I'm going to do a 6.0 PSD engine swap!!!
It's been about a year and a half since I sold my 2005 E450 that I bought new. I miss my van. Since then, I bought a 1997 Ford E350 Airstream B190. I like it because it reminds me of the 2005 that ...
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The regular scangauge II will allow you to read the data stream on your 6.0. You do not want the Diesel version because that has an medium-duty truck connector and not OBDII.
The problem is its digital nature. It's hard to see trends without an analog gauge (or a visualization of one). Also, at some point you will need to test cylinder balance, which you cannot do with a scangauge. Also, you can't monitor enough channels at once to accurately diagnose no-start or even rough-running conditions. That's why I recommended auto-ingenuity. Ford IDS is even better because then you can do your own firmware updates and flashes but it is more $ overall.
I also highly recommend a good shop manual. I found AllData to be extremely useful for doing major 6.0 repairs. They have a non-commercial version which isn't too bad cost-wise:
http://alldatadiy.com/ It comes with all the diagnostic flow-charts you would get in a Ford service manual, along with wiring and other system diagrams.
The problem is its digital nature. It's hard to see trends without an analog gauge (or a visualization of one). Also, at some point you will need to test cylinder balance, which you cannot do with a scangauge. Also, you can't monitor enough channels at once to accurately diagnose no-start or even rough-running conditions. That's why I recommended auto-ingenuity. Ford IDS is even better because then you can do your own firmware updates and flashes but it is more $ overall.
I also highly recommend a good shop manual. I found AllData to be extremely useful for doing major 6.0 repairs. They have a non-commercial version which isn't too bad cost-wise:
http://alldatadiy.com/ It comes with all the diagnostic flow-charts you would get in a Ford service manual, along with wiring and other system diagrams.
