
- Prevents Head Gasket Failure: The O-ring feature - a stainless steel wire installed in a precision-machined groove - creates a stronger, tighter metal-to-metal seal against the head gasket, reliably containing cylinder pressure.
- Ready for High Performance: The reinforced, O-ringed seal can confidently handle the higher combustion pressures generated by performance tuning, larger turbochargers, and other modifications.
- Fully "Loaded" and Ready to Install: The head comes completely assembled with new valves, springs, retainers, and valve stem seals, eliminating transfer labor and ensuring all valvetrain components are new.
- Improved Durability: Made from a new casting that strengthens vulnerable areas around the glow plugs and valve seats to prevent the cracking that plagued original factory heads.
- Seamless Compatibility: Specifically designed for 2003-2005 6.0L Powerstroke engines that utilize the 18mm cylinder head alignment dowels.

If you drive a 2003-2005 6.0L Powerstroke, you know the factory cylinder head and head gasket are a catastrophic liability, often failing under the simplest of demands. Stop throwing money at blown head gaskets and overheating issues. The DK Engine Parts 18MM Loaded O-ring Cylinder Head (DK-FD6.0-18CHLO) is the definitive, heavy-duty solution engineered to resolve these chronic problems once and for all. This is not a simple replacement—it's an essential performance upgrade that utilizes an O-ring design to create an impenetrable seal, preventing high-pressure combustion gases from leaking into your cooling system.
Prevents Head Gasket Failure: The O-ring feature - a stainless steel wire installed in a precision-machined groove - creates a stronger, tighter metal-to-metal seal against the head gasket, reliably containing cylinder pressure.
Ready for High Performance: The reinforced, O-ringed seal can confidently handle the higher combustion pressures generated by performance tuning, larger turbochargers, and other modifications.
Fully "Loaded" and Ready to Install: The head comes completely assembled with new valves, springs, retainers, and valve stem seals, elim[...]
- Prevents Head Gasket Failure: The O-ring feature - a stainless steel wire installed in a precision-machined groove - creates a stronger, tighter metal-to-metal seal against the head gasket, reliably containing cylinder pressure.
- Ready for High Performance: The reinforced, O-ringed seal can confidently handle the higher combustion pressures generated by performance tuning, larger turbochargers, and other modifications.
- Fully "Loaded" and Ready to Install: The head comes completely assembled with new valves, springs, retainers, and valve stem seals, eliminating transfer labor and ensuring all valvetrain components are new.
- Improved Durability: Made from a new casting that strengthens vulnerable areas around the glow plugs and valve seats to prevent the cracking that plagued original factory heads.
- Seamless Compatibility: Specifically designed for 2003-2005 6.0L Powerstroke engines that utilize the 18mm cylinder head alignment dowels.