2018 SuperDuty DRW - 3.55 or 4.10 Gears?
We are close to ordering the following: 2018 XLT DRW F-350 SuperDuty Powerstroke, 4-door, 4X4 It will seldom be driven empty. It will primarily be used to haul a 4,000 lb truck camper while towi...
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shum02 wrote:
These are V8 diesel's that can and do love to rev. Don't think that down at 1700rpm's the engines are making enough heat to stay healthy but up at around 2k that should be the sweet spot for towing/hauling to keep them clean.
It's my thought having owned a 6.0L for a while that if Ford had put a minimum of 4:10's in all the trucks they'd have cut the problems of this motor in half. It loves to be hot and loves to rev - fuel mileage be damned! Add that along with frequent oil changes and issues diminish. JMHO.
We bought our 2006 6.0 PSD new, so we have had it almost 12 years. It has never been in the shop. A couple of things I was told early on and still follow to this day:
1) don't start it and then turn it off before it warms up
2) don't let it idle for a long time in cold weather
3) don't lug the motor; drive like a 4 cyl Yoter, which I have lots of experience with :)
4) keep the motor oil clean and filters changed
5) keep the fuel filters changed
6) use the Ford fuel additive (PM22 or something like that)
7) change and flush the coolant regularly
8) put a coolant filter in it
9) don't put a power chip in it
BradW
