2003 F350 diesel - Page 2

nickh · 08-07-2015, 01:22 PM

Ouch Philip, hoping and keeping my fingers crossed on mine. Had to replace the FICM last month that was $1016.

I heard that that the 06 & 07 models were a lot better on some of the items that had failed in early models.

D Styron · 08-07-2015, 03:02 PM

My 2005 6.0 has 278000 miles and counting. Never had the heads off. No injector problems. I have an 80 hp tow tune, straight exhaust and egr delete. There is a place out of Dallas that will exchange your FICM for $225 + 50 exchange fee. I had mine "rebuilt" , which is just resoldering contacts on the board, by a local TV shop in town for $35.00. I personally would stay away from the early build 03's, but the later 05-07 are not bad at all.

Robert Swartz · 08-16-2015, 08:46 PM

These early power strokes take a lot grief. Yes there were more than a few bad ones. I found one at a dealership by accident. Was looking at a new truck. The wife found this one on the back of the lot. It was an 03. Had a buddy that finds all the flaws in the best of cars and trucks. He looked it over and couldn't find anything objectionable.

This one had 116k on it. I was able to find out who the previous owner was. Also I was able to see both the service and warranty history of the vehicle. The only issue I've had was an alternator went out.

Not unhappy with my truck.

C and W Racing · 09-23-2015, 01:54 PM

I bought an 03 brand new in December of 02. It has the 6.0 in it and even though I have heard of people having issues with the 6.0, knock on wood, I have never had any issues except for replacing the batteries and the alternator.
Chuck

08-07-2015, 01:22 PM	#11
nickh Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Houston,Texas Posts: 668 Likes: 1,825 Liked 219 Times in 96 Posts	Re: 2003 F350 diesel Ouch Philip, hoping and keeping my fingers crossed on mine. Had to replace the FICM last month that was $1016. I heard that that the 06 & 07 models were a lot better on some of the items that had failed in early models. Last edited by nickh; 08-07-2015 at 01:24 PM. Reason: corrected first name spelling

08-07-2015, 03:02 PM	#12
D Styron Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 25 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 2003 F350 diesel My 2005 6.0 has 278000 miles and counting. Never had the heads off. No injector problems. I have an 80 hp tow tune, straight exhaust and egr delete. There is a place out of Dallas that will exchange your FICM for $225 + 50 exchange fee. I had mine "rebuilt" , which is just resoldering contacts on the board, by a local TV shop in town for $35.00. I personally would stay away from the early build 03's, but the later 05-07 are not bad at all.

08-16-2015, 08:46 PM	#13
Robert Swartz Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Nineveh, Indiana Posts: 512 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: 2003 F350 diesel These early power strokes take a lot grief. Yes there were more than a few bad ones. I found one at a dealership by accident. Was looking at a new truck. The wife found this one on the back of the lot. It was an 03. Had a buddy that finds all the flaws in the best of cars and trucks. He looked it over and couldn't find anything objectionable. This one had 116k on it. I was able to find out who the previous owner was. Also I was able to see both the service and warranty history of the vehicle. The only issue I've had was an alternator went out. Not unhappy with my truck. __________________ Robert Swartz - Swartz & Lane 66 Chevy II Pro 95 Achieva EF/SA, 78 Mustang II U/SA (work in progress) #354 stock

09-23-2015, 01:54 PM	#14
C and W Racing Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 554 Likes: 5 Liked 10 Times in 1 Post	Re: 2003 F350 diesel I bought an 03 brand new in December of 02. It has the 6.0 in it and even though I have heard of people having issues with the 6.0, knock on wood, I have never had any issues except for replacing the batteries and the alternator. Chuck