ok guys i need some info.....

I have a 2007 F-150 and I'm thinking about trading and getting a F-250 which I always wanted.

With that being said, I have a friend in which I was talking to yesterday and he told me that there have been a lot of problems out of the 6.0 Diesel, any input from you all? Is this true? If so what have the problems been?

For those of you who own them, what your thoughts about them?

I would appreciate any and all feedback.

Thanks

 

My service truck is a F550 6 leaker ... Pretty poor for a V8 Turbocharged Engine.

Problem's with Idle and hesitation. Also had a head gasket before I got it.

2007 F550 38k on the clock.

On the other hand it's pulling alot more than a F250. It's a work truck and sometime's never get shut off for 12hr in the winter.

The other F450 I use to run the pit is a 6 leaker manual and is alot better.

It has no problem Running a few AUX's like Air compressor, 3500lb Crane etc.

 

put in some ARP head studs when it comes time for head gaskets. other then that the odd egr valve/cooler. oil cooler, injector. they are not as bad as many people think. BTW I am a Ford Tech and i would take a 6.0 over the new 6.4 any day. But if you can find a nice 02 03 with a 7.3 Id go that route.

 

i wouldnt be pulling a lot with it.....a 34hp tractor from time to time and my fishing boat.

your talking a lot more truck than im looking at.

he had just told me there were lots of issues with the 250 running right. i wanted to see other thoughts and opinions before getting into something and making a mistake. of course all brands have issues and could happen with any given one but not all.

 

Yeah ... A 3/4 is a far cry from a F550 Dually with all the trimming's.

The only Engine problem's where Hesitation at 2 -3 grand and the odd Stall going back to Idle after long run's. I never mess with it. We have contractor that deal's with them.

Had Alternator problem's and starting issues. Make sure you plug it in when the weather get's cold. If the weather get's cold where you live?

Ive had a few problem's with the 550 but that's another story.

I had the use of a F350 with the 7.3 and it was pretty good but again, Just a Pick up truck.

 

Besides going through turbos, injectors, popping headgaskets, and blowing EGR coolers, it's a real good motor

 

Hmmm. With all the miles I put on, I have had three great 6.0L's, and only one had a bad EGR valve once, and one had a bad injector after I sold it (a friend bought it). My 2005 F-150 5.4L had bad injectors for the record. I agree the 6.0L had some early issues, but I'd take a 2006-2007 6.0L before anything else available today, inless you have an extremely low mileage 2003 7.3L lying around. Do you homework on the trucks history. Look for signs of "tweaking". Then make an educated decision. Still ticked off I sold my 2001 F-250 7.3L and my 2007 F-250 6.0L, but those are the breaks with driving high mileage.

 

After doing my homework and research on my truck that I picked up in November with 126k on it I had to have the turbo replaced under warranty. With that being said according to the OASIS it was the first major repair to the truck since it was purchased by the previous owner in 2006. If I had to do it all over again frustration and not having my truck aside I would do it all over again if I had the chance. On a side note the service tech that did my truck said out all the 6.0's he has seen that one had the most miles on the turbo and was the cleanest he has seen. I will agree with everyone else and say that if the truck has signs of mods to the truck walk away from it. Things to look for would be a full set of gauge's, intake, and aftermarket exhaust.

 

We have several 6ohnos at work ranging from early 03 models to 07s. All of these are F550s with the exception of one 07 F250. 2 of our 03 trucks continue to be a nightmare. One has repair records a mile long, the other one just got done getting another full set of injectors put in it. Neither can stay out of the shop for more than a month or two. The 07s are a little better, but they're not perfect either. Now before someone starts saying an F550 is a far cry from an F250, like mentioned above, you're way off base. While an F550 is different than an F250 the engine/transmission/transfer case are all identical. There is not one single difference between these models. F550s are also not rated for a GCWR that is much higher than an F250 either so the total loads aren't that much different. Out of a fleet of 18 trucks only the 6.0L trucks are the ones to go into the shop more than once a year. Most of our 7.3L trucks see the shop at most once a year if that.

 

I've got to pretty much agree with powerstoke73. We've got a fleet of 10 Super Duty trucks. They're all F-350 pickups except for one F-550 with a dump body and Smith Salter. We've got three 6.0 liters (including the 550), and the rest are all 7.3's. They all plow (Fisher plows) in the winter and pull landscape trailers in the summer. In short, we work (and maintain) the hell out of them. Here's my thoughts on them:

- The 7.3's are absolute tanks. Other then rusting out oil pans and glow plugs that go bad, they seem to run forever. We have one 2003 7.3 with 189,000 on the clock - and it runs like a top. We can't seem to get more than 60,000 out of an original transmission though.

- The 6.0 liters are smoother, quieter and more powerful. One (an early 2003 with 105,000 on the clock) has been nothing but trouble from day one. You name it and it's gone bad. Another (a 2005 with 75,000) is the most trouble free truck in the fleet. The salt truck carries the heaviest load, but it's also got the fewest miles on it.

So, would I buy a 6.0 liter? I wouldn't touch a 2003-2004 if you gave it to me. A later one? maybe.

 

While my personal vehicle is a '99 F150, my family owns a farm in W New York where we have a several diesel pickups. One is a 2006 Sierra 2500 HD Duramax w/ Allison, 7.3L F350, and a 2006 6.0L F250.

Firstly, I like both the Ford SDs more than the Sierra HD.

We have not had the serious issues like the coolant leaks, failed fuel injectors, soot clogged EGR, turbo leaks, high pressure oil leaks many have seen. It is my understanding that these issues had largely been cleared up by the mid to late 2004 model year.

I will be graduating from U of Florida in a couple months. My intentions are to buy a '05/06 F250 of my own this winter. I'm confident enough to lay down my own hard earned money on one.

 

over the summer my dad bought 04 6.0 f250 xl which was used for a company truck it had 250k miles on the truck and 60k on the engine so the first engine lasted a good 190k miles and for a company truck thats good, considering the workers don't give a crap about their work truck