How to keep a 6.0 turbo from going bad?

woodduck97 · Mar 23, 2012

Buddy of mine has a 06 F-250 with about 36k on it and the this will be the 3rd turbo it will need and now it is outta warranty. What can be done so this thing will stop going bad?

cfdeng7 · Mar 23, 2012

Define "bad"

Are the vanes sticking? Are the bearings bad? Are the wheels dusted? Etc

woodduck97 · Mar 23, 2012

Excessive shaft play to where the wheels hit the housing.

F-250-Owner · Mar 23, 2012

does it have the updated oil lines?

woodduck97 · Mar 23, 2012

IDK I would hope being it was replaced 3 times by Ford.

dasboot · Mar 23, 2012

What does he do to go through 3 turbos?

F-250-Owner · Mar 23, 2012

yeah thats crazy.... 3 turbos in 36000 miles.

woodduck97 · Mar 23, 2012

Truck mainly sits and when it does move it pulls a inclosed car trailer and a 20 foot center console boat and just drives it around. His 03 F-450 dump truck has 46k on it and still has the orignal turbo. Just needs new injectors cause they are getting sticky.

Atsah · Mar 23, 2012

woodduck97 said:
Truck mainly sits and when it does move it pulls a inclosed car trailer and a 20 foot center console boat and just drives it around. His 03 F-450 dump truck has 46k on it and still has the orignal turbo. Just needs new injectors cause they are getting sticky.

And there would be his problem.

woodduck97 · Mar 23, 2012

So why does sitting cause the turbo to take a ****? The 03 does more sitting then this one.

faster6.0 · Mar 23, 2012

Crank case vent doesn't help

Atsah · Mar 23, 2012

woodduck97 said:
So why does sitting cause the turbo to take a ****? The 03 does more sitting then this one.

I couldn't tell you why two 6.0's that sit for long periods of time have different results.. Out of any diesel I know of, the 6.0 works best when used hard dailly, a 6.0 that sits and isn't used for it's intended purpose is normally a problem one..

Mdub707 · Mar 23, 2012

When they sit the vanes and unison ring on the turbo rust/corrode. The best thing for these trucks is to use them how they were intended. Even daily driving it with a light foot isn't great.

JD3020 · Mar 23, 2012

Mdub707 said:
When they sit the vanes and unison ring on the turbo rust/corrode. The best thing for these trucks is to use them how they were intended. Even daily driving it with a light foot isn't great.

Yeah, the vanes rusting is a big deal. My uncle has an 03 or 04 6 speed farm truck, and it was eating turbo's left and right cause it would sit for days at a time, and he would just take it up and down the road every now and then.

But how would sitting hurt the bearings and cause shaft play?

It's honestly amazing how many 6.0 turbo's have issues. Between my uncle and another friend with a 03 or 04 6.0, they've gone through prolly 8 turbo's. Neither truck driven hard or hot rodded.