Is the 6.0 Powerstroke Worth it!? 

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If you think the 6.0 is the worst you've never messed with a 6.4

The EPA has filled more junkyards than rust

It isn't the worst, the 6.4 is

Drove my stock 03 with 340k miles from Maine to western Idaho virtually non stop, 5 hours of sleep in between. The thing didn’t skip a beat

317k on my 04 6.0. 100% stock. Never had any of the dreaded issues. I’ll keep it forever.

My 6.0 is studded, deleted, straight piped, KC stage 2 turbo, etc, etc! LOVE IT!!!!! 😎🇺🇸

I have a 2003 6.0. Got head studs egr delete and tune 211k miles and still running strong 💪

The 6.0 isn't as bad as everyone really makes it off to be cummins and duramax have similar issues people just like to hate in the 6.0 yes there finicky but you can keep up on maintenance there amazing

Owned a 2004 6.0 for 12 yrs. Did headgaskets once, did all injectors once, ran a 125hp tune on it. Thing pulled like a freight train. Drove it for over 500,000 khms before selling. Loved the truck and miss it. I now have a 6.7 and would like another 6.0 again..

Put it simply, they are one of the greatest trucks of all time, when they’re running correctly 😂

Get a 6.4 and you’ll see what the worst diesel is 😂

I love my '07 6.0 just a beast. 175/30 injectors, odawgs intake, stage2 turbo, innovative diesel tunes. So, happy with it!! I'll never get rid of it

I’ve had my 6.0 for 3 years now fully stock with an x4 tuner running the looney tune. Never had major issues just had to replace ipr valve once. My dad has a 6.4 and he’s had 3 different motors put in and 4 turbos. The 6.0 isn’t even a comparison for the worst powerstroke against the 6.4

I have a 6.0 and absolutely love it. LOVE IT! 😂.

My 6.0's have been the best trucks I personally ever owned. I had a stock 2006 F-250 thatI tuned and daily drove. It was nearing 200k miles and I thought something might go wrong so I sold that truck and got a 6.7 Powerstroke. That truck blew up at 150k miles. The biggest difference is when the 6.7 goes, that's a $15k bill. I ended up getting a 2005 F-350 to replace that truck and once again I have 200k miles but this truck is bullet proofed (minus water pump) with a semi built trans. You can fix a 6.0 for a lot cheaper than a 6.7 and I can actually work on my 6.0. I liked the 6.7 but I'm happier with my 6.0.

I’ve owned one in the past and I just bought another one. Love the look and you can’t beat the sound!

As a Ford man I loved the 6.0, (loved the sound) then the problems started. I spent a lot of weekends and busted knuckles on that truck. After awhile I just gave up and got a gas F350 and waited for the 6.7. A word of advice for all the 6.7 owners, install a disaster prevention kit it'll save you a lot of time, money and busted knuckles. Take it from my experience. Now if you want more power from your 6.7 powerstroke get a compound turbo kit from Maryland diesel performance you'll love it.🍆

Love mine! Only around 150,000 kms (95,000) miles it's deleted and studded. Sounds amazing. Alberta is sweet no emissions testing bs

I have an 03 6.0 305k and runs perfectly

I had a 2004 6.0. Bone stock. Drove it for just over 200k with zero issues. Nothing wrong with that motor.

03 6.0 289k miles Word of advice… Do an egr delete, your life will be easier If you don’t have a coolant filter, replace the oil cooler and add a coolant filter. You’ll thank yourself Don’t add more power, unless you’re going the whole 9 yards with new studs and etc. Look at the 7.3, less power, less problems

I was going to comment something like “ well you obviously Havnt looked into 6.4s “ but I see that’s already even covered lmao

I have had my 6.0 since 2012. Bought it used. I got it bulletproofed or so I thought. New FICM, head bolts, CPU, IPR etc. Coolant fluid filter. Still have small issues but working through them. Love your site. Keep up the good work.

