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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Badhabt wrote:
2006 f350 cc dually...28,000 miles - yes 28,000 miles. All stock, bought it really to just pull my 36ft toyhauler. Just came home from a trip over two mtn passes and ran fine then last week on the way to work just out of the blue blowing smoke. Pulled the egr valve and its wet underneath. Likely/hopefully? just the EGR cooler and oil cooler...guesstimate was $3800 from an NON Ford diesel shop...Ford service tells me its because I dont drive it enough to "work" the truck. Maybe if i drove it more it would have broken BEFORE my warranty expired?
That's exactly how mine went. Only mine was at 201,000 miles. Classic symptom. If you just get the oil cooler and egr cooler replaced, watch your coolant like a hawk. If you start losing it, your head gaskets are likely blown. It's a bit more economical to do the new head studs at the same time.
