Crossed over to Diesel
I have been a half ton F150 guy for many years and was very happy with all my trucks. They did everything I asked them to do and at times a little more than what I asked with no problems. Due to gr...
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jus2shy wrote:
The 6.0 does have a few flaws with it, but it seems to get a worse rap than what it really is. Just keep an eye on your oil temperature versus your coolant temperature. The oil should never be more than 10 degrees hotter than your coolant. If that's happening, you may have a failed oil cooler. This causes a chain reaction that can cause failure on your EGR cooler and then cause a hydro-locking issue. So it's just something to keep an eye on. There are fixes for it, but if your truck is functioning fine, then they wouldn't be all that necessary.
Diesels are nice though, lots of torque and power very low on the RPM curve. I crossed over myself only a couple months ago :), from a 2010 F-150 to my current rig.
It's 15 degrees different not 10.
