2006 powerstroke
i'm looking at a 2006 powerstroke 6.0, with 170,000km or 105,000 miles. it looks real nice and its really cheap but i'm worried this is going to be a money pit. my big question is do all 6.0 powerstorkes blow head gaskets, even when you keep them stock? i just don't want to buy this truck and have to replace gaskets and studs because i don't think i could do it financially. if i just kept it stock or did a mild tune and an egr delete, would it be fairly reliable?
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If u do a ficm tune, php or eds, you can stay stock and have a fun truck. See advertisers on this site, they are here because they work. If you do some minor upgrades properly you can have good reliable truck IMO.
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with an sct tuner on mild would it still be pretty reliable or should you stay away from any tunes without studs?
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They all have head gasket problems and are very picky on maintenece( wix filters wont cut it) but the 2005+ 6.0 s are better with a much better hpop
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In long run dont run tune...ever see set of pistons that have had a tune to them for a period of time? Discolored and trashed but up to you
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Originally Posted by detroitdiesel idi
(Post 1068052)
They all have head gasket problems and are very picky on maintenece( wix filters wont cut it) but the 2005+ 6.0 s are better with a much better hpop
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Mine has 215,000 all original motor except one one injector. 40 hp php tune in ficm and eds repair. I learned on this site to be religious on maintenance, proper filters and a little luck. Hpop finally just wore to point I need new one so I'm cleaning everything, replacing intake and upgrading turbo oil feed and drain while in there. I'm lucky I can do my own work. Looking forward to dieselsite pump install and enjoying truck many more years!
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Best way is to use a pressure tester that attackes where rad cap goes you can also starts simple like look for white smoke milky oil and on a cold start there should b no pressure in top rad hose. Yes sooner or later the head gaskets will go but usually not till 250,000 miles or so if taken care of
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