There not as bad as people make them out to me. I have 3 6.0s a 2005 F250 stock ccsb 228k, 2004 eclb F350 stock 310k, 2005 F550 21 foot rollback tow truck bulletproofed with over 520k. All truck pull trailers on the regular and the tow truck works every day pretty much. For what I paid for them I have no complaints, like he said you can pick them up dirt cheap and if you keep up the maintenance they run fine if you keep them stock.

My 04 f350 drw has made the trip to power stroke specialties for the life time dealership proofing. The power is awesome and a lifetime head warranty make me have no worries about driving it for many years to come.

The 7.3 also had a HEUI system. Wasn’t new in 03 with the 6.blow debut. Those 6.0 injectors are as sensitive to contamination as a common rail system though. The 7.3 could have concrete running in the fuel and it wouldn’t care…

I’ve deleted mine and did a new oil cooler with a coolant filter and I must say it definitely revived the truck haven’t had a single issue out of it since

I have an 05 Excursion w the 6L. Absolutely love it and it's been pretty dam reliable. She's been bulletproofed, has the straight pipe and it is the most fun vehicle to drive. Everyone loves Tiny. Has the old SCT livewire which it is currently on the performance tune. Drove from Calgary to California pulling a trailer. Not 1 problem. Did do tye head gaskets due to them not being done properly when I purchased it. Fingers crossed she stays together! Almost 200,000kms and still strong

I own a 05 6.0 f-250, at 300,000 miles bolts stretched and blew head gasket, I've since bullet proofed it and installed bigger injectors so far runs great and yes I love the Turbo Sound, another issue like mine is the weak Power Steering pumps that keep going out, and the hydro boost going out that controls the brakes and the power steering. But still love the 6.0

I had an ‘06 King Ranch for a couple years and I loved the sound of that 6.0 and the power it had was awesome. I did all the maintenance and I never had an issue with it. It had 115k miles and still drove like new. I only sold it because I didn’t really need that much power just to tow my jetski 😂

My 6.0 has just turned 400.000 and going strong ,just stay on top of the fluid changes and they will forever

Had an 05 with the stage 3 bulletproof offering installed with a sct x4 and truck was solid. I sold that truck and now on my second build. Found a gem, an 04 with only 58k original miles. I can’t wait to build this one

I bought one 3 years ago. It was super clean and super cheap. I bought it to cut in half and stretch to 6 doors. 40k miles and 3 years later I still daily drive it. I’ve loaded my family up, hooked up a large camper and made 2 trips across the country in it. That said, you are correct that it takes a special kinda person to willing own one. Full bulletproof on day one… still kept clogging oil coolers. Finally went with a remote 6.7 IPR cooler with filter and temps are no longer an issue. If you turn your own wrenches, it can be a very capable and close effective truck. If you don’t do your own work, a brand new diesel truck would be cheaper!

I have 355000 miles on mine. Lots of work done on it, but honestly, I do love my truck.

I have an 03 f250 6.0. With 160K miles. It is all stock except for the upgraded EGR cooler. They are better than some of the other options. More power than the 7.3 and the cummins 12 valve. Things I have been told to help them live. 1) change oil and coolant at recommended intervals 2) change fuel filer every 10K and only use the Ford factory filter. 3) Dont turn em up. 4) Avoid a lot of short trips. Try to drive 20 miles at highway speed once or twice a week and spool the turbo up. 5) Use a good fuel conditioner at every fill up. 6) plan on spending $1000 if anything goes wrong and keep $3000 in the bank in case the injectors go. I am planning to keep mine another 20 years. I hate the thought of pulling the cab off to rebuild the engine, but at least the engines are normally good rebuild canidates.

A bulletproof 6.0 will last forever as long as people don’t tune them too much

i have a 6.0 with 174xxx miles, almost everything has been done to it, but unknown to me the stan pipe and dummy plug had the old style o-rings on it and of course failed. used the updated version and have had zero issues other then that. keep the power below 500 and keep up on the maintenance and youll be fine.

