I should have stayed with the OBS…

[diesellover]

I rolled by a dealership back in December and a 06 F350 6.0L caught my eye. I stopped, checked it out and the unit only had 74000 miles on it. It felt good, started and ran good so I bought it. About (1) a week later I noticed it was low on coolant, no problem, topped it off. (2) Then I noticed when getting off the freeway and coasting to a stop, the heater starts to blow cold air. Checked coolant level again and found it low again. I spoke with salesman about the problem and he said he would call me back. (3) He never called, so I called him back 3 weeks later. I was then informed that he couldn’t help me because the (4) warranty was out by time. Wait, What? Out by time? Fighting with the dealership got me nowhere and they sold my ODS already. So, I hooked up a pressure gauge to the coolant surge tank with the engine cold and ran it. Gauge maxed out at 15 psi in 1 min 20 sec at an idle. NOT GOOD… Unplugged the turbocharger actuator and tried again to see if the EGR cooler was cracked, but no change. (5) Crap, head gaskets. Removed heads and (6) found etching on the head caused by gasket bounce and 5 of the cylinders pushing combustion in to the coolant passages. Had heads pressure checked, cracked checked and resurfaced then I spent some time on the block. Ordered APR studs, black gaskets, updated oil cooler and EGR delete kit. Received gaskets, oil cooler and studs but (7) no delete kit, it’s on back order. Went to reinstall heads but head gaskets were wrong. (8)I ordered 20mm and got 18mm gaskets. Received the 20’s, installed heads then continued reassembling without EGT delete because it’s my only vehicle. (9) 4 days later the EGR delete came in and it is still sitting there, in the box. On 2/9 I bought a CTS for diesel with custom tunes for the EGR delete from PHP and (10) received a CTS for gas. Not sure if it makes a difference, diesel or gas. I have called and emailed PHP several times about it but no response. Please don’t misunderstand me PHP. I’m sure you have a lot going on. I just hope I get rid of the gremlins that came with the truck before I can’t take it anymore. On the up side, the EGR cooler is still good, engine is no longer building excessive coolant pressure, blows heat from vents while stopped and it is mobile. I must say, doing head gaskets on the 6.0L sucks when the cab is still on. Had to remove the HVAC box and lightly massage the left firewall to get the heads in place without disturbing the new gaskets. As for now, my experience with the 6.0L hasn’t been very good. I hope it gets better.