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I need good opinions AND inputs on my first buy.

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#1 · (Edited)
Well here it goes.. i found a 2004 F350 4X4 6.0L PowerStroke Turbo Diesel AUTO Crew cab short bed...details are below. please put your input in this good or bad, i need to know considering its my first buy.

THE TRUCK ITSELF
*2004 F350 6.0L 4X4 PowerStroke Turbo Diesel AUTO crew cab short bed
*216,000 Miles ( 95% highway )
*6 Inch Lift + 20 Inch Motto Metal wheels. on 35'' Tall Toyo Mickey Tompsons
*After market Cold air intake ( not sure what kind )
*After market exaust ( not sure what kind )

OTHER FEATURES/DETAILS
-Power Seats
-Tinted Glass
-Tilt Wheel
-AM/FM Stereo Cassette
-Power Door Locks
-Power Mirrors
-Power Windows
-Power Steering
-Driver Air Bag
-Anti-Lock Brakes
-Air Conditioning
-Cruise Control
-Passenger Air Bag

COST OF RIDE - $10,900


NOW...i know you all are thinking.. WOW this rig has been around the block a few times with 216k on the dash, YES i agree. but my plan for this purchase is to replace a few things to give it back its " younger " days if you know what i mean. so here is a list of what i will be doing to this truck, please give your opinion on if this is a good/bad thing to do, and if possible please give your expertise on anything that may seem out of whack. such as suggestions are VERY welcome.

If this truck is purchasd my plan for it is to..

-Replace the injectors
-New Glow Plugs
-Royal Purple Full synthetic oil
-Replacing old rings and gaskets
-New fuel Filter
-Edge PLATINUM with attitude monitor
-Cold air intake
-Stacks

Is this enough maintinence to get this beast running like new again ? if not. please put your imput in. i would high appreciate it.

-DA BIG ASIAN
 
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#2 ·
Doesn't sound to bad, I like 6.0 trucks that have milleage over the ones that don't. Just my personal opinion but I feel that the trucks have the milleage because they have always worked over the trucks that are rarely driven because they are unreliable. Of course you never know but that's how I think it goes. :dunno:
 
#3 ·
Doesn't sound to bad. If the truck is clean and straight, get an oasis report done on it and see what has been done to the truck while it was under warranty. Also, looking at your plans, ditch the plan for the Edge and get an SCT w/custom tunes.

-French
 
#4 ·
Sounds like a good deal. I have a 2004 and np with it, 80k on the ticker.
 
#5 · (Edited)
THE TRUCK ITSELF
*2004 F350 6.0L 4X4 PowerStroke Turbo Diesel AUTO crew cab short bed
*216,000 Miles ( 95% highway ) I like to see this kind of mileage out of the supposed "unnreliable" 6.0
*6 Inch Lift + 20 Inch Motto Metal wheels. on 35'' Tall Toyo Mickey Tompsons Ditch the lit, but that's me
*After market Cold air intake ( not sure what kind ) If it's K+N, I would at least want to look at the turbo impeller, then if not trashed, replace with stock uit, or AFE, S&B
*After market exaust ( not sure what kind ) 4" TB is what you're going to want, but you could add the DP if he just id the CB system

OTHER FEATURES/DETAILS
-Power Seats
-Tinted Glass
-Tilt Wheel
-AM/FM Stereo Cassette
-Power Door Locks
-Power Mirrors
-Power Windows
-Power Steering
-Driver Air Bag
-Anti-Lock Brakes
-Air Conditioning
-Cruise Control
-Passenger Air Bag
All nice to have ^^^^^

COST OF RIDE - $10,900 Seems like a good deal to me, as long as the maintenence was kept up on


If this truck is purchasd my plan for it is to..

-Replace the injectors Lots of $$$ if there isn't anything wrong with them
-New Glow Plugs Again, why do it if nothing is wrong
-Royal Purple Full synthetic oil I'm no expert, but I've heard that Amsoil is the way to go
-Replacing old rings and gaskets
-New fuel Filter s
-Edge PLATINUM with attitude monitor No on the Edge, YES on a custom tuned :sct:
-Cold air intake I thought it already had one
-Stacks I liek the stacks :thumb:

Is this enough maintinence to get this beast running like new again ? if not. please put your imput in. i would high appreciate it.

