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<blockquote data-quote="!!!PainTrain!!!" data-source="post: 7800083" data-attributes="member: 18161"><p>I'm willing to guess they paid more than 26K for a SuperCrew FX4. My truck in 2005 was $36K marked down from $41K. That is probably a $36-$38K truck from a dealership in 06 at least. </p><p></p><p>To the OP: When shopping for a 6.0L Powerstroke it is wise to plan ahead. You might as well kiss the warranty goodbye on the motor, they tend to not want to work with you at all, atleast around here in MD.</p><p></p><p>2nd: A lifted rig like that, it looks to be a 6" will wear out P/S pumps. I have an 05 with 4" of lift and have gone through one already. Other's with lifted rigs have also expreienced P/S pump failure. Not saying that it is 100% going to happen, but something to plan for.</p><p></p><p>3rd: EGR system needs to be addressed. If you plan on towing with it often, it would be in your best intrest to delete the EGR system from the truck. The EGR valve has a tendency to clog up which in turn causes the cooler itself to plug causing cracks and EGR failure. When this happens your coolant will flash boil and it will "puke" from the degass bottle. If left un-checked this will also contribute to Oil Cooler failures as well as pre-mature head gasket failure. Some owners also run a coolant filter system, which is relatively inexpensive and a good idea.</p><p></p><p>4th: Clean oil and injectors. The 6.0L loves to sheer oil. And the nature of the HEUI system makes it essential to have a constant flow of clean, high pressure oil to the injector's spool valve. When this doesn't happen the injectors fail which isn't very cheap or easy to fix time wise. Some people run a filtration system such as the FS-2500 which pro-longs injector life, increases oil change intervals and majorly improves oil quality.</p><p></p><p>I'm not posting this information to scare you away from the Ford 6.0L Powerstroke motor. I am simply posting this up here to make you more aware of some of the neuances of owning a 6.0 and how picky they can be. 90% of all mechanical failures with the motor are driver inflicted through poor maintenance, abusing the truck and so on. When properly cared for they will last you a long time.</p><p></p><p>For the truck in question I would start in the low 20's for a truck that doesn't have very many options. If it has alot of options, interior and exterior are in good shape then I would start at 25-26. Don't let them try to up the price due to the fact of there being aftermarket equipment on there, that isn't your problem and they will never re-coupe the money that they invested in it, especially now. There are alot of excellent trucks out there that are being unloaded due to the current market/economy. If you take your time, you will be able to find a great buy.</p><p></p><p>I hope this lengthy post will help you in your decision or atleast give you some more information about the 6.0.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="!!!PainTrain!!!, post: 7800083, member: 18161"] I'm willing to guess they paid more than 26K for a SuperCrew FX4. My truck in 2005 was $36K marked down from $41K. That is probably a $36-$38K truck from a dealership in 06 at least. To the OP: When shopping for a 6.0L Powerstroke it is wise to plan ahead. You might as well kiss the warranty goodbye on the motor, they tend to not want to work with you at all, atleast around here in MD. 2nd: A lifted rig like that, it looks to be a 6" will wear out P/S pumps. I have an 05 with 4" of lift and have gone through one already. Other's with lifted rigs have also expreienced P/S pump failure. Not saying that it is 100% going to happen, but something to plan for. 3rd: EGR system needs to be addressed. If you plan on towing with it often, it would be in your best intrest to delete the EGR system from the truck. The EGR valve has a tendency to clog up which in turn causes the cooler itself to plug causing cracks and EGR failure. When this happens your coolant will flash boil and it will "puke" from the degass bottle. If left un-checked this will also contribute to Oil Cooler failures as well as pre-mature head gasket failure. Some owners also run a coolant filter system, which is relatively inexpensive and a good idea. 4th: Clean oil and injectors. The 6.0L loves to sheer oil. And the nature of the HEUI system makes it essential to have a constant flow of clean, high pressure oil to the injector's spool valve. When this doesn't happen the injectors fail which isn't very cheap or easy to fix time wise. Some people run a filtration system such as the FS-2500 which pro-longs injector life, increases oil change intervals and majorly improves oil quality. I'm not posting this information to scare you away from the Ford 6.0L Powerstroke motor. I am simply posting this up here to make you more aware of some of the neuances of owning a 6.0 and how picky they can be. 90% of all mechanical failures with the motor are driver inflicted through poor maintenance, abusing the truck and so on. When properly cared for they will last you a long time. For the truck in question I would start in the low 20's for a truck that doesn't have very many options. If it has alot of options, interior and exterior are in good shape then I would start at 25-26. Don't let them try to up the price due to the fact of there being aftermarket equipment on there, that isn't your problem and they will never re-coupe the money that they invested in it, especially now. There are alot of excellent trucks out there that are being unloaded due to the current market/economy. If you take your time, you will be able to find a great buy. I hope this lengthy post will help you in your decision or atleast give you some more information about the 6.0. [/QUOTE]
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