Question About Ford 6.0 Diesel
I just bought a 2003 ford F350 6.0 Turbo Diesel with 119,000 miles. It is pristine, but now I read that they are absolute junk, and I am uncertain if I should keep it, and try to use it as a tow ve...
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Someone asked , a few posts back ..
" whatever happened to the OP..?
Well .. that is ME ...and I am still here, reading every single comment and learning with each one.
It is quite hard to form a SOLID conclusion to my original question, with so much (sometimes) conflicting info ... but , so far , my conclusion seems to be that the 6.0 "CAN" be OK , but the odds are against it !
I have put mine up for sale, and expect to suffer a loss from the experience. I took it on a 250 mile trip a few days ago , one way , and will go back, in two days.
It has performed very well , so far , but it seems that using it as a tow vehicle for a 14,000 lb FW , is RISKY .. at best.
If I was driving it around town, I feel I would keep it, but that is not why I bought it.
I really do thank all of you that have put such useful info here, and I certainly feel I have received an education from it.
Thanks To All .... Richard
" whatever happened to the OP..?
Well .. that is ME ...and I am still here, reading every single comment and learning with each one.
It is quite hard to form a SOLID conclusion to my original question, with so much (sometimes) conflicting info ... but , so far , my conclusion seems to be that the 6.0 "CAN" be OK , but the odds are against it !
I have put mine up for sale, and expect to suffer a loss from the experience. I took it on a 250 mile trip a few days ago , one way , and will go back, in two days.
It has performed very well , so far , but it seems that using it as a tow vehicle for a 14,000 lb FW , is RISKY .. at best.
If I was driving it around town, I feel I would keep it, but that is not why I bought it.
I really do thank all of you that have put such useful info here, and I certainly feel I have received an education from it.
Thanks To All .... Richard
