Originally Posted by Superfreak
Originally Posted by B3422W5
Originally Posted by IMGTX
I have a friend who just bought an 04 Ford with a Powerstroke.

I have heard horror stories on some models but I don't know which ones are bad and which ones are OK.


It's got 250K on it and I was wondering what if any are problems he might expect.

Any opinions?


2004 is the first year for the 6.0
It replaced the wonderful 7.3, which had a great reputation
The 6.0, on the other hand, has a very poor reputation.


2003 was the first year actually. I had one and got rid of it before any thing major came about. I had a harmonic drone you could hear on the inside of the cab while driving and all the ford techs that looked at it said "Nope, can't hear a thing'. Meanwhile, everyone that drove in the thing with me asked what the hell is that noise?.
The computer also went on the thing and so the dealer had to take one out of another new truck as Ford did not have any new replacement part.



Yes,they made both in 2003. 2004 was the first year exclusively for the 6.0

69 Dart GTS A4 Silver All steel, flat factory hood, 3360race weight
418 BPE factory replacement headed stroker, 565 lift solid cam
Best so far, 10.40 @127 1/4
1.41 best 60 foot
6.60 at 103.90 1/8