hey guys.. just sold my f250 V10 and im looking at buying this f350 6.0. Ive been reading through the threads and people seem to suggest that a lot of troubles are caused by modifications to the truck. Here is a description of the truck im lookin at as given by the seller. Are any of these Mods typical of causing problems? truck has 200000 Kilometers on it. What do you think??

2003 Ford F350 superduty a great deal just do not use it!!4 door Loaded has a Banks Six Pack Speedloader witch gives it about 275 extra horses also runs on a PDA inside the truck for adjustments. EGR delete kit new km2 mud terrain tires on 20 inch rims new oil cooler new high presser oil pump new starter new battery new shocks new brakes new windsheild truck works good just need something a little smaller no use for the big rig. make me an offer also will trade tell me what you got!!


ps....I cant see how anything could give something 275 MORE Horses !! ?

 

I have a 2003 6.0L Ford F-350 turbo diesel... I cant even get it to turn over today... Started hard last few days but today... nothing

 

Hey guys, welcome to FTE! Looks like your post fell through the cracks beeg truck. Posting a new subject on the end of an existing thread is easily overlooked, I would suggest clicking the "new thread" button on the main page of the 6.0 forum, just give your thread a name and type away.

275 more hp is a bit of a stretch - the Banks stuff is generally pretty good but not THAT good. Their tuners and software aren't good for a 6.0 transmission either. Hope you skipped this truck or got it for a great price .

Polo- are the battery's charged well (headlights bright)? Did you get a check engine light or battery light while it was still running? You're really going to need to scan it for codes as a starting point. I would recommend pulling the batteries and having them charged and tested as a starting point also.

Here is some good reading also: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...condition.html <--click here

 

I'm glad I stumbled onto this site and this thread. I thought I was the only person owning a 2003 6.0 that had not had any problems. So far, I have not had a wrench on the engine, just normal oil and fuel filter changes. I do however, have extremely low miles (80K) for a truck of eleven years. I mainly use it to tow my 10,000 lb. boat and trailer from GA to FL. Other than that, it's light duty driving as a second vehicle.
Based on what I've read and talking with friends that have had this engine, I have been expecting all the problems you continuously hear about. However, hearing a few success stories gives me hope that I'll get the 25 years of service and 250K miles I had hoped for when I purchased it in 03.

 

New to site & thread. Am having fuel leak from in engine fuel filter,due for change,hope it solves the problem. Haven't had any other problems but will definitely check on evrything mentioned. Have friends with stock trucks that have had ALL the problems ,yet luckily I have been spared. Good vibes for info and help.

 

M buying a 350 king ranch 2003, 130,000 miles on it . looks great all stock. $16,000 what do u guys think?? Help! Bob

 

King Ranch trucks sure are gorgeous ... but that's a lot of money for an eleven-year-old truck. Is it one-owner? Has it got complete service records since the day it was born? Any sort of warranty?

If it's your dream truck and has receipts to prove the 6.0 "bullet proofing" work has been done, it might be worth that much.

 

Thank you , Not original owner and no receipts. I will take your advice and pass. bob

 

With so few miles, you've got time to catch the serious problems before they develop:

1. Do a "blue spring" upgrade on the fuel filter bowl, in order to guarantee proper fuel pressure. You can do it yourself in about an hour, with $50 in parts. It'll save your injectors later.

2. If you have an aft fuel tank made of steel, rather than a midship plastic tank, then either take great care to avoid Biodiesel, or else replace/reline the tank. The current lining will fail horribly in the presence of biodiesel.

3. Either delete the EGR (may be illegal to do so in your state) or switch out the Ford Gold coolant. That coolant is not compatible with the 6.0 engine's EGR cooler, so one or the other has to go. If you ignore this problem, then by 100,000 miles you have a high risk of blown head gaskets. Cheapest option is to flush with distilled water and then switch to a silicate-free coolant.

Ford has copped to items 1 and 2, but won't chip in towards the cost.

Ford cannot cop to item 3 without instant bankruptcy, so they must continue to recommend Ford Gold coolant in your engine.

 

There are over a MILLION 6.0 Powerstrokes running around without problems. They all have some potential problems built into them but if yours has no problems, I wouldn't lose sleep.

 

My ex just recently wrecked my 99 7.3 drw and totaled it so I was forced to get a new truck. I was always a die hard dodge guy and I swore I'd never get a ford before my 7.3 and if I did it wouldn't ever be a 6.0. Well after being out of work for two weeks waiting for insurance to work there stuff out I decided to go truck shopping. I drove to several dealers and hadn't found any cummins that were tickling my fantasy and I tried one more joint in my little po dunk town. They ha this really gorgeous blue stroker so I decided to swing in and look. 6.0 of course and I wanted to walk away but something drew me in and after a lot of looking at it and driving it I really liked what I was seeing. Now I'm pretty good with trucks but I wanted another opinion so I called up my machanic buddy to get a second opinion and talk me out of the truck. Well he looked and told me it doesn't look bad but it's a 6.0. So I did some looking on here and read a lot of things I liked. So I said screw it and bought it.

This truck has 130k on it and was 1 owner. I hauled a car down from alamosa with it today (300 miles) each way and I could not be more pleased with this truck. Completly stock with the 5 spd auto and I love everything about the way it pulled. I ran 85 at 2100 rpm pushing 7 pounds of boost and never got over 11k egt. While getting 15 mpg. Ok so I was a little hard but I wanted to see what she would do and I am nothing but satisfied. I may have become a die hard 6.0 fan it just did well

 

Glad you got a new ride and welcome to the dark side. Do yourself a favor and follow the maintenance schedule to a "T" and use nothing but OEM oil, fuel and air filters with the OEM oil filter cap and read read read and then read some more here on the forums and tech folder. Many of the 6.0l problems are self inflicted by owners trying to save money on maintenance, where saving a few bucks here can cost you big time down the road.

 

thanks! I appreciate the advice. Do you have any specifics on the fluid an maintenance? Also I'm thinking on a few thing. I pull quite a bit and I'm thinking about a tuner. My 7.3 had a diesel power tune and I liked it ok. I'm thinking sct live wire or doing a simple super chips flash pack and also running a scan gauge 2. What's your take and also what about egr delete? I hear mixed things

 

Well after hearing all the pros and cons about the 6.0 I purchased a 2003 ford crew cab 7.3 with 121.300 miles . One owner, garaged all its life, lifted 4 inches and has a " Roll Along Pkg." what ever that is. I feel like I am 50 years younger when driving this truck with the 20" chromeeees and the 35" tires. Looks great. I had it checked out in Redding, Ca. where I bought it and the mechanic said the front brakes were getting low and someone changed one of the battery cables other than that it was fine. Brought it home to Medford, Oregon and had my mechanic check it out, he said the same so had that fixed and now it is pristine. Paid $17000 for it. People here say I got a good deal, What do you guys think? Chime in and thank you. Bob

 

That doesn't sound bad. I bought my 99 super crew long bed drw last summer, and it was the same kinda deal. One owner garage kept and he only used it to haul his daughter to rodeos. I "t had 128k on it and I paid 13k. I loved that truck. I pulled a 7k pound stock trailer from Colorado to Georgia and back and had no issues. I will say though don't change to type of oil that's in it. I tried to ease into synthetic and messed up several seals. If it has no oil leaks keep using the same oil! Other than that just enjoy it. She'll pull great and last forever!