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Location: Kentucky | Do they have maintenance records on the truck? If it's at 140k with no issues, I'm betting you won't have any. Can you tell us how much they want for it? I would not automatically run from it just because it's a 6.0. They truly are a badass motor when you can get their "issues" situated (if it has them). The 6.4 is the same way. We are a Ford family, so we do have experience with more than one Ford truck.
Ours never did have any problems but we bulletproofed anyways to be proactive. Plus my husband dabbles in performance vehicles so everything in our driveway has to be modded in some way! Ours is a 2004.
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Location: Alabama | I'm going to pm you Murphy. :) |
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Location: North Central Iowa Land of white frozen grass | I have a 06 F-350 6.0 and I love the truck. Just take what they want and subtract $5,000 from that and offer it to them. I will tell you that is still more than the dealer will offer them. They will take it. Don't let them bluff you. Then have a good 6.0 guy put the bullet proof stuff in it and drive it for another 100,000 miles and smile at all the nay sayers. By the way if you think that a 6.0 is costly to fix just ask what a new diesel cost to fix when you get a little water in one of them. All 3 company's will hit you with a $14,000 bill to fix them. The high pressure fuel pump alone is about $8,000. How would you like to have a $50,000 used pickup and then have $14,000 bill on top of that. I would buy a $10,000 6.0 and put $5,000 in it and be a lot happier. |
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| If you buy it, spend the extra money to make it right. I didn't actually bullet proof mine but did do the EGR delete, had a newer oil cooler and coolant filter installed for less than 3K (thinking around $2300) at 87K miles and BEFORE any issues started. I also had it programmed by a high performance specialist as when I got it it couldn't pull itself up a low hill.
It is a running son of a gun and I get 14 pulling my 3H stock combo and 18-20 by itself (with 3.73 rear ends and manual transmission, single rear wheel, 4x4). Since you cannot buy a stick In a Ford pickup anymore, I will hanging on to this one. Next major repair is to replace the box. Sigh, nothing lasts anymore.....
Ask the current owners if they did any of these upgrades, if not, count on doing them yourself if you want it to last.
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| My husband has an 08 with the 6.4. That POS has been nothing but a money pit from the time he bought it. It was used in 2011 with 54k miles on it. It now has 118k miles. Most are highway. And its been one thing after another. First both radiators cracked, then not one but 2 transmissions have been put in it. It started leaking a few drops of oil. Took it in, the mechanic said its an O Ring on the oil pump that requires lifting the body to get to it. Quoted $8000 for that. So far, its been ok. Last wednesday as he was driving to work it died. Like engine quit going down the highway. Towed it to the dealership and the lower fuel pump had gone out. It was also overfull on oil (explain that one) and had a cap on something with a warped seal. That repair was found after they started to change the fuel pump. Only cost him $1500. ONLY. All in all so far I bet hes made over $5000 in repairs on a truck with less than 120k miles and that is not drove hard. He takes good care of it.
I am a dodge girl thru and thru. So you can imagine the jokes Ive had. He should have bought a dodge....
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Location: Kentucky | Jazz's Girl - 2016-02-02 12:17 PM My husband has an 08 with the 6.4. That POS has been nothing but a money pit from the time he bought it. It was used in 2011 with 54k miles on it. It now has 118k miles. Most are highway. And its been one thing after another. First both radiators cracked, then not one but 2 transmissions have been put in it. It started leaking a few drops of oil. Took it in, the mechanic said its an O Ring on the oil pump that requires lifting the body to get to it. Quoted $8000 for that. So far, its been ok. Last wednesday as he was driving to work it died. Like engine quit going down the highway. Towed it to the dealership and the lower fuel pump had gone out. It was also overfull on oil (explain that one) and had a cap on something with a warped seal. That repair was found after they started to change the fuel pump. Only cost him $1500. ONLY. All in all so far I bet hes made over $5000 in repairs on a truck with less than 120k miles and that is not drove hard. He takes good care of it. I am a dodge girl thru and thru. So you can imagine the jokes Ive had. He should have bought a dodge.... This truck turned me off to Fords.
That's unfortunate because Ford actually makes some nice vehicles. I've seen some real doozies when it comes to Dodges but I still give them credit. The top three didn't get big by making junk vehicles. |
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Location: Online | Sockittoemred - 2016-02-01 5:33 PM Since it already has a touch more than 140,000 mile on it and hasn't had any of those typical issues could of be deemed "safe"? I've asked no less than three professional mechanics and they all said to steer clear. Maybe I should just take their advise! lol I've been pulling with my old '96 ram 3500 for years now and not done a thing to it but change the oil, filters, and tires. So I'm not excited about buying a truck that could be a money pit. My old faithful has spoiled me I guess. I just came here mainly looking for personal experiences and advise from folks who use their trucks in a similar way that I use mine. :) thanks for all the replies so far!