-DA BIG ASIAN
My replies in red and blue

And for gawds sake, trade out of that Silverado you're driving :hehe:
 
#6 ·
^^^^^^ i know, im trying to trade it out, i hate gas vehicles, waste of money imo....thanks for your input it was helpful. and the only reason why i say change out the injectors and glow plugs is because shes been 216k so u never know what kind of shape their in ya know ?....if i buy i gotta drive to san antonio to get her so i think the 5 hour drive back will give me all the info i need about he truck as far as anything wrong, durability, and gas milege lol
 
#7 ·
Sounds good, post some pics of that beast when you get back :thumb:. FYI, injectors are going to cost you about 2k :dunno:. On the GP's, I'd wait till you have a problem, no point in fixing what's not broke IMO :D
 
#9 ·
seems like an awesome deal. Just my opinion but I'd rather buy a stock truck and put aftermarket goodies on it myself than buy one from someone who already did the work to it, for two reasons. One, it's just more fun to do the work yourself, and two, you never know how the previous owner drove it. Having all that work done makes me automatically think the guy had it tuned, but you don't know with what tuner, what power level, how hard they were on it. Having 216K on the ticker is a good sign though, but I'd definitely get a full OASIS report, and test drive it if you can before you buy. I'm sure one of our SA members would test it out for you and let you know how it runs.
 
#11 ·
PM Dave, he can get you hooked up, but I think you have to be a premium member to get it for free :dunno:
 
#12 ·
Or you can just ask the dealer to provide you one if you are buying it from a dealership. An OASIS is all of the times that your truck has been seen for warranty work.
 
#16 ·
yea with that kind of mileage you will almost for sure find that it has already had whole engine replacement,my dads has 80,000 on it and 2nd motor.6 leakers dont go that long or not without lots of replacement parts.SORRY JUST THE TRUTH.get a 7.3
 
#18 ·
i suppose you have something to back your no with correct?
 
#19 ·
Yep I can think of plenty of members on here that have gone a lot longer than 80K and have had zero problems. My Mom's went 120K plus before she sold it and the only issue she had was an EGR valve. Is that enough fact or do I need to have every 6.0 driver post there mileage for you.
 
#20 ·
yea you better start posting because i will not believe shiz til i see it and a oasis to prove that it is not had turbos,egr,injectors,cam issues should i keep going.
 
#23 ·
Turbos aren't bad as much as you think, at least not here anyway. Injectors yes, in the early ones, and some later ones. EGR was a terrible design, I admit that. I have no idea what you're talking about with cam issues :dunno:.

Think of it this way, Ford sells MORE trucks than Dodge and Chevy COMBINED, therefore you're going to hear some more issues with Ford, just for that reason :nod:

Bottom line, 7.3 owners usually have to buy a tranny $3500, to fix a 6.0 you're going to spend the same, but the tranny is stout as all hell. Pick your poison :dunno:
 
#21 ·
ive heard good and bad things about 6.0's. my friends got a 6.0 thats been thru 2 sets of head gaskets and the second time he blew them they warped the block. soo he bout a new motor from jasper, threw it in and 2 weeks later, POOF, another set of head gaskets.. but the jasper motor is warrantied. but if its already got over 200k chances are its one of the good ones, if he hasnt done any major repairs lately. deffinitly get an oasis and carfax report if you can.. but sounds like a decent truck.
 
#22 ·
i agree if it went that far then it might be a good one.I am just saying what i have seen first hand,i had a company truck that was a 6.0 and when it ran it was a great motor but it never ran it was always in the shop.JUST MY OPINION BUY WHATEVER YOU WANT.
 
#27 ·
Why is there so much hate from the 7.3 guys on the 6.0, they're ALL :ford: :nod:
 
#34 ·
I bought mine in April with 200k on it. It was a 1 owner truck. I liked the fact it had high miles on it.

Here is the oasis report for mine. 6.0s are not all bad.

sorry for the long post but someone requested to see an oasis on a high mile 6.0L

OASIS RESULT:
1FTNW21P74EC75479
USA
EN
06/18/2009
18:28:39
FCXWS446
© Copyright 2002-2008 Ford Motor Company. All rights reserved.

