6.0 daily driver
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6.0 daily driver
I will be using my diesel for a daily commute to/from work. It's about 8miles each way. I've read on here this is not a good thing for this truck. I may be towing toys in the future but as of now I'm not. I purchased this truck used recently with 128K miles. I plan to address the common issues reported (egr, oil cooler etc..etc..) but what I would like is some basic advice given my regular driving and how best to combat the issues I might see as a result. Should I use an additive, driving style, tune? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
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I will be using my diesel for a daily commute to/from work. It's about 8miles each way. I've read on here this is not a good thing for this truck. I may be towing toys in the future but as of now I'm not. I purchased this truck used recently with 128K miles. I plan to address the common issues reported (egr, oil cooler etc..etc..) but what I would like is some basic advice given my regular driving and how best to combat the issues I might see as a result. Should I use an additive, driving style, tune? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
Joe
Joe
Mostly you need to be aware of the alternator and the charging system.
Here is a link of a recent post about the same/close scenario as you, and it addresses the alternator issue and Original Posters short driving. Especially look at what member TooManyToys has to say:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...harging-2.html
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From: Breckenridge, TX
I did ~8 mile commute for several years with my 6.0. Use a maintainer on the batteries on the weekend, and accept that you'll end up buying batteries more frequently than other people, and a larger alternator is a necessary expense. Defiantly do oil changes at 5k miles because with all the cold starts you might have higher fuel dilution than normal, you can send test samples off to a lab to verify.
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From: Boise
Delete the egr, replace the oil cooler, make sure the batteries are new, flush the coolant and replace with ELC type, don't run a tune over 50 hp, keep the oil fresh. These are the parameters we used when we had 6.0's. I think believe steps will put you in the best position for the fewest problems.
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