Engines to avoid on F-250?

rowekmr wrote:
Nothing silly about someone sharing their actual experience (vs hearsay) and what they think of a drivetrain. Leave it up to the OP to decide.

Grit dog wrote:

jerem0621 wrote:

ksss wrote:

Edd505 wrote:
Find a low mileage 6.0 diesel, do the EGR delete and drive on. Towing 12K at 214K and still running strong.

Wow! There is some advice to flush. When two companies spend hundreds of millions to point fingers on who is responsible for the creation of likely the worst diesel engine to roll out of Detroit since the GM 5.7 diesel and when companies exist for the sole purpose of trying to "bullet proof" said diesel. That is called a clue. If you bought a new early 6.0 (and we did on the farm, after the very good 6.9 and 7.3 engines) shame on Ford. You buy one now, shame on you.

That kind of talk is out dated now. There are no warranty claims going on for the 6.0 PSD now...the newest 6.0 is now 12 model years old. The manufacturers have moved well beyond the handling of this motor. Yet, every single day there they are...working and running. The issues and the motor are well understood now and they are not that big of a deal.

Matter of fact they don’t have near the emissions junk the new ones have so many people are keeping them or acquiring them. Makes sense from a financial POV.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

Not that big of a deal if you have the knowledge and $ to keep it running......
Defending the virtues of the 6.0 is like peeing your pants in public. You may get a warm feeling from it but you’ll look silly to everyone else!
There’s a reason, in this good economy, that Id have to give 20grand for any halfway decent older diesel and at least 10 for high mile good ones. But I could have my pick of comparable 6.0s for close to half that price.

Calling the history of the 6.0 Hearsay is a bit of an understatement.
Did you read the title of the thread? If the 6.0 should not be avoided no F-250 engine should be avoided!
Pretending the 6.0 is just another engine that may require a little tinkering is very misleading.