Ford Diesel 6.0 ????

jasult wrote:
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

Well with about $5,000 a Power stroke 6.0 may be made into a strong reliable engine. Myself, just choose to quit drinking the Blue Kool-Aid and started drinking Goat juice. I bought a Ram Cummins, have not regretted that decision to this day.
The 2nd gen Cummins had their issues, but it had to do with the VP44 injection pump failing. The fix to prevent this was a better than stock Lift Pump (low pressure fuel pump), these run from about $300 to about $700 depending on volume. If you do loose the VP44, rebuilt units can be bought for between $1,000 to about $1,600.

It is your money and your choice, but you might checkout a couple sites.

http://www.powerstroke.org/

http://www.cumminsforum.com/

You will find both the good and bad of both, sorry haven't looked at Dmaxes.

Good luck on your choice.