VEHICLE INFORMATION
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION
2004 F-SERIES BODY STYLE
F-250 CREW CAB 4X4 ENGINE
6.0L DIESEL DI V8
TRANSMISSION
TORQSHIFT AXLE CODE
C1 ENGINE CALIBRATION

NO WARNING MESSAGES FOUND FOR THIS VIN
ARN MESSAGES
ATTENTION TECHNICIANS AND SERVICE MANAGERS:
BEFORE REPLACING 6.0L FUEL INJECTORS, REFERENCE 09-07-11
BEFORE REPLACING 6.0L CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS REFER TO 09-08-03
EXHAUST LEAKS CAUSED BY A BROKEN FLEX JOINT SEE 09-08-05
GENERAL WARRANTY INFORMATION
WARRANTY START DATE
07/30/2004 BUILD DATE
03/10/2004 SALE MILEAGE

OUTSTANDING FIELD SERVICE ACTIONS
NO CAMPAIGN MESSAGE(S) FOUND
EXTENDED COVERAGES
NO ESP INFORMATION AVAILABLE
WARRANTY REPAIR HISTORY
NO RECENT REPAIR HISTORY ON VEHICLE
Click Here for Full Warranty History

1FTNW21P74EC75479 T/F7 F T/BC T/BD T/E A1 T/BE T/YB 10-MAR-2004 30-JUL-2004 152751 USA 7 5R14 110603 2C3Z 14A664 CB A25 42 27299
AWS Claim Key: 3887570 Trx Code: E84 Labor Hrs: 1.7
Dlr Cd-Sub Cd: 04543 - * Name: CARAWAY FORD-MERCURY, INC. Ph: 830-6729646 St:TX Ctry Cd: USA Reg Cd: NA Repr Date:14-FEB-2005 Doc #:0757871
Cust Comments: HORN BLOWS WHEN SETTING THE CRUSE
Tech Comments: A CALL WAS PUT INTO FORD HOT LINE AWHILE AGO ADVISE INSTALL CONTACTS BROUGHT VECH IN PREFROM BODY CHASSIE ELECT TEST NO CODES REPLACE CONTACT AND SWITCHES RERUN TEST NO CODES CALL FORD HOTLINE BACK 5BOE2008 LOOK AT OTHER VECH SAME THING A NORMAL CHARACTERISTCS OF VECH USES THAT CIRCUIT FOR ANTI THEFT

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1FTNW21P74EC75479 T/F7 F T/BC T/BD T/E A1 T/BE T/YB 10-MAR-2004 30-JUL-2004 152751 USA 8 1H03 030008 4C3Z 9J460 A D13 28 31999
AWS Claim Key: 4364436 Trx Code: S07 Labor Hrs: 4.1
Dlr Cd-Sub Cd: 04543 - * Name: CARAWAY FORD-MERCURY, INC. Ph: 830-6729646 St:TX Ctry Cd: USA Reg Cd: NA Repr Date:14-MAR-2005 Doc #:0760732
Cust Comments: ROUGH IDLE STARTING
Tech Comments: RUN EEC TEST PERFORM ENG DIAG PERFORM PIN POINT MONITOR PIDS TEST DROVE AND MONITOR PIDS PO299 KOEO EBP BELOW SPEC. PERFORM SSM 18437 PERAIR WIRING REPLACE EBP RERUN TEST MONITOR PIDS AND CLEAR MEMORY

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1FTNW21P74EC75479 T/F7 F T/BC T/BD T/E A1 T/BE T/YB 10-MAR-2004 30-JUL-2004 152751 USA 9 3A03 * * * * * * 37683
AWS Claim Key: 5016300 Trx Code: 04B24 Labor Hrs: 11.6
Dlr Cd-Sub Cd: 04543 - * Name: CARAWAY FORD-MERCURY, INC. Ph: 830-6729646 St:TX Ctry Cd: USA Reg Cd: NA Repr Date:25-APR-2005 Doc #:0765171
Cust Comments: 04B24 OWNER NOTIFICATION
Tech Comments: COMPLETED OWNER NOTIFICATION REBUILD AND REPLACE FILTERS AND INSTALL COOLER AND TEST DROVE

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1FTNW21P74EC75479 T/F7 F T/BC T/BD T/E A1 T/BE T/YB 10-MAR-2004 30-JUL-2004 152751 USA 12 * * * * * * * 44983
AWS Claim Key: 5775569 Trx Code: 05S34 Labor Hrs: 1.5
Dlr Cd-Sub Cd: 04543 - * Name: CARAWAY FORD-MERCURY, INC. Ph: 830-6729646 St:TX Ctry Cd: USA Reg Cd: NA Repr Date:28-JUN-2005 Doc #:0772622
Cust Comments: 05S34 RECALL
Tech Comments: COMPLETED RECALL

