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:
Went to another shop and talked to the owner there. Like you mentioned he suggested going with the ARP head studs...i think otherwise I just wont feel confortable...pay me now or pay me later scenario. With only 28k on mine I may just bite the bullet and go with the whole shebang. It is way cheaper than a new truck.
While your at it, have them do a complete coolant flush and get rid of the Ford Gold******coolant. Replace it with Cat ELC coolant and add a coolant filter to your truck. This will help flush out any silica left in engine and give a coolant that won't clog up your new egr and oil cooler. Add a Scan Gauge II or equivalent gauge to you truck and monitor your coolant and oil temps. I did all of this to my 06 350 and it ran great until the other issues started creeping up and got rid of her. Good luck
