lemon fords 6litre 2003-2004

jim · 09-09-2008, 09:55 PM

I was wondering if any one knows any body that has or owned 2003or2004 ford 6litre diesel what prolems they have with this engine. As i had mine go with only 164000 km or 104000 miles. After this happened i found out this engine has had problems since it was 12day old most to do with lake of power and injectors it has 3 full sets of injectors.in 3years ???

John V · 09-10-2008, 05:26 AM

A whole lake of power?

FC · 09-10-2008, 08:01 AM

I heard that those were (very) problematic. That's all I know.

lip277 · 09-10-2008, 09:42 AM

They can be... or they can be ok.

My 2003.5 PSD has about 50,000 miles on it and it works flawlessly.
I do know of others though that have had issues.

There are a couple of forums that deal with Ford trucks that you may want to look at.
(I don't have them handy now but I can get them if you want to know where they are...)

kognito · 09-10-2008, 06:37 PM

I had no major problems with my 2006 6.0 and have had no issues with my 2007.

IMHO the problems start with operators who don't know how to tell if their EGR valve is functioning properly. International (who makes this motor) has had a lot of problems with this valve, and people who keep running the truck when valve is bad (truck belches white smoke when warming up, or blacker smoke under hard acceleration when warmed up) tend to blow them up.

Then they blame Ford on the internet

My 2006 went thru 2 EGR valves, and my 2007 is begining to show signs that it's EGR is going bad

09-09-2008, 09:55 PM	#1
jim Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Carmudgeonly Ride: <Please Update> Posts: 1	lemon fords 6litre 2003-2004 I was wondering if any one knows any body that has or owned 2003or2004 ford 6litre diesel what prolems they have with this engine. As i had mine go with only 164000 km or 104000 miles. After this happened i found out this engine has had problems since it was 12day old most to do with lake of power and injectors it has 3 full sets of injectors.in 3years ???

09-10-2008, 09:42 AM	#4
lip277 The old cranky SOB.... Join Date: Oct 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: several cars... way too many.... Location: Near Seattle Posts: 4,798	They can be... or they can be ok. My 2003.5 PSD has about 50,000 miles on it and it works flawlessly. I do know of others though that have had issues. There are a couple of forums that deal with Ford trucks that you may want to look at. (I don't have them handy now but I can get them if you want to know where they are...) __________________ *Kevin* 1970 2800CS - - 2001 740iL - - 2006 997.1 - - 2012 Escalade 1968 Mustang GT Convertible - - 2003 Ford F250 PSD - - 1985 728i

09-10-2008, 06:37 PM	#5
kognito older fart than ZBB Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: On the road again Posts: 8,911	I had no major problems with my 2006 6.0 and have had no issues with my 2007. IMHO the problems start with operators who don't know how to tell if their EGR valve is functioning properly. International (who makes this motor) has had a lot of problems with this valve, and people who keep running the truck when valve is bad (truck belches white smoke when warming up, or blacker smoke under hard acceleration when warmed up) tend to blow them up. Then they blame Ford on the internet My 2006 went thru 2 EGR valves, and my 2007 is begining to show signs that it's EGR is going bad __________________ 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE 2020 Fusion Titanium

09-10-2008, 05:26 AM	#2
John V No more BMWs Join Date: Apr 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: Ram, MS3, CX-5, RX-8 Location: Glenwood, MD Posts: 14,753	A whole lake of power?

09-10-2008, 08:01 AM	#3
FC Solving problems Join Date: Oct 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: M5 / 718 GTS / Cooper S / GTI / LR4 Location: Metro Boston Posts: 25,283	I heard that those were (very) problematic. That's all I know.