Ford Diesel 6.0 really that bad?

Turtle n Peeps wrote:

spoon059 wrote:
I would venture a guess that 90%+ had no major problems.

This is a far cry from the "90%+ had no major problems" that you state.

I guess we will never know, will we. If you read what I wrote (I quoted just that part for you) I said it was a GUESS. I don't have concrete numbers, apparently you don't either.

Costs associated with a recall aren't simply the amount spent on repairs. They had to diagnose the problem and engineer a solution. They had to have legal involved. They had a public service campaign that involved contacting owners, contacting dealers, ads on radio and tv. They likely had to send representatives out to events to do damage control. I'm sure there are a litany of other "overhead" issues involved in the warranty work outside of straight labor hours. How much of that cost was labor and parts? How much was "overhead"?

You are guessing, just like I am. I came right out and stated that my number was a guess though. I have no hard and fast numbers. I don't know why you are taking exception to my comments.

I've met plenty of people over the years in campgrounds that have either the 6.0 or the 6.4. The older folks tend not to spend an hour a day in forums discussing how horrible the trucks are. Those that didn't know about the issue loved their trucks.

My buddy that had a 6.0 had no idea about the problems with the engine until he had to rebuild the top end at around 175K miles.

The whole moral of my story was that there are likely a lot of 6.0 owners that haven't experienced a single problem and enjoyed the heck outta their trucks. I, personally, wouldn't take the risk based upon what I know.