Ford Diesel 6.0 ????
Looking to buy used diesel truck to tow fiver or TT. Heard lots of issues with the Ford 6.0. I'm assuming these issues were corrected eventually. What year did they stop having issues? I'm seeing a lo...
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The first year for 6.0 was 2003 and that year and the 2004 were the ones to stay away but they were good after that. I know alot of people that have good luck with the 6.0 later engines. I would not buy a 6.4 engine from what I have followed in the forums.
The real problem here is finding a shop that knows how to diagnose the 6.0 engine. Most shops don't have a clue. Alot of Ford dealers don't have a Powerstroke tech that can work on them with good results. But there are good 6.0 men out there and thats the problem. Finding them.
I only have 7.3 engines in my 3 trucks because I know them in my sleep. If I buy a 6.0 I would also learn more about them as well.
Saying all this I just bought a 1999 7.3 in a F350 drw cc with 157000 miles on it and after a little tlc it is a fantastic truck for low dollars. It had a bad torque converter and I did the work on it so it was a home run for me.
Here is excellent site to research the 6.0
Ford-trucks.com
The real problem here is finding a shop that knows how to diagnose the 6.0 engine. Most shops don't have a clue. Alot of Ford dealers don't have a Powerstroke tech that can work on them with good results. But there are good 6.0 men out there and thats the problem. Finding them.
I only have 7.3 engines in my 3 trucks because I know them in my sleep. If I buy a 6.0 I would also learn more about them as well.
Saying all this I just bought a 1999 7.3 in a F350 drw cc with 157000 miles on it and after a little tlc it is a fantastic truck for low dollars. It had a bad torque converter and I did the work on it so it was a home run for me.
Here is excellent site to research the 6.0
Ford-trucks.com
