Ford Diesel

[curt 5.7]

I'am looking at a bunch of different ford diesel trucks, the years range from 05-07.My many concern is I heard alot of mixed reviews about reliability about the 6.0L diesel, I mostly heard that the injectors go bad and then intern kill the motor and also heard the the heads seem too like to leak.I see and talked to lots of 6.0L owners and most seem to have little to not problems.

[hotrodpc]

That motor is JUNK, Capital J-U-N-K !!! Run, don't walk. Avoid it. There is more problems than injectors with those Ford Corporate Diesels. If you are going to go Ford Diesel, PowerStroke it.

[Lonesome7.3]

The 6 liter is a Powerstroke.

The main reason a lot of people had trouble with them is because they installed after market performance parts and the engine could not handle it. A few simple fixes will take care of that now. Back then, people did not realize it. 6 liters are good engines if treated right. If strength is something you are worried about do a search and you will find some people are building and drag racing that engine. If you are buying used, just look around the truck and see if you find any after market performance adders or where they use to be. That will give you an idea as to the abuse the engine has gone through. Other than that, they are good engines and you should not be all that concerned if you treat it right.

[curt 5.7]

I truck at work needed new heads cause they were leaking, thats why I'am kinda leary, but all the truck does is work.Whats was casuing failure with the injectors?Anything else that seemed to be a common problem?

[Lonesome7.3]

I have not heard of a common injector problem, unless it is coiming from some one who is expecting too much out of thr engine to begin with. It is a slow reving engine by nature. I know that can be changed, but a lot of people want to hear that turbo whine and the rattle of a deisel so they do stupid things to them. I am not saying that is the case of the work truck, but usually when you hear soem one complain about thier 6.0 that is the reason why.

[mrjohnwayne]

the 6.0 is a good motor. yes many have had their downfalls, but more than that have run fine with no problems...

one of the things you can do is get the vin and have an oasis report run. This will tell you any and all warranty work or other work that was done at a ford dealer on that vehicle.

most common problem on the 6.0

puking coolant - this could be from blown gaskets(which really isn't a problem unless you are pushing excessive (over 40 psi) boost), blown leaking egr cooler (as long as you DRIVE the truck and stick your foot in it every so often to keep the egr system clean you should not have any problems.

dirty turbo / turbo vanes sticking (creates boosting problems) - again this can be remedied by driving the truck and keeping the carbon deposits to a minimum. If it does become a problem it is an easy fix by cleaning the turbo vanes.

Injectors aren't really an issue. Some colder climate trucks have had injector issues but ford can reflash the FICM (fuel injector control module) to correct this.

If it were me and I could get a good deal I would have a 6.0 sitting in the driveway next to my 7.3! I would have no worries about it.

If you want to build a stout motor than get a set or ARP head studs and an EGR delete kit. If you know a ford tech or even just start bsing with a service write most of the time you can have the dealer install these items and cover them under warranty. with some head studs and an egr delete you should have 0 problems from a 6.0 for general everyday use!

[Lonesome7.3]

It is funny, usually the only people that complain the loudest about them have never even owned one.

[merlin5577]

IMO the 6 leaker is not worth the time of day. There is a reason it only lasted 4 years and millions of dollars where spent on lawsuits over that engine. If you want a Ford, go 7.3L, you will not be disappointed.

[Lonesome7.3]

I have a 7.3 and love it. But I plan to use a sixe liter in a couple biulds when I get home.

[hotrodpc]

I'll have to disagree that the 6.0 is a powerstroke. Powerstroke is an International Diesel engine, like the 7.3 which is a good motor. The 6.0 is a Ford Corporate boat anchor. And no, not because of its mods. I used to drive shuttles at the airport. 2005 and 2007 models. A fleet of 10. These were in E450 Cutaways with the Bus type coach on them. We always had at least 2 broke down at all times after 10K miles on them. I will say this about them, when they ran, they had plenty of power and torque. I was amazed at the power. Also for what we did with them, the weight we were carrying, they were great fuel mileage too. They just broke down ALOT. Maintenance would buy crankshift sensors in quantity and always kept them handy. They use a differant type of injection pump system, to where they really do not have an injection pump system, they use something to do with a high volume oil pump. Always was a problem. 2 of the 10 had new engines put in them at 60,000 and 75,000 miles. Not a good ratio 1 out of 5 or 20%. Other problems too. I was traumatized by those things always being broke down and why I quit working there. Loved the job, but when the shuttles were broke down we had to drive the old retired junk gasoline engine shuttles with wore out doors, poor operation AC and woreout seat springs where you feel them poking you in the ***. But the old gas shuttles would not break down at 200,000 miles and ran and ran and ran. If they could keep the decent shuttles running, I'd probably still work there. I'll never own a Ford corporate diesel. Powerstroke all day long. Other than not so great fuel mileage, you can weld the hood shut.