I just turned over 5000 miles on the new engine we installed in my truck. I wondered when we put it together what if any problems I might see. I am so pleased with the results. It runs great, pulls our fifth wheel with gusto and as they say, it runs, no drips and no errors.

Regards

 

Thats great glad its working out for you. Can't wait to get back to work so we can rework mine.

 

Why did you change the engine?

 

Cato-strophic oil cooler failure after replacing the egr cooler and not replacing the oil cooler.

 

Glad things are going good. I am even more glad that you freely share (here and on several other forums) what you have learned!!!!

Hope all is well for MANY miles!

 

Thanks Mark, coming from you is a huge complement. I am a big believer in karma. I have been given so much help here. I would like to return the favors.

Regards

 

Not many people will confess their mistakes for the benefit of others. Kudos to you. Did it hydro-lock or just too big a mess to deal with?

 

69cj,

I would say that my realization that I made some big mistakes in working on this engine is the reason why I have to defend the 6.0. I did not have to suffer the pain of arguing with Ford techs about warranty issues because I never had one. My truck timed out 3 months before I bought it. I had too many issues after the first egr cooler failure and then the resulting oil cooler explosion to ever trust the original engine. I now know, with all I have learned here, we could have fixed the original engine. It would have cost as much as I paid, $2400, for the new engine. I use my truck in my construction consulting business and tow a 12000# fifth wheel to live in at times. I needed to have faith in my engine so I went the route I took. My experiences and the other things I have learned here have made me certain that the 6.0's reputation is somewhat unearned. Tech ignorance still prevails and owners who have mis-used their trucks still want someone else to pay for their troubles. I certainly encourage anyone who believes they can tackle the 6.0 issues themselves do so. But they must understand that if they have never worked on one of these engines, they must research to a great depth, places like FTE for the right answers. They can not depend on the dealership guys to give them good information, tech guys here are the exception

Regards

Ricatic

 

sadly not many people will listen to the advise either. Cant make em all drink.

 

But for the good of the common man, you keep on trying...

 

Hay you should start early with mods that will improve the longevidy of your new eng. I wish I got on these forums when I first got the truck, I started at 30k. 30k is early but 5k is even better

Is your sig related to the new eng?

 

Hope you get good service from the new motor, Ricatic.

 

Yeah Steve, I need to update my signature. I read a post by Tex25025 that when you go to edit your sig the new forum format truncates it so I have not bothered. I am very much up to speed on the longevity mods. I have made a pita out of myself here and elsewhere about egr/oil cooler/coolant filter issues. I have the following upgrades on my truck:
1. Stuff in my sig
2. STC one piece connection upgrade
3. Arp studs since minute one in this engine
4. CCV reroute
5. Dieselsite bypass coolant filter
6. Edge Insight monitor with EGT probe mounted in the Edge dash pod for 04 truck
7. ISSPRO EV2 fuel pressure gauge mounted in a custom painted single pod steering column mount
8. Every inch of the wiring harness exiting the PCM has been inspected, repaired and re-taped with 3m tape
9. Fumoto drain valve

I have done all that I know about to increase the likely hood of long engine life

Thanks for asking

Ricatic

 

rick

Much of the issues I am looking at with the 6.0 involve just plain, old fashioned bad design and execution.

Examples:

- Casting sand - that is a no brainer that engines that are worked hard are going to shed sand... either clean it real good, or the filter should have been standard.

- Oil / EGR cooler

That should never have been integrated.

If both were "outboard" and separate units, it would not have led to catastrophic failures.

EGR could have been tapped from way lower in the exhaust, sent to a cast iron air / air cooler, then back to the engine.

I also wonder if it could have been done with low enough pressure to put the EGR in the intake before the turbo.

Oil cooler being outboard would have given a huge margin of safety --- integrating it into the radiator.

FICM and other electronics mounted on engine rather than in a safe area in the vehicle makes no sense....

I can go on....

 

Gear

I hear you but we are stuck with the Ford decisions. It is beginning to look like their is light at the end of the tunnel that is not mounted on an oncoming train. As the miles pile up on the later production years with much fewer issues and the proven reliability mods, the egr system shortfalls seem to be diminishing. I hope I am not just whistling past the cemetery.

Regards