swinky
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The good thing about the reputation they have, is the price is kept low, which is good for those of us that love them.
But, the reputation has definitely been earned too.
IMO, the 6.0 needs a certain owner...one who doesn't see a head gasket repair as a catastrophic engine failure, and is usually one willing to wrench. And usually enjoys it.
But as Atsah stated earlier, to most consumers, a 150K head gasket job is not acceptable for a diesel that was sold for a premium new. And if you have to pay to have this done elsewhere, it's never cheap.
I defend this engine because I know they can be made dependable, and are a blast to drive. But, I hope you don't expect to not spend money.
You will have a HPO leak, and/or
dead FICM, and/or
an injector or eight, and/or
stuck unison ring, and/or
popped egr cooler, and/or
clogged oil cooler, and/or many other things!
I guess what some of us enjoy is trying to defeat all of the typical issues, and finding the best and most cost efficient ways to do it. Kind of like a hobby. And the place to get most of this information is on this site, even from the guys who bash em now.
Couldn't of said it any better myself. Honestly I just like the challenge.
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