I’ve had my 6.0 dually for 7 years now, and it’s a tow beast. I replaced the oem oil cooler with a BD Power air-to-oil cooler and my oil temp is typically 10-15 below coolant temp running around unladen. Oil never gets hotter than coolant, even when towing 16k lbs. Second best thing I added was Hellwig sway bars.

Would definitely consider buying a bulletproofed 6.0 with lower miles they sound great and being bulletproofed without trying to push a ton of power they can be great trucks.

I have one. I didn't know what I was getting into when I got it, I actually went to the dealer looking for a smaller truck, like maybe 4 door tacoma, but then I saw that big diesel for less money and said "wait more truck for less money? Sign me up". It was hilarious because suddenly all my friends and neighbors who have one came out of the woodwork, little did I know that I had joined a club. I admit it's a love-hate relationship. It does have Gremlins, but man I just love that truck so much.

Loved the 6.0 sounded like a jet engine.

when I was looking for a diesel one of the things that turned me off from a powerstroke was the EGR and the head gasket failures, with the duramax was the emissions parts there dumped into them that would constantly fail and also the CP4 failures, and with a cummins was the weak transmissions. I choose the cummins cause I know about their transmissions and engines cause I learned how to work on them in automotive school so I was more comfortable with getting a cummins truck since I will know how to work on one right away.

we LOVED our 6.0L Excursion! Miss it every day!

Just saw this video and yes I have a 2004 6L. I have had a couple of issues with mine but addressed some of those issues early on. I have been stranded once with a 40ft 5th wheel on the back! High pressure oil pump which controls the fuel injectors! Repaired it! I do love that whistle especially when you remove the Cat! Oh did I say that? I live in SoCal so I would never do that! Love the video!!

I’d rather build a 6.0 over a 7.3 or 6.7🤷🏻‍♂️

I love those deep dish mirror wheels I keep seeing on what are mainly diesel trucks.

Gotta make one abt the 6.4 now

I have one and I just back-flushed the oil cooler yesterday. It actually freggin worked!

I had an 05 f350 for a few years and despite the issues I loved that truck. I sold it about 7 or 8 years ago and am now looking to get another low mile 6.0.

Oh my, I just bought an 05. To pull a horse trailer. Let just say, the truck is stock. And very well maintained. Serviced regularly and owned by an old man that babied it. The turbo was replaced 2 years ago. It looks and drive great. I'm just hoping to learn as much as possible about my truck. Thank you for this.

you have to take the 6.4 to the shop because it is like the inside of the motor while the 6.0 problems can get done in a day or two because it is mostly on the outside of the motor. and 6.4 for SO YOU WANT A 6.4 powerstorke.

I bought a 06’ HD edition and it’s had its gremlins but God damn I love my truck. It’s clean it’s sexy and that turbo spooling up gets me every time. I never thought I’d own a ford. But here I am loving this one

I’ve had 6 ford f350 6L diesels and love them and I’ll never stop buying I know they can be a nightmare, with the problems but once you deal with the aggravations and spend a bit of money on them they are are the best truck you could own and I don’t care what people say you can’t convince me otherwise or say anything different

Today is my birthday and boy was I not expecting this video😂😂

I have a 05 f350 6.0 studding now and keeping that beast! 😁💪🏻

Love ma 6.0 truck, once you know what to upgrade and don't over tune your components limits. Its love Funny thing is we all know the issues, are relatively easy to work with and yes you know you have to update EGR and get her studded. Now they are regaining popularity because the issues are all known and some brand new trucks are even more fragile

Only thing I saw wrong with the video is that you said the 6.0 is known for heui... but the 7.3s is also a heui. Otherwise pretty accurate. I still love 6.0s to death tho. Not many bottom ends can take the abuse and high rpm that those do. Plus, duramaxs have tons of headgasjet failures amd injectors failures but somehow they avoid the hate. Go ask any diesel shop that works on both. They stud just as many duramax's as they do 6.0s

Best sounding diesel engines ever!!! Built Ford Tuff!!!

