Well I bought an 03 f250 6.0L with 190k and the independent seller promised that his diesel mechanic went through everything and replaced what it needed and blah blah. On way home noticed a strong exhaust smell inside the cab and a rattling, when I got home I started looking around truck and i had to really look and it looked like someone jerry rigged stuff under the hood. The ficm was just sitting on valve cover, the egr valve was sticking out some because one bolt was stripped and one loose, tie rod just flapping around. I took it to a ford shop and they said oil cooler was bad, y pipe cracked, egr bad, and tie rod. I gave list to seller and he agreed to fix everything but after I dropped off the truck and seller said no problem we'll take care of it. I got a call from his partner saying they did a test and didn't find anything wrong and that they are putting an SCT tuner on it and call it good. My problem is that it should of never passed inspection because of the tie rod, seat belt, and exhaust leak sp have to consider calling the state police for fixed sticker if they jerky me around again, I paid to have truck towed 125 moles to get fixed not f@$!#/

 

Why didn't you check all this stuff out for yourself before you bought the truck???

 

This is my first diesel, had to drive 2 hrs to meet guy and when I got to the rest stop it was raining and cold so I checked what I could, no I didn't put my hands on everything but! Guess I'm just too trust worthy, when someone looks you in the eyes and promises that he wouldn't sell a truck that needs work, yes I know it's a gamble but guess anyone selling something is going to lie to make money

 

There's a few shops that can take care of you in VA. One in RIC the other up towards Stafford. I can't say what it will cost but its up to you.