Stick with the Cummins in your avatar! Lol, just pokin fun. I think most problems are with the head gaskets and EGR coolers. EGR delete and headstuds seem to be the most common fix, but i am sure there is someone on here that knows more than me.

 

There are a couple of differences between the 6.0 production years and some years tend to be worse than others.

We did an '05 last year that had been through a few turbos and EGR coolers already and only had 58K on it. EGR Delete, CCV Re-route, new up-pipe and some tunes took care of all the issues. We weren't looking for huge power so we didn't do head studs.

 

Coolant filter.

 

Ha! Signature loaded!!!

 

I found that leaving it the way Ford meant for it to be has worked out real well. At least for the first 50,000 miles.

Mike :happymugs

 

a sad sad truth...

 

i got a guy in town w/ 428K... changes oil and fuel filters every 5K... never had a major issue

 

It is a hit and miss with the 6.0l. Leaving it stock is usually a good way to stay out of trouble, but I know three that have been left stock and had problems. Also have known others that where modded and had no issues. If you want a truly trouble free 6.0l then put in a coolant filter, EGR delete if possible (better cooler if not), and head studs. Also maintenance is a must on these engines!!!! Follow the manufacturers maintenance recommendations at a minimum.

 

good oil and filter is huge! fuel filters also a big one. keep them changed on time by hours and miles. 5000 miles works well on average and 200 hours is also good for oil. remember one engine hour is equal to 25 miles driven. warm them up easy, dirve em hard and let it cool off before you shut down.

 

:whsexactly. If you are still running the factory fuel and oil filter housings...only use ford motorcraft filters. I only run 5w-40 synthetic oil with rev-x oil additive and always use a really good fuel addtive. I use opti-lube XPD and a little supertech tcw-3 2-cycle oil mixed with it. Coolant filter is a must and an egr delete. Truck just turned 60K and i've never had any engine trouble.

 

110K on 2004 6.0 PSD. Had EGR and Oil coolers changed under warrenty at about 80K. Also had a trans sensor die that caused me a bit of grief (than again, that had nothing to do with the engine). Other than that, she surges every once in a while, only while cruise is turned on, which dealership can't figure out. Good truck. Hopefully will be able to make 150K before I trade it in on a 2012 6.7PSD (provided I can still afford one next year... LOL).

 

im about to order a coolant filter. Of what I've read in forums, its the OIL cooler that clogs up with silicate particles in the coolant, which in turn, clogs the EGR cooler. Am i on the right track? If I am, then if the coolant filter cures the problem with the OIL cooler, why would i delete the EGR cooler when it would no longer get clogged? I've learned alot with these forums, and I thank you guys for answers.

 

It really isn't that simple. A coolant filter is a good start. But were seeing clogged oil coolers on vehicles with coolant filters.

EGR coolers fail for multiple reasons. Clogged oil coolers speed up the process.

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thanks for the help.

 

Hey! My pleasure.

Lots of good (smart) people on this site. If you need an answer, chances are real good you'll find it on this site.

 

so, just wait till my egr cooler goes out again, and get a delete? had it all replaced, both coolers, hg's, d-gas bottle and coolant drained and replaced about 10k miles ago.

 

EGR cooler deletes rarely fail, but there is a catch or two. EGR cooler deletes are a violation of federal law if they are used on public roads. Just like cutting out a catalytic converter. Thousands do it, and I have yet to see the EPA police arrest anyone, but in California they check for EGR cooler deletes now. They can also turn on your check engine light. You would have to get a programmer and a custom program written to turn it off.

Buyer beware. Your EGR cooler will probably fail again. So what ever way you choose to go, I think I'd wait until it starts going bad again. No sense spending that much money until you have to. Just don't ignore the warning signs.

 

I live in WI, so no huge issues with (The Law). Straight piped for 3 years. I also saw on a different site that the CEL would go away in a few engine cycles (If its not a California truck). Also, the Edge Platinum I have can delete engine codes that i get, whether i have to do it once, or every time I turn the key, I dont know.

 

unless you get a custom tune you will have to delete the code on a very regular basis. i heard bpd coolers were supposed to be good as well if you wanna replace cooler but not get custom tuning

 

Can you just put in a block off plate and just turn off the egr like they do with EFILive on the duramax engines? Or do you have to take out the whole system? It would still look stock that way. We had a bone stock 05 f350 and that thing blew EGR valves and a few turbos. We traded it in after the warranty was out because of the EGR issues. Was an awesome truck otherwise.

 

you can use a block off for the egr cooler, but the new model 6L's will throw a CEL for insufficient EGR flow. So if you were to do this, you would need a SCT to keep the CEL from coming back.