01 2500 Duramax, or 03 F250 7.3L

[OldSchool]

Don't buy a Ford, they are for pickle smoochers!!!!!



Get the duramax, you won't regret it!!!

[Jakester]

A 7.3 is the easiest diesel motor to service and they run forever. Also being an 03 which was the last year it has become very hard to find one because all of the emission bull**** the newer motors have.

Just get an oasis report on it before you buy it.

The badmouthing of the 6.0 is so old, GET OVER IT.

[Wobble]

Originally Posted by Jakester

A 7.3 is the easiest diesel motor to service and they run forever. Also being an 03 which was the last year it has become very hard to find one because all of the emission bull**** the newer motors have.

Just get an oasis report on it before you buy it.

The badmouthing of the 6.0 is so old, GET OVER IT.

It's not old if you are looking to buy an 03/04

Ford's Power Stroke diesel causing major problems
Posted Dec 16th 2005 7:00AM by John Neff
Filed under: Trucks/Pickups


The 6.0L Power Stroke diesel Ford debuted in 2002 has been riddled with problems since the get-go. In particular, Ford medium- and heavy-duty pickups from model year 2003 and 2004 have been affected by the troublesome engine, and the issue has cost Ford money in the form of abnormally high numbers of warranty repairs, as well as a serious blow to the "Built Ford Tough" image.

Autoweek reports that Ford has been sued 58 times over the engine and in the first nine months of 2005 warranty costs at the company have gone up by $500 million. The 6.0L Power Stroke, which is built by supplier International Truck and Engine Corp., has been partially redesigned, though still remains an extremely complex unit that technicians are struggling to deal with.

Read on for more on for more about Ford's Power Stroke woes…



Ford has issued 77 technical service bulletins for the Power Stroke diesel since 2002, while in comparison GM has issued only eight for its Duramax diesel and Dodge has issued none for its diesel powerplant.

The Power Stroke diesel sold in today?s super-duty pickups has a much better reliability record than those found in 2003 and 2004 models, however Autoweek estimates that Ford has sold more than 384,000 pickups with potentially defective engines.

[awsomethunder]

smitty can you tell me more about the 01 duramax transfer case problem.my 01 with 60k has never had a problem,but it also sits hooked to the boat m-f.only use it to tow my boat and sleds.

[czy40p]

Transfer case thread


http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...d.php?t=157162

[Jakester]

I put 150,000 miles on my 03 NO PROBLEMS!

The big deal in my eyes is that people that had previously owned 7.3's which required no maintence at all were not aware of what they needed in order to properly take care of their 6.0's. Owners that never changed their fuel filters and ran Rotella, which is crap in 6.0's were the ones that seemed to always have problems.

[rangerrick63]

Well, I took my search a bit further, I drove additional trucks, 03 with a 6.0L, & a 04 Dodge with the Cummins. I am sold on the 7.3L, it also helped that I was able to talk him down a bit more.... ...I do appreciate all the additional insight on this, it really helped alot.