Did they ever get it right?

2horses · 02-23-2009, 08:52 PM

I'm looking at buying a diesel truck for the first time, and know that the 7.3 engine is considered the best Ford made. But did they ever get the 6.0 right? If I want to buy newer than 2002, what year should I start?

gmctrucks · 02-24-2009, 07:58 AM

Isn't the 6.0 a gas engine? My brother had one and boy did it use a lot of gas that's why he bought his HD diesel truck he's super happy with it.

mrjohnwayne · 02-24-2009, 08:52 AM

while the new 6.0's (2003-2004) did seem to have a higher failure rate they were still great engines. If you want to have some better piece of mind you can get an 05 or newer 6.0. They got almost all of the bugs worked out, but any year 6.0 still has a chance of EGR cooler problems and headgasket problems (from excess boost). The failure rate on these is actually low. You never hear about the success stories, only the failures...

If you do get a 6.0 consider doing an EGR delete. Will not hurt performance, and can give you peace of mind knowing it will never cause a problem.

GMC the 6.0 is a gas engine for Chevy, but Ford has a 6.0 Diesel (powerstroke)

Erock80 · 02-24-2009, 09:14 AM

In my personal experience, the 6.0's were always letting us down with literally all kinds of issues in the work vehicles. It got so bad that the boss was finding older 7.3's and swapping them out with the 6.0's and selling the 6.0's off to other companies. It's true that our vehicles got lots of abuse, but we weren't having any other engine issues with any of the other diesels or gas vehicles except with the 6.0's.

Things got better with the newer 6.4's but the turbos kept loading up. That was our only trouble with the 6.4...

Hope my vague insight helps...

75K30 · 02-24-2009, 10:21 AM

My only issues with an 07 6.0 was a blown head gasket. (too much boost) The fix was ARP had studs, and I boost the snot out of it now. Some other small mods, but reliablity has stayed high. I cant complain about this 6.0.
Currently building a 6.4 for a project and hope it is as reliable as th 6.0. That darn 6.4 is fast, I mean real fast, I can tell you that much. It gets after it!!!!
Keep in mind, I had similar issues with the 7.3. While a very reliable engine, it was still prone to similar problems.
R&D and current technology has kept these things running strong.

chevyguy · 03-01-2009, 08:34 PM

We have several 6.0 at my job, They seem to be in the shop more than on the road. I woould go with the 7.3 myself.

72'CaminoKid · 03-02-2009, 03:25 PM

i've got first hand expierence with a 7.3 and can tell you nothing bad about it

02-23-2009, 08:52 PM	#1
2horses Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4	Did they ever get it right? I'm looking at buying a diesel truck for the first time, and know that the 7.3 engine is considered the best Ford made. But did they ever get the 6.0 right? If I want to buy newer than 2002, what year should I start?

02-24-2009, 08:52 AM	#3
mrjohnwayne Senior Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 3,722	while the new 6.0's (2003-2004) did seem to have a higher failure rate they were still great engines. If you want to have some better piece of mind you can get an 05 or newer 6.0. They got almost all of the bugs worked out, but any year 6.0 still has a chance of EGR cooler problems and headgasket problems (from excess boost). The failure rate on these is actually low. You never hear about the success stories, only the failures... If you do get a 6.0 consider doing an EGR delete. Will not hurt performance, and can give you peace of mind knowing it will never cause a problem. GMC the 6.0 is a gas engine for Chevy, but Ford has a 6.0 Diesel (powerstroke) __________________ John Wayne 2000 F-350 7.3L Powerstroke 4x4

03-01-2009, 08:34 PM	#6
chevyguy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: ALABAMA Posts: 3,370	We have several 6.0 at my job, They seem to be in the shop more than on the road. I woould go with the 7.3 myself. __________________ Friends dont let friends use body lifts USMC 92-96 USCG 98 to present

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72'CaminoKid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,756	i've got first hand expierence with a 7.3 and can tell you nothing bad about it __________________ 99 suburban xlt 96 silverado 91 wrangler (my baby ) 08 Honday shadow 750 (my mistress)

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02-24-2009, 07:58 AM	#2
gmctrucks Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houston,Texas Posts: 4,033	Isn't the 6.0 a gas engine? My brother had one and boy did it use a lot of gas that's why he bought his HD diesel truck he's super happy with it.

02-24-2009, 09:14 AM	#4
Erock80 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 104	In my personal experience, the 6.0's were always letting us down with literally all kinds of issues in the work vehicles. It got so bad that the boss was finding older 7.3's and swapping them out with the 6.0's and selling the 6.0's off to other companies. It's true that our vehicles got lots of abuse, but we weren't having any other engine issues with any of the other diesels or gas vehicles except with the 6.0's. Things got better with the newer 6.4's but the turbos kept loading up. That was our only trouble with the 6.4... Hope my vague insight helps...

02-24-2009, 10:21 AM	#5
75K30 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,992	My only issues with an 07 6.0 was a blown head gasket. (too much boost) The fix was ARP had studs, and I boost the snot out of it now. Some other small mods, but reliablity has stayed high. I cant complain about this 6.0. Currently building a 6.4 for a project and hope it is as reliable as th 6.0. That darn 6.4 is fast, I mean real fast, I can tell you that much. It gets after it!!!! Keep in mind, I had similar issues with the 7.3. While a very reliable engine, it was still prone to similar problems. R&D and current technology has kept these things running strong.