I'm a devout Ford girl, and all I can tell you is keep your Dodge. You can't get better than mid 90s Dodge Cummins. Unless it's a 7.3 Ford. It's going to cost more to get someone to bulletproof a 6.0 than it's worth. Unless you know someone who is willing to do it for a case of beer. After we spent over $11,000 on our '06 6.0 between 65,000 and 70,000 miles we looked into it. We decided it wasn't worth it and dumped it.
They just don't make them like they used to. No brand is worth a crap anymore. |
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Location: Armuchee, GA, NW section of Ga | I had this Ford, with this engine in it and you could feel that something wasn't right when driving it, just something you couldn't put your finger on. I traded it back in 2012 for a new F450. Love my truck. Pulls with full force and no problems what so ever. We have this truck and my DH custom ordered a Dodge, Eco diesel which is nice too, for a smaller truck.
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| Murphy - 2016-02-02 11:29 AM
Jazz's Girl - 2016-02-02 12:17 PM My husband has an 08 with the 6.4. That POS has been nothing but a money pit from the time he bought it. It was used in 2011 with 54k miles on it. It now has 118k miles. Most are highway. And its been one thing after another. First both radiators cracked, then not one but 2 transmissions have been put in it. It started leaking a few drops of oil. Took it in, the mechanic said its an O Ring on the oil pump that requires lifting the body to get to it. Quoted $8000 for that. So far, its been ok. Last wednesday as he was driving to work it died. Like engine quit going down the highway. Towed it to the dealership and the lower fuel pump had gone out. It was also overfull on oil (explain that one) and had a cap on something with a warped seal. That repair was found after they started to change the fuel pump. Only cost him $1500. ONLY. All in all so far I bet hes made over $5000 in repairs on a truck with less than 120k miles and that is not drove hard. He takes good care of it. I am a dodge girl thru and thru. So you can imagine the jokes Ive had. He should have bought a dodge.... This truck turned me off to Fords.
That's unfortunate because Ford actually makes some nice vehicles. I've seen some real doozies when it comes to Dodges but I still give them credit. The top three didn't get big by making junk vehicles.
He swears he will consider another ford. I wont. To each his own :) I love my dodges. And the 7.3 fords. Those I love. |
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Location: North Central Iowa Land of white frozen grass | Jazz if your 6.4 is gaining oil it is actually getting fuel washed thru the rear cylinders on the regen cycle. You need to get this fixed quickly or you are going to be replacing an entire engine. Please get this checked. |
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Location: Central Washington | We had an 06 F-350 and at around 40K miles had to dump thousands into it. Wouldn't buy another!
I will say the sucker had some serious pulling power though....when it wasn't broke down on the side of the highway. |
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Location: Central Washington | rodeomom13 - 2016-02-02 10:12 AM Sockittoemred - 2016-02-01 5:33 PM Since it already has a touch more than 140,000 mile on it and hasn't had any of those typical issues could of be deemed "safe"? I've asked no less than three professional mechanics and they all said to steer clear. Maybe I should just take their advise! lol I've been pulling with my old '96 ram 3500 for years now and not done a thing to it but change the oil, filters, and tires. So I'm not excited about buying a truck that could be a money pit. My old faithful has spoiled me I guess. I just came here mainly looking for personal experiences and advise from folks who use their trucks in a similar way that I use mine. :) thanks for all the replies so far! I'm a devout Ford girl, and all I can tell you is keep your Dodge. You can't get better than mid 90s Dodge Cummins. Unless it's a 7.3 Ford. It's going to cost more to get someone to bulletproof a 6.0 than it's worth. Unless you know someone who is willing to do it for a case of beer. After we spent over $11,000 on our '06 6.0 between 65,000 and 70,000 miles we looked into it. We decided it wasn't worth it and dumped it.
They just don't make them like they used to. No brand is worth a crap anymore.
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Location: Stephenville, Texas | Out of curiosity what is bulletproofing? |
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Location: Alabama | Bumping this back up. Maybe someone can answer the question for caracer?
I'm wondering still if all the Banks stuff that is on this particular truck plus the new FICM thing will make it "bulletproof" enough to keep going down the highway.
Seems like it may be a crapshoot/wait and see type of deal with the 6.0's.  |
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