Ford injector pump failure

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jerem0621 wrote:
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What Year Powerstroke is Best

I think that is the only person I've ever heard who recommends buying a 6.0 truck.

My last tranny guy said his mechanic buddies love the 6.0's. They can buy them dirt cheap and bullet proof them for around 2K. They pull good once correctly setup to live.

Chris

I considered it myself but the cost was more like $4-5k to fully bulletproof, but maybe that includes labor they wouldn't incur. There's no doubt they can be found very cheap. Ditto the 6.4 to a somewhat lesser extent.

I thought about having my 2003 6.0L gone through before I ultimately traded it off. Although there are a lot of really good aftermarket solutions to a lot of the issues they are prone to, there are still some critical design flaws that can keep rearing it's ugly head such as there not being enough head bolts/studs per cylinder. I read of several people who installed ARP head studs that eventually blew head gaskets again because of this problem. One other big issue is injector issues that just seem to keep happening. My truck had one replaced under warranty and had 2-3 that were on their way out when I sold the truck. Ford came out with several ficm reprogramming solutions to poor starting and running conditions that ultimately sacrificed the injectors. One other nagging issue that comes to mind is the infamous bedplate oil leak that requires pulling the engine out of the truck to repair. My truck constantly left oil on the garage floor from this leak. I decided that there were simply too many costly issues that could reoccur and moved on.

We have a fleet of 6.0L powered trucks and vans at the City I work at and most of them have been an expensive nightmare. We have a 2006 E-450 cutaway van with 40k miles on it that has had more than $30,000 in engine and transmission repairs in the last 2 years. It's twin has around 70k miles on it and has had a ton of work in the past year as well including 8 new injectors and ficm. It came in on the hook again yesterday for a no start condition. God knows what it will be this time and what it will cost.