Ford Diesel 6.0 ????

I had two PSD Excursions and the last one was a 2003 6.0 PSD Excursion that ran great but after four years I sold it in the Fall of 2007 because we needed more room for our trips (non-towing) to Florida and Myrtle Beach with up to 11 people and luggage. We replaced it with our current 2002 Chevy Express LE 3500 12 passenger van on the long 155" wheelbase with 8.1 big block in early March of 2008.

After reading all of the problems with the early 6.0's I am glad we sold it when we did and since we had the 8.1 van gas prices have been much lower than diesel.

Kinda like buying a fixer upper house. If that's your thing then go for it.

The 6.0 Powerstroke engine is a great engine once you make the necessary modifications. The Egr Delete Kit is the missing link in fixing your 6.0. This piece gives you better gas mileage, more horsepower and fixes just about any other problem your powerstroke is having. The only other piece you need to go with this is a tuner and you are set. My buddy just ordered the kit for his 6.0 and he hasn't had a single problem since it was installed. Hope this helps everyone with a 6.0 if you have any questions about an egr just google it.

Roundtwo-40 wrote:

jasult wrote:

ib516 wrote:
The 6.0L issues were corrected in 2008 when they dumped it :B

now if Cummins would drop the Dodge it could be a next best thing ;)

:) Love my Ram, I hear when you buy a Ford you get a free dog, so you don't have to walk home alone.. (can't take credit for that, it was posted before..) :)

Great motor it's just the rest of the truck that's going to fall apart around the motor.
6.0 wouldn't own it. Now my 1999 F550 has the 7.3 powerstroke. 248K miles and runs like new.

Sad thing, I have been looking for a "cheap" F250/F350 as well... no such bird around where I live, because with all the housing construction, any 3/4 to 1 ton truck is in high demand.

Even though I like Ford, I probably would point you to a Dodge than recommend a 6.0. I personally am looking at the V-10 or the 6.2L gasser, even though it has half the torque of the diesel, just because it has far fewer parts and simpler to maintain for the most part.

Is the 6.0 + bulletproofing a decent engine? Yes. However, unless the added components were factored in the purchase price, another brand/year of diesel is probably better, price-wise, if one doesn't go for a newer model with a 6.7.

oops......

Tystevens wrote:

ksss wrote:

Bluhorn wrote:
I know I will get beat up but I am not a Ford basher. But common sense should prevail. Of course there are some folks who may not have had a problem with this motor but overall the reputation of this motor is trash. Of course you could "bulletproof" one but why would you??? Why try too fix MAJOR issues and spend 5 to 7 THOUSAND dollars with no guarantee? The Ford 6.0 and to a lesser extent the 6.4 Diesels were litigated out of production! You could get a Ford V10 and get a great motor. Buy a used Dodge or GM Diesel and get something that has a WAY BETTER REPUTATION. ITS YOUR MONEY! I certainly wish you the best on your decision.

I don't understand it either. Why torture yourself with this decision. Its a gamble that will never pay off. They have no value, running or not running. Dumping more money into these POS's just puts you further in the hole (bulletproofing). Buy anything else except a 6.4 and your chances of TV happiness increase tenfold.

I'm another one who doesn't get it. I mean, it isn't like there is something really killer about the truck if it is working right. Ok, the crew cab is nice and big, I'll give you that. But you can dump a lot of $$ into it and hopefully have a truck that is as reliable and has almost as much power as the Duramax and Cummins from the same vintage!

If I had unknowingly bought a 6.0, I would totally understand putting some $$ into it to prevent against the known problems -- you would probably be money ahead over dumping the truck. But there is no way I'd walk into owning one at this point.

I'm not a Ford hater in any respect -- check out the vehicles in my signature. But hearing of the list of things you'd need to do to one of these trucks after you bought one always reminds me of the scene in Ghostbusters when Ray (Dan Ackroyd) is listing off all of the repairs that need to be done to their 'new' ghostmobile!

x 3...and I owned a 6.0 Ford...even after "bulletproofing(BTDT) there are too many components that still cause vacation ending disasters...questionable turbo life, FICM issues that make starting an iffy proposition and can take out expensive injectors and HPFP issues that can come from nowhere...

If you have one of these fine examples of Ford engineering, you are kinda stuck with it...so bite the bullet and 'try" to mitigate the potential problem areas...but if you do not have one...why set yourself up for gut wrenching anxieties about when the next disaster may happen...BTDT too...

Regards

ksss wrote:

Bluhorn wrote:
I know I will get beat up but I am not a Ford basher. But common sense should prevail. Of course there are some folks who may not have had a problem with this motor but overall the reputation of this motor is trash. Of course you could "bulletproof" one but why would you??? Why try too fix MAJOR issues and spend 5 to 7 THOUSAND dollars with no guarantee? The Ford 6.0 and to a lesser extent the 6.4 Diesels were litigated out of production! You could get a Ford V10 and get a great motor. Buy a used Dodge or GM Diesel and get something that has a WAY BETTER REPUTATION. ITS YOUR MONEY! I certainly wish you the best on your decision.

I don't understand it either. Why torture yourself with this decision. Its a gamble that will never pay off. They have no value, running or not running. Dumping more money into these POS's just puts you further in the hole (bulletproofing). Buy anything else except a 6.4 and your chances of TV happiness increase tenfold.

I'm another one who doesn't get it. I mean, it isn't like there is something really killer about the truck if it is working right. Ok, the crew cab is nice and big, I'll give you that. But you can dump a lot of $$ into it and hopefully have a truck that is as reliable and has almost as much power as the Duramax and Cummins from the same vintage!

If I had unknowingly bought a 6.0, I would totally understand putting some $$ into it to prevent against the known problems -- you would probably be money ahead over dumping the truck. But there is no way I'd walk into owning one at this point.

I'm not a Ford hater in any respect -- check out the vehicles in my signature. But hearing of the list of things you'd need to do to one of these trucks after you bought one always reminds me of the scene in Ghostbusters when Ray (Dan Ackroyd) is listing off all of the repairs that need to be done to their 'new' ghostmobile!

My old one sold for $8500 with blown head gaskets and 200k miles. Fixing it wasn't what I wanted to do, but I do believe that once the fixes are done, they will last many more miles.

How many do you see on the road? I sure would like to find all those cheap trucks the anti-Ford guys talk about all the time because they are not around here.