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1FTNW21P74EC75479 T/F7 F T/BC T/BD T/E A1 T/BE T/YB 10-MAR-2004 30-JUL-2004 152751 USA 12 2H01 * * * * * * 44983
AWS Claim Key: 5775570 Trx Code: 05B29 Labor Hrs: 0.4
Dlr Cd-Sub Cd: 04543 - * Name: CARAWAY FORD-MERCURY, INC. Ph: 830-6729646 St:TX Ctry Cd: USA Reg Cd: NA Repr Date:28-JUN-2005 Doc #:0772623
Cust Comments: 05B29 OWNER NOTIFICATION
Tech Comments: COMPLETED OWNER NOTIFICATION

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1FTNW21P74EC75479 T/F7 F T/BC T/BD T/E A1 T/BE T/YB 10-MAR-2004 30-JUL-2004 152751 USA 12 1H03 030008 4C3Z 9F452 A D50 69 45980
AWS Claim Key: 5906462 Trx Code: S07 Labor Hrs: 1.7
Dlr Cd-Sub Cd: 04543 - * Name: CARAWAY FORD-MERCURY, INC. Ph: 830-6729646 St:TX Ctry Cd: USA Reg Cd: NA Repr Date:05-JUL-2005 Doc #:0773381
Cust Comments: RUNS ROUGH AND LOTTS OF BLACK SMOKE WHEN RUNNING ROUGH
Tech Comments: PREFORM ENGINE DIAG PREFORM PIN POINT TEST MONTIOR PIDS P0404 PREFORM SSM CONTROL VGT INSTALL NEW UP DATED EGR RERUN TEST AND TEST DROVE

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1FTNW21P74EC75479 T/F7 F T/BC T/BD T/E A1 T/BE T/YB 10-MAR-2004 30-JUL-2004 152751 USA 15 * * * * * * * 55483
AWS Claim Key: 7094562 Trx Code: 59B01 Labor Hrs: 0.3
Dlr Cd-Sub Cd: 04543 - * Name: CARAWAY FORD-MERCURY, INC. Ph: 830-6729646 St:TX Ctry Cd: USA Reg Cd: NA Repr Date:29-SEP-2005 Doc #:0782512
Cust Comments: RECALL 59B01
Tech Comments: COMPLETED RECALL

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1FTNW21P74EC75479 T/F7 F T/BC T/BD T/E A1 T/BE T/YB 10-MAR-2004 30-JUL-2004 152751 USA 15 * * * * * * * 55483
AWS Claim Key: 7094561 Trx Code: 05E15 Labor Hrs: 1.3
Dlr Cd-Sub Cd: 04543 - * Name: CARAWAY FORD-MERCURY, INC. Ph: 830-6729646 St:TX Ctry Cd: USA Reg Cd: NA Repr Date:29-SEP-2005 Doc #:0782511
Cust Comments: RECALL 05E15
Tech Comments: COMPLETED RECALL

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1FTNW21P74EC75479 T/F7 F T/BC T/BD T/E A1 T/BE T/YB 10-MAR-2004 30-JUL-2004 152751 USA 26 1H03 030008 4C3Z 9F452 A D36 69 98670
AWS Claim Key: 10188597 Trx Code: E72 Labor Hrs: 2.2
Dlr Cd-Sub Cd: 04543 - * Name: CARAWAY FORD-MERCURY, INC. Ph: 830-6729646 St:TX Ctry Cd: USA Reg Cd: NA Repr Date:29-AUG-2006 Doc #:0819341
Cust Comments: ENGINE SURGES AT IDLE AND WANTS TO DIE
Tech Comments: RUN ECC TEST PREFORM ENGINE DIAG PREFORM PIN POINT TEST MONTIOR PIDS P0401 PREFORM EGR DIAG FAILED REMOVE AND REPLACE EGR AND REPROGRAM PCM RERUN TEST AND TEST DROVE
 
#35 ·
oh yeah I talked the dealer down to $9300. I found it in Round Rock.

Power-Stroked I live near San Antonio Where is the truck located?
 
#36 ·
Looks good Jakob :thumb:

There are MORE 6.0's on the road than Duramax's and Cummins', therefore the breakdowns are going to be higher, plain and simple. There are a couple engineering :censored: ups, but it's generally a great powerplant :nod:
 
#37 ·
141k on my late 03 built 04. Bone stock as far as i am aware, first owner may or may not have had a tuner on it and i know he atleast had wheels and tires (rub marks in the wheel wells) Buddy of mine ran an oasis for me and there was nothing ever replaced under the hood. Bumper and seat were and a couple squeeks and such but no injectors or sensors or gaskets. There are good ones out there and more mileage i think is better than less..... got mine with 116k on her
 
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