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Re: thoughts on 2005 ford f250 6.0 liter turbo diesel
« Reply #30 on: August 23, 2013, 02:27:00 PM »
Ive heard many say worse diesel engine ever made.  Weve had 3 and they were all terrible.  Buddy bought a 05 and the dealer at the time said they had all the bugs worked out of them by that time, I warned him to trade it off...  He finally did when it wouldn't run 7 years old, 80k.  Over 7k to fix it, dodge wouldn't give him a cent for trade.  Only way he got rid of it was buying a brand new ford, they gave him 12,ooo and after he unloaded it off the trailer..(had to haul it because it didn't run well enough to drive after 3000 spent) oil started pouring out of it.  Luckily deal was done... 

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Re: thoughts on 2005 ford f250 6.0 liter turbo diesel
« Reply #31 on: August 23, 2013, 03:22:42 PM »
Ive heard many say worse diesel engine ever made.  Weve had 3 and they were all terrible.  Buddy bought a 05 and the dealer at the time said they had all the bugs worked out of them by that time, I warned him to trade it off...  He finally did when it wouldn't run 7 years old, 80k.  Over 7k to fix it, dodge wouldn't give him a cent for trade.  Only way he got rid of it was buying a brand new ford, they gave him 12,ooo and after he unloaded it off the trailer..(had to haul it because it didn't run well enough to drive after 3000 spent) oil started pouring out of it.  Luckily deal was done... 
Hey your user name sounds like a 6.0 head gasket :chuckle:

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Re: thoughts on 2005 ford f250 6.0 liter turbo diesel
« Reply #32 on: August 23, 2013, 03:29:45 PM »
DO NOT buy an 04 or 05. I have an 05 and lets just say I'm now a very experienced diesel mechanic! Those 2 years are chalked full of issues that you don't wanna deal with, trust me. Lots of trial and error at ford with 6.0 during that time frame. (mostly error) If I didn't do the work myself Id be out close to 5 or 6k by now, However after replacing and upgrading damn near every top end engine and rear end part the truck is flawless! And all these problems are without any mod or programmer!

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Re: thoughts on 2005 ford f250 6.0 liter turbo diesel
« Reply #33 on: August 25, 2013, 12:42:06 AM »
Ive heard many say worse diesel engine ever made.  Weve had 3 and they were all terrible.  Buddy bought a 05 and the dealer at the time said they had all the bugs worked out of them by that time, I warned him to trade it off...  He finally did when it wouldn't run 7 years old, 80k.  Over 7k to fix it, dodge wouldn't give him a cent for trade.  Only way he got rid of it was buying a brand new ford, they gave him 12,ooo and after he unloaded it off the trailer..(had to haul it because it didn't run well enough to drive after 3000 spent) oil started pouring out of it.  Luckily deal was done... 
Hey your user name sounds like a 6.0 head gasket :chuckle:
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I always had the cummins.  The other guys were ford men...  Now we have 3 6.7s and a 5.9.  SOOOOO glad to see the 6 liters go!!

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Re: thoughts on 2005 ford f250 6.0 liter turbo diesel
« Reply #34 on: August 25, 2013, 02:40:24 AM »
I have a 2003 F250 with the same engine. Love that thing to death. It is jacked up 4" and rides nice on 35's. Currently has over 193k miles and still runs great.

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Re: thoughts on 2005 ford f250 6.0 liter turbo diesel
« Reply #35 on: August 25, 2013, 06:18:39 AM »
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Re: thoughts on 2005 ford f250 6.0 liter turbo diesel
« Reply #36 on: August 25, 2013, 06:48:12 AM »
The 05-07 super duties are great trucks.  Just have to expect to spend around 5k to make the engine reliable.  I own an 05 and that thing will pull a house off the foundation.  I have had very little problems but i have ran gauges and a monitor since i bought it.   Im still running stock bolts and head gaskets but i plan on installing arp studs and some other upgrades next spring.  Anyone that buys a 6.0l should expect at minimum to change to studs, delete egr system, replace the oil cooler and install some sort of gauge system.  Mileage wise ive never gotten great around 14-16 mpg but ive heard some people getting high teens though ive never seen the proof. 

 


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