FishOnOne wrote:Grit dog wrote:ppine wrote:
thanks to blofgren for a good post. The Ford 6.0 is probably the weakest diesel built in America in the last 20 years. Trade it for a different diesel. Any one of them not named 6.0 would be a big improvement. 145k miles is not the problem. I would not hesitate to buy a used diesel with 100k miles or more if it was maintained properly.
Don't forget the 6.5 GM Turdbo diesel! Like the 6.0no, most of them are able to drink legally now too, but I'd have to think hard about which one was the bigger piece of _____!
I may actually take a 6.0 since at least when it's running it has good to great power, lol.
I would take a 05-07 6.0PSD over a first gen 6.7 cummins any day. No soot clogging EGR valve, EGR cooler, turbo, DPF _____!
My BIL had a 98 Chevy 6.5TD and 04 6.0PSD and drove both of them ~5 years with minimal problems from both. He purchased a 09 6.7 cummins and had so many problems he unloaded that boat anchor after 9 months of frustration. The solution from dodge to prevent soot build up and CEL's was to run a diesel fuel additive and keep the exhaust brake on at all times. lol.
