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Upgrades and Aftermarket - 6.0L Engine Upgrading and adding aftermarket equipment to your 2003-Up Super Duty or Excursion with 6.0L Power Stroke diesel engine. Please confine discussion of topics in this forum to those items that are specific to the 6.0L Power Stroke engine.

       
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Old 10-05-2009, 08:11 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Boost Problem

I just recently did a bunch of work to my motor, studs, fixed that exhaust thing, new oil cooler core.....I did pull my turbo apart and clean it, everything went back together good. Now when Im only pulling 20 psi boost, which before I was almost getting 30???? Any ideas???

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Old 10-06-2009, 06:09 PM   #2 (permalink)
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You have a boost leak someplace. Check your CAC hoses, up-pipes, etc... I had that same issue (couldn't make more than 20psi of boost) mine was a hole in the boot between the turbo and the hotside CAC pipe.
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how much boost should you be getting stock, i have a 06 250
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IIRC, Ford says 25psi or so is normal. I think most actually see 28 or so.
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the most mine gets is 28psi and im all stock other than exhaust, which wouldnt matter
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I've seen over 30psi tuned maybe 33
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