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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To the OP, if you like the truck, you can do some things to minimize your risk. You can keep up on the maintenance and monitor temps, which will help know when things are starting to change, or you can go all in and do all the known updates. This is not about other trucks or whether you will or won't have problems, but really boils down to how much risk you personally want to take. Don't let folks blow it out of proportion, but know that the PSD 6.0 has more than normal share of problems (which based on percentages is still not that bad)... If you travel highways and can tolerate some downtime and expense, might not bother you much.
Let me share an example that may help. Back in 1996, we bought a 1992 Suburban with 110k miles. Checked it all over and had the master cylinder replaced to fix soft brakes. We did regular maintenance on it but never needed to do anything to the engine/trans/rear end. Brakes, water pump, suspension, alternator, etc were replaced as needed, it never failed us and all maintenance was done before a break down. When it had 285k miles, our daughter needed to drive from coast to coast several times per year for several years and wanted to drive "her" suburban (she had claimed it when she started driving). I choose not to take a risk that something would need maintenance along the way and got her a pickup with only 117k miles to reduce my risk of her breaking down somewhere. It does not mean that she did not have issues, it just reduced the risk somewhat of something major going wrong.
It seems the 6.0 has some weak areas that can be addressed before failures occur but normal problems are still going to come up, just like other engines.
Let me share an example that may help. Back in 1996, we bought a 1992 Suburban with 110k miles. Checked it all over and had the master cylinder replaced to fix soft brakes. We did regular maintenance on it but never needed to do anything to the engine/trans/rear end. Brakes, water pump, suspension, alternator, etc were replaced as needed, it never failed us and all maintenance was done before a break down. When it had 285k miles, our daughter needed to drive from coast to coast several times per year for several years and wanted to drive "her" suburban (she had claimed it when she started driving). I choose not to take a risk that something would need maintenance along the way and got her a pickup with only 117k miles to reduce my risk of her breaking down somewhere. It does not mean that she did not have issues, it just reduced the risk somewhat of something major going wrong.
It seems the 6.0 has some weak areas that can be addressed before failures occur but normal problems are still going to come up, just like other engines.
