Originally Posted By: Doug
Just bought an F250 with the 6.0L. Has 90k miles. Was curious how many miles these engines are good for? I know, that's a loaded question. I'm aware they had an injecter issue in 03 and they shear oil. Any worthwhile additive for the fuel to help prevent injector issues?
I just ordered Amsoil AME...
Thanks,
Doug
There are plenty of 300,000 mile + 6.0l PSD out there. I read in one Ford Truck forum that one has over 550,000 miles on the original injectors, head gaskets, etc. It was in the shop for an EGR Cooler failure.
Your already using the correct oil (synthetic) for the injectors. Get an oil analysis done to see how far your oil change intervals can be.
Use Stanadyne Performance Formula (diesel injector/pump shops should carry it) for the injectors. TCW3 2 cycle outboard oil works well too! 1 oz per gallon of fuel.
A coolant filter from the dieselsite.com is cheap insurance against Oil cooler/EGR Cooler failure.
Get a fuel pressure gauge to monitor fuel pressure. Low fuel pressure = failed injectors!
Drive it HARD for a brief period of time every few days to keep the cobs blown out of it.
There's more, but these are the basics.
I have a 2006 F-250 6.0l PSD Crew Cab, 4X4 with 53,200 flawless miles. (Knocking on wood)
When my warranty is up, the evil EGR system will go bye bye.