What is your thoughts on just getting an coolant filter instead of just the bullet proof oil cooler? I’m thinking about getting a 6.0 for work purposes

i drove a f450 dually with a custom flatbed on it when i did construction, you had to left foot brake it and spool it up a bit to launch into traffic with a 35 foot gooseneck trailer and a 20,000 pound manlift, but by god it would launch once you did that haha! never had any issues with that truck, we had one of the rare good ones. had over 200,000 miles on it when it was sold.

6.0s are badass thats all thats to it. Easy to fix things before they break. Coolant filter, egr delete, regular oil changes. And youre ready to go. Even if you do have to put 3-5k into the motor whats the big deal when all the cummins fan boys are dumping 4-6k into a transmission then crossing their fingers when they get over half throttle haha

An alternative to the 6.0 in the Ford platform, get one (the VT365) in an international platform. Easier to work on, similar power and torque numbers (depending on engine family), and some cases an Allison transmission behind it. I got one in an International platform, and so far I like it.

The 6.0 is better than everyone makes it out to be. I love the sound of them although on a personal preference standpoint I prefer the 5.9 cr Cummins and LLY/LBZ duramax over the 6.0 because I like the performance better on those motors.

I have been keeping my eye open for a 6.0 ...just like any used truck gas or diesel your taking a chance..

I have a 2001 crew cab 7.3l F250. 300k miles and runs great!

I bought one and am in the process of a total Bulletproofing. Everything from the oil and EGR, head bolts, turbo, injectors, radiator, Banks Intercooler, aluminum degass reservoir

i figured i would buy and fix an old 6.0 that needed a few repairs to use for work while i was waiting for a 6.7 i used to own a 6.4 and it couldnt be any worse... well about 5 years and about 270km later, i still drive my 6.0 to work every day many days with trailer in tow. gotta say im impressed. only majorish repair was turbo up pipes . maybe the 07 being the last year of the 6.0 was the best to have, anyways, i love my 15 year old lariat outlaw f350. sounds so good

LOVE my 6.0. But it does need a few corrections from stock factory.

Unpopular opinion. I'll take a 6.0 that's been done right over a 7.3.

Love my 03 with a zf6. Have had it for over 3 years now with no problems, I do keep up on maintenance.

I had 2 6.0 in my life first one was a brand new 06 f250 XL ext cab long bed 2wd 100% stock put 100k on it with not one problem love it so much I got another one in 2007 so got a 07 f250 outlaw package fx4 6inch lift 22x10s xd wheels 5inch mbrp exhaust airaid intake H&S tuner back in 07 the truck was all that and then some never put the truck past street tune 60hp tune truck done good was a daily around 15k miles truck started to fall apart wireing for the head lights burnt sunroof stop working radiator kept cracking then the head gaskets fix it and it crap out at 30k miles sold the truck The 06 f250 end up putting 160k on it before I sold it I used it for a asphalt truck for years and never gave a single problem then again it was stock it’s whole life

I own a 6.0 and love it

When I bought my truck, I flushed and replaced the oil cooler and egg cooler with a quality welded unit. Replaced with red ELC and coolant filter. Had the FICM rebuilt properly. Blue spring kit. Nothing else. Truck is NOT TUNED. Stock suspension for towing. It’s champ and was $26K in 2008. I still drive it and tow our boat/trailer. 9K pounds. No issues.

great video to watch after just having bought an 06, now I know why it was so much cheaper. Good thing I bought it just for occasional trailer hailing and nothing more.

Absolutely love my 6.0

Love my 2005 bullet proofed 6.0h!

I own a 2004 with a 6.0 Powerstroke. I can attest to the need for bulletproofing and the thousands of dollars it has cost to achieve this. Cool truck, but my next one will be the 6.7

Great video, recently bought used 6.0 2005. Turbo veins got damaged. Ended up taking out EGR valve, egr cooler and oil cooler. Was studded but now replacing all the above. Getting heads and injectors checked and resurfaced. Has only 95,000. Found a Deisal mechanic and says it’s going to cost 6,500 to 7,500 to replace all the parts and get back on the road. Hopefully no more issues after this. What do you think about the price for repairs?

