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Im sorry you have bad luck with the truck, i really am. Im not saying that none of these trucks have problems, some do. So do some dodge's and chevrolets. The biggest thing with these and any new diesels is maintanance.
Change the oil when its due, coolant flushes and additives, transmission services etc. The main cause of the egr cooler and headgasket problems are
the oil coolers becoming clogged which is usually caused by lack of oil changes. Another thing is these trucks cannot be driven like a grocery getter. They need to opened up and hammered on often to keep coking problems to a minimum. If they are babied you WILL have problems with
turbos rusting and coking and egr valves plugged solid. Just some advise to
everyone. Good luck to everyone
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Jake,
I bought the truck hoping to get 250k-300k out of it so its been well maintained. The engine oil has always been changed every 5K and has never been missed. Fluid has been changed and flushed as required. The truck is a work truck for hauling so its not used as a grocery getter but it's not abused either. I was aware of the 6.0 problems and bought an 05 thinking that the issues would be corrected in the new trucks. My mistake. My only point is that when someone asks about buying a 6.0, I think there are much better alternatives than suggesting they'll be fine if they do the maintanance. I've got over 10K invested in repairs in only 70K miles on a stock truck that has been maintained well. Are there a lot of 6.0 without problems - probably. But there are also way more than should be with major issues that continue with the life of the truck. If I had it to do over again I'd run far far away. I think the fact that Ford ditched the 6.0 in such a short time speaks for itself. Better luck to others if you decide to go this route.
