My 2004 with 65,000 miles has some bad fumes in the cab, I thought it was just the wind. Sitting in traffic with vent/defroster on is the worst, once moving, no problems. After researching this site and crawling under truck seems the Y-Pipe is leaking. I am a fair mechanic and do a lot myself, but this looks like a PITA. How much would a dealer charge, and how good would the replacement pipe be? Can any exhaust shop do this? I've seen some aftermarket y-pipes on line. Also, would this leak explain a power lag on take off? No other issues, the truck runs fine and is all stock except for muffler delete.
So many questions, I've only had this 6.0 a few months and I want to like it.
Thanks for any help................................hparm
Got the same type smell in my cab as well. I have not checked my Y pipe yet but will now. My dealer could not find the cause of the smell two weeks ago. Anybodys input would be helpful.
Got the same type smell in my cab as well. I have not checked my Y pipe yet but will now. My dealer could not find the cause of the smell two weeks ago. Anybodys input would be helpful.
Same thing here - turned out to be loose clamp on turbo exhaust and loose exhaust manifold bolts - mostly gone now - but there's still some remnant - so I will have to check it further.
It's not that big of a job. The worst part is getting the front of the truck jacked up high enough off the ground to get the downpipe out.....if it's the factory one. Remove the trans x-member, and jack up the trans and truck about 2 feet high. The downpipe will snake out. Take your time, it will come out. Loosen the y-pipe from the turbo and both sides. Slide it over to the right side, and it will come down behind the engine and out the bottom where the downpipe did. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
I just had a cracked Y-pipe repaired two weeks ago. About $700 to repair at the Ford Dealership. And, yes, this problem will not only cause fumes in the cab but also lack of power/boost at takeoff.
I did some research ($750-$875) and decided to have it replaced at a local Ford dealer who helped me out on the price ($700 parts, labor, tax) The tech has done many of these and after I fiqured the cost of parts the cold weather and a chance of screwing it up, I let him have it. My wife has too many things for me to finish on our home at the moment and I didn't want to hear the b**ching about laying under my truck for hours.
If anyone decides to fix one themselves, give us a call. I can help you out a bit on parts. We sell quite a few of these; I usually have them on the shelf.
Does anyone have any good tips on removing the y pipe from a 06 250. It's cracked on the right side and I have more time than money so I m taking it on my self. Any help is good help thanks for everything.
If you take the turbo out, it's not to hard to get the Y pipe out.
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