6.0l powerstroke

[summertime blues]

FIRST AND FOREMOST I know these are junk. No need for all of you to tell me how crappy they are and to avoid them. Or how Ford circled the problem on the grill, or to buy a dodge or chevy or how you have a small peter. This truck is paid for and dont want to replace it.

I am curious if anyone has "bulletproofed" one and what were your experiences.  Pretty sure I am  having issues with my HPOP and know that I will have major problems eventually so thinking getting it studded and fix everything on the way out. Ordered autoenginuity ford bundle and it was supposed to show up Friday but didnt.  Curious where you may have gotten your work done, what you did that you wished you didnt or didnt you wished you did.

Thanks in advance

[syoungs]

Gonna cost a small fortune to really vulletproof, but besides idm's, they pretty much go like a 7.3 would, and the idms sometimes have bo issues.
I'd honestly rather drive a bulletproofed/bombed 6.0 over my 7.3, but like you said. 7.3 is paid for, and has a awesome new tranny.

[Fastass350]

Where are you located? That will help guys give suggestions on a shop. And keep us posted of your outcome.

[summertime blues]

Yakima tricities area....leaning towards Diesel Performance Unlimited simply because not sure who else and have not heard anything bad about them. I want to take it to someone who has done a lot and isn't a Ford dealer


Was willing to take it pretty much any where with in a days drive but thinking it will be towed now...boooo

[HawkCreek]

I'm also interested in what it takes to make a 6.slow into a decent motor. Lot of them out there but nobody will touch them because of their problems.

[Skillet]

Lots of 6.0 haters out there who never owned one.  Some who have, and they have a right to their opinions.  If given the proper care, a 6.0 is an excellent motor with both good power and mileage potential.  I recently did some preventative work on my 6.0 (2006, 113k) and couldn't be happier.

First, what year is your 6.0? Your HPOP issues may be the STC fittings and not the HPOP itself.

[Skillet]

I'm also interested in what it takes to make a 6.slow into a decent motor. Lot of them out there but nobody will touch them because of their problems.

I see what you did there.  That is... funny.

And also totally untrue. Lots of shops equipped to do the minor stuff to get around the emissions garbage that makes these motors vulnerable to abuse.

[syoungs]

I don't personally like dpu, nick orde (sp) might be available, baxter auto parts in kennewick, or bill at all city transmission in kennewick can put you in touch with him imsure.

[summertime blues]

Syoungs...check your messages

[Happy Gilmore]

The 2012 and up Duramax trucks are proving far more problematic than the 6.0l Fords we left to swap our fleet. We have an F-450 still, only one we kept with 250k all work miles no issues. Our new Duramax fleet is a rolling time bomb. The diagnose a fuel filter issue and it's just the beginning of limp mode and shop time from there on out. All out 6.0 trucks went 150k without issues. The new Duramax fleet is getting shop time at 50k.

[Doc Sauce]

I bought an 06 f350 with 106000 miles for right at 13,000.  I put the ARP head studs on it, did the factory oil cooler delete (moves it from the top of the engine to the front), did the bullet proof EGR, put an EAS monitor in it, and got an SCT tuner.  All in all that cost me between 5 and 7 thousand dollars.   

Right after I did all this work, I moved from Bremerton to Groton.  I towed a suburban, a heavy tool box, and some other heavy toys from Bremerton, through Oregon, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisana, Tennesee, then up the coast to Ct.  All in all I had about 14,000 pounds on a deckover trailer. 

I had absolutely NO overheating trouble.  I got close a couple times.  As long as I could maintain above about 55 going uphills (absolutely doable with that engine and the ARP stud job), I could generate enough airflow to keep my temps down.  If I had to slow down due to other cars or trucks, I would have to slow down to about 40 or 45 to keep my temps down.  I had absolutely no trouble with the engine, whatsover, on the entire trip. 

Transmission was a different story...

In retrospect, I thought I would be able to get by for a little bit cheaper by buying one of these "cursed" engines and building it up.  For 20 to 22,000, it comes close to buying a non 6.0l used.  However, all of the trucks I found in that price range seemed to be 7.3s that were beat to hell or had super high mileage. 

In the end, I am very glad I bought what I did and bullet proofed it.  I am hoping to use it again in the next few months to move back to Washington.   

If you have any other questions, let me know.  I will gladly give you the contact info for the Diesel garage that took care of me when I got in over my head on the work. 

[jackelope]

Bulletproof diesel egr cooler. Bulletproof Oil cooler. Arp head studs, bulletproof FICM.

Read here:
http://www.bulletproofdiesel.com/Articles.asp?ID=148

[Special T]

Putting on the Bullet proof EGR and oil filter relocation/cooling kits are a must with a rig that has the least amount of mileage. I am in the middle of a 6L motor right now that had 210k miles on it. Had plans to "Bulletproof" it Stud kit it and new turbo, Turbo was shot for the 2nd time., and roll some bearings into it. There was a bunch of funny wear on the bearings and had a bunch of wrist pin slop.... IMO the WORST part of the 6L is the combination of how they "cool" the oil and how its pumped through the filter. I would bet that if those 2 things were changed on a brand new 6L it would likely make ALL the components last a lot longer... Including the turbo which is prone to crapping out as mine did.

Hopefully your doing this to a low milage rig before the issues of over heated, and unfiltered oil destroy the engine.

Right now Im looking at about 10-15 grand in parts but will have a brand new vehicle. All of the "Delete" options were not available because this F550 will have to travel over scales from time to time...

[jackelope]

You can buy a new complete engine from Ford for $15k and have a 3 year unlimited miles warranty on it. Complete engine. Not a long block...

[HawkCreek]

You can buy a new complete engine from Ford for $15k and have a 3 year unlimited miles warranty on it. Complete engine. Not a long block...

You can find complete 7.3 rigs that haven't been abuses for that much! Holy cow!