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The 6.0, Powerchoke, explains everything.New to Ram and Cummins after 14 years and $25K maintenance in a Ford F250 and a 6.0 powerstroke.
That does wonders for those engines...But the average guy really doesn't understand that. For a resourceful guy who can stud it, it's a sound inexpensive investment for a reliable output. For a guy who walks into a lot and buys a truck, the 6.0 is nothing but a headache.My coworker used to work for a Ford dealer. He bought a 6.0 power stroke in dually form and then he bulletproofed it. Egr delete and did head studs. He tows a 26ft toy hauler everywhere and it's been great for him. Welcome to ram though
Like the 6.7 isn't STILL a problem? Can you say, "Ceramic ball bearings in me turbo"? Cracked pistons, splitting radiators, bad turbos, and transmissions that fall out sooner than a 68RE...Ford, you make great LOOKING trucks but like women, when the looks wear off, the pain begins.Welcome!
I was a service writer for an International dealership when the VT365 (6.0) and the MaxxForce 7 (6.4 PS) came out and STILL bought a 2008 6.4 Powerstroke. If you thought the 6.0 was bad.... grab one of those puppies. $15k later and I switched to a 6.7 Cummins and Ram. I haven't looked back since!
my point was basically they can be bullet proofed if research is done to know what has to be done. Just like with ram problems. People research to try and remedy those problemsThat does wonders for those engines...But the average guy really doesn't understand that. For a resourceful guy who can stud it, it's a sound inexpensive investment for a reliable output. For a guy who walks into a lot and buys a truck, the 6.0 is nothing but a headache.
Bullet proofing doesn't take you too far with the Powerstrokes.... My 6.4 was bulletproofed when the head gaskets popped at 54k miles. FORD bulletproofed it (The prev owner paid the delta cost for the non-OEM parts and Ford filed the labor under warranty). At 112k it blew the radiator. I swapped in a new one and then it blew the hoses. Put on new hoses (stupid, cheap, quick connect fittings failed anyhow), and then it started puking from the degas bottle. Brought it into our shop and wouldn't you know.. it blew the Black Diamond headgaskets WITH ARP head studs installed. This time, it cost me a short block to the tune of about $15k. Drove perfectly fine and normal until you hooked a load up to it. Then it would puke everywhere.my point was basically they can be bullet proofed if research is done to know what has to be done. Just like with ram problems. People research to try and remedy those problems
Ok coolBullet proofing doesn't take you too far with the Powerstrokes.... My 6.4 was bulletproofed when the head gaskets popped at 54k miles. FORD bulletproofed it (The prev owner paid the delta cost for the non-OEM parts and Ford filed the labor under warranty). At 112k it blew the radiator. I swapped in a new one and then it blew the hoses. Put on new hoses (stupid, cheap, quick connect fittings failed anyhow), and then it started puking from the degas bottle. Brought it into our shop and wouldn't you know.. it blew the Black Diamond headgaskets WITH ARP head studs installed. This time, it cost me a short block to the tune of about $15k. Drove perfectly fine and normal until you hooked a load up to it. Then it would puke everywhere.
I'll take the 6.7 Cummins and the Ram problems all day long before I'd ever sit behind the wheel of another Powerstroke.