Vortec 6.0L owners: are you happy?
This is my first post, so I’ll start off with the question and you can ignore the rest of the background info if you want. For those of you who use your 6.0 L Vortec to haul a TC, are you happy or wo...
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We have 41,700 miles on our '04 hauling a camper half your proposed weight. Zero issues with engine, transmission, and other components. Owned since new (10 years), i had undercarriage bathed in industrial grade anti corrosion right out of showroom, and twice a year ever since. Everything from tires up to roof in near mint condition (just had it re evaluated by insurance adjuster in september).
The only acheles heals are: transfer case oil pump bracket rub through; rapid rusting of brake lines (if it has never seen anti rust coating); softish brake pedal feel (have your brake fluid changed at roughly 35,000 miles); and finally, premature instrument cluster failure (a do it yourself fix for under $120 is available).
Concluding, the Vortec 6 is a bulletproof engine, easily capable of 500,000 miles with severe duty service maintenance, and all the above can easily be mitigated with preventive maintenance. If that '06 has been meticulously maintained (with verifiable records), meticulously undercarriage anti rust sprayed, and all the service bulletins done (several electrics, brake boost inspected and steering intermediate shaft replaced), this would be an extremely reliable truck to haul that TC for several decades.
Good luck.
The only acheles heals are: transfer case oil pump bracket rub through; rapid rusting of brake lines (if it has never seen anti rust coating); softish brake pedal feel (have your brake fluid changed at roughly 35,000 miles); and finally, premature instrument cluster failure (a do it yourself fix for under $120 is available).
Concluding, the Vortec 6 is a bulletproof engine, easily capable of 500,000 miles with severe duty service maintenance, and all the above can easily be mitigated with preventive maintenance. If that '06 has been meticulously maintained (with verifiable records), meticulously undercarriage anti rust sprayed, and all the service bulletins done (several electrics, brake boost inspected and steering intermediate shaft replaced), this would be an extremely reliable truck to haul that TC for several decades.
Good luck.
