Looking at a diesel, but not sure?????
I found a 2004 Ford 2wd F350 extended cab with the 6.0 diesel and 77,000 miles. Really a nice clean truck, but it would be my first diesel and I have heard some very bad horror stories about the 6.0....
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rhagfo wrote:
I can't speak for a Power Stroke, or a Duramax, but the overall maintenance cost for my Cummins are about the same as they were for my last two F250 460's.
Cummins because of it's design, uses the same simple antifreeze, as my 460 used. Only four more quarts of oil per change, but only change every 10,000 miles now, instead of every 3,000 miles. Fuel filter every 10,000 to 15,000 miles, 10K means I can change with the oil.
Seems Ford requires special coolant, or expensive additive, fuel filters are expensive.
Not sure about Duramax, but if it is a sleeved block then it is a requirement also.
Ford man for 45 years nothing but Ford products (Ok 1 VW Dasher Diesel). Came time for a Diesel TV, I looked for the most reliable diesel, and based on research chose a Cummins Ram.
Cummins 5.9 engines require SCA additives just as PSDs and basically all other diesels do. You just choose not to do that and could end up adversely affecting your engine.
Ford imposes a 5k mile change interval on the 7.3, but if you dig deeper you'll find that international's interval for the same engine (DT444E) is 12k miles.
Since we are on the subject of the "best" diesel, have you checked your KDP on that cummins yet? LMAO!!!