Shit got my 6.0 as precaution did all the stuff and runs like a a champ now waiting for new 155/30 injectors, can’t wait

I owned 04 6.0 . One day went to start it and nothing .. so instead of taking it to a mechanic shop witch I could not afford at the time .. I sent weeks trying to figure it out .. Went to RU-vid found Diesel tech Ron I think that his name .. found out it was the ficm computer. I love the truck wish I could have kept it now that have the money to do whatever it needs …

A 6.0 will fail but it will be fixable a 6.4 will fail but you’d need a new motor

I'm surprised more people don't talk about what 1200 degree exhaust temperatures did to the factory ford gold coolant.

I have a 6.0 fully bulletproofed best sounding and most reliable diesel in the game

Thank you

Deleted and studded mine with longevity care, mods, maintenance and tuning after warranty was up. Always used good oil, archoil and OEM filters. Had my '06 since new. Best vehicle I've ever owned. Never had to do the front ect. But I'm in Alberta, Canada so.......

Love mine and love the video 👍🏼

I had one but sold it when I joined the army (stationed in Hawaii and forget about a diesel truck here) And I loved it. It was a pain in the ass but it was MY pain in the ass. I had to replace the oil cooler, remove the EGR, EGR cooler, replace a couple other parts and take it to a voodoo witch doctor but after that she was amazing! Had all the power I needed, did pretty good in the mud and snow, had a long bed so I could put whatever I wanted back there and still had room. She was big, loud, and in charge. With all of that said I was still occasionally get an issue with death rattling and I’m not sure what it was but I think maybe 4 or 5 times it had an issue where even if I pinned the accelerator it wouldn’t rev about 2-3k and would pump out white or black (some times both) smoke. I’d have to park (yes happened while driving a couple times) turn the truck off and restart it and it’s be just find. And of course my CAC tubing blew off the turbo a couple times but a new boot fixed that. All in all, it was a good truck but you just had to give it a little extra love and some hate (pretty sure my truck was sentient and had a degradation kink, she just worked good after I told it how much I hated it and how I would drive it into a tree for the insurance money.

I have a question, I might be loocking for a 6.0l diesel but the dumper dually version, any pros and cons? Also i might customise it to, is it worth it?

So I've had my 04 f350 for about 3 years now. And after 8k in to it and buying it for 10k it's the best truck I've ever owned. Definitely the best sounding by far. And I've had 18k on the back of it. Didn't even know it was there. She may not be fast but she's there. I have upgraded turbo hhop and ficm unit other then a 65hp tow tune,

My dream truck is a bulletproofed 6.0 front coil swapped Excursion

Would a stock 6.0 or 6.4 psd be a good reliable daily driver if left stock?

6.0s Sound Sick Straight Piped !!

Had a 6.0, built it, blew it and sold it. Now I want it back 😂😂😂 I loved that thing

Yep I remember wanting a 6.0 way back when I didn’t know anything at all about dark cloud making trucks , kinda reminds me how I don’t know about rock light placement. 😉 😉

Because you haven’t heard of, driven or owned a 6.4.

I almost bought a 06 f250 6.0 with a 6 speed manual but decided against it because of the problems. So I’ll just continue looking for a 7.3

Upgrade the head gaskets an head studs an EGR delete an it should run pretty good?

I own a 6.0. It’s a love hate relationship. Now that I’ve replaced almost everything that can be replaced it runs like a champ and pull a heavy trailer with no problem. However, I know the emotional roller coaster ride that most owners go through. Why do I keep it? I like it more than I want to get rid of.

First ford diesel video I ever watched, not one comment claiming ford to be the best and most reliable diesel truck ever. 😂😂 I can’t imagine that kind of satisfaction