What problems do you guys have with your trucks. I am thinking of getting a ford. I have an 03 gmc, but after having to replace my injectors twice now in 2 years i have had it with it and trying to decide if i want to get a ford or go back to gas. so any help would be great. Thanks
What Problems do u have
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I have a 2003 6.0psd you know the "worst year" no problems had 2 injectors replaced about 80k and a egr valve. other than that this truck is awesome...every motor is diffrent I guess some people have good luck and some with bad luck. the truck its self is awesome superduty is the way to go.
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Find a low mileage 6.0 (say 60k or less), get the VIN and ask a local Ford dealer to run an OASIS report. The report will list any work completed by any Ford dealership. If there's too many items you could decide to find another truck. If you don't find any major work, then it could just be a great ride.
Good luck, prices are LOW so buy one and be happy. Then you will have a good reason to change your forum name...
Good luck, prices are LOW so buy one and be happy. Then you will have a good reason to change your forum name...
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nothing really to mention, have over 105K......
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It failed because it didnt have the "new buzz flash" that the 6.0's have. and the egr valve was just clogged up. but allmost 85k miles on both egr and injectors and that truck is still kickin it...Their are good 6.0's out their just gotta look.
p.s. This truck was my dads truck until about 18mo. ago. the had the two injectors replaced and the egr. the said it failed cuz of not having the buzz flash.
The "buzz flash" has been updated to the "inductive heating flash" (06E17). This is to help with cold starting. Another major cause of injector failures for these trucks is low fuel pressure.
The EGR can be helped by allowing the truck to fully warm up and run for long distances whenever possible. Short runs, start / stop & excessive idling (over 5 mins) can lead to lowered performance of the EGR, and require frequent cleanings of it and the manifold.
Probably the best thing you can do for a 6.0 is to use it for what it was designed to do - tow medium loads over long distances on a regular basis. Get it out every week if you can't drive it every day and run it for at least a half hour at a time, preferably in the 1.5 to 2k rpm range. This will burn off any acids & water that form, and keep the batteries charged. It'll keep the fluids & lubricants where they need to be.
If you're not going to be towing 6 to 15k#s in varied terrain, up some steep grades, then maybe a gasser V-10 would be a better truck. If you get a good 6.0 you should see economy in the 17 range unloaded, and the older V-10's will be in the 12-14 range.
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thanks for the info OMC...I drive that thing 80miles a day on the freeway doing about
60-80 miles hr. so that egr gets cleaned.
60-80 miles hr. so that egr gets cleaned.
about the biggest injector killer is low fuel pressure. the cause is generally dirty fuel filters. the cure is clean filters at the reccomended intervals(and a fuel pressure gauge) due to excess suction dirty filters can take out the fuel pump, this also causes low fuel press
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