got a great deal on my new dually which he said they do not move fast, sat on his lot 4 months before I purchased it.

Halmfamily wrote:

ksss wrote:

vacuumbed wrote:

ksss wrote:
Hard to believe, you read the court documents relating to the 6.0, combined with the zero resale/trade value nationwide, which is the buying public's way of expressing its dissatisfaction with the truck, and yet people continue call foul when the 6.0 is called what it truly is; a truly ****ty engine. If you think the 6.0 has somehow gotten a bad rap, you really need to read the lawsuit.

I was on the CARMAX website recently looking at 6.0 F-series trucks. They're not discounting ANY of them. They were all lower mileage units running around $24-26K.

Go to KSL.com and take a look. Take a 6.0 to any dealer and try to trade it in, including a Ford dealer. See what they say. Most dealers will tell you to sell it yourself. Doesn't matter if its "bulletproofed" or not. It takes a really low price to move them off a lot.

Traded my 2006 6.0 bulletproofed with documentation 92000 miles and dealer offered me $19000, of which I gladly accepted. He said he has a need for the 350 SRW 4x4's. Also got a great deal on my new dually which he said they do not move fast, sat on his lot 4 months before I purchased it.

ksss wrote:

vacuumbed wrote:

ksss wrote:
Hard to believe, you read the court documents relating to the 6.0, combined with the zero resale/trade value nationwide, which is the buying public's way of expressing its dissatisfaction with the truck, and yet people continue call foul when the 6.0 is called what it truly is; a truly ****ty engine. If you think the 6.0 has somehow gotten a bad rap, you really need to read the lawsuit.

I was on the CARMAX website recently looking at 6.0 F-series trucks. They're not discounting ANY of them. They were all lower mileage units running around $24-26K.

Go to KSL.com and take a look. Take a 6.0 to any dealer and try to trade it in, including a Ford dealer. See what they say. Most dealers will tell you to sell it yourself. Doesn't matter if its "bulletproofed" or not. It takes a really low price to move them off a lot.