Truck Decision UPDATE: Decison Made (pending)

Dirtpig wrote:
I love my 6.0 PSD. had it since it was 2yrs old with 27,000km. I will say that do not go buying a 6liter without first purchasing a scangaugeII or edge insight CTS which allows you to monitor all of the necessary parameters which will immediately show signs of if the truck is in need of repair work. Also i would recommend having the latest flash on the PCM, which will also warn you of impending problems (doom). (overboost, etc will throw a wrench/limp mode). I also would never buy one without first hitching up a heavy load or putting camper on the truck and flooring it up the longest steepest hill you have near you to see if it self destructs. If it doesnt and all necessary parameters are within spec then u have a keeper.

So many of these trucks on the road have been abused/chipped/messed with and they are going to cost you some cash to fix up.

If you see any with red juice in the degass bottle or a coolant filter then the dude new how to look after his truck. I would shy away with any that have tuners.

I could write a book on what to look for/run from lol. I think a full "bulletproof" costs around 5k but i have not yet had to do it.

Very good advice,also get an oasis report from the dealer before you buy. It lists anything done on the truck by a Ford dealer. A lot of the complaints on these engines that you hear about stem from some one either not watching (i;e scan gauge) or adding a programmer. There are a lot of them out there that "kids" have gotten to hot rod and those are the ones to stay away from.