Upgrades and Aftermarket - 6.0L EngineUpgrading 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.
alright im starting to notice some white smoke coming out of my exhaust... i have 145k miles and have been told it could be my EGR cooler... so im looking to replace my EGR cooler ,oil cooler, and i guess install a coolant filter... problem is i dont have a money tree in my back yard so im probably gonna have to do them one at a time or maybe two but not all threee... my question is what should i get first, second and third?... Thanks for the help
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2005 F350 Lariat 4x4 6.0
325/65R18 Nitto Terra grapplers
Leveling kit
8k HIDs w/fog lights
Recon Side Markers(Smoked)
Recon Roof Lights(Smoked)
Harley Davidson Headlights
White L.E.D lights (Parking and Roof lights)
DieselSite Coolant Filter
3.5 Inch straight Exhuast.
Bully Dog Triple Dog w/outlook monitor
Cobra XRS R9G Radar Detector
.....At the Track..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMiWo6i5ZVA
Personally I would change the EGR cooler first, since that is the most likely cause of the white smoke, and try to back flush the oil cooler through the EGR cooler feed hose to make sure the oil cooler is not plugged up.
Pull the EGR valve (two 8mm bolts, located in front of the top oil filter housing) and look inside. If it's wet, that's coolant and indicates EGR cooler failure. Look at the welds of the EGR cooler, if you see cracks, then it may indicate oil cooler failure since a blocked oil cooler will not pass coolant to the EGR cooler, which will overheat and get the cracks. If it's passing coolant, and the EGR cooler fails, you should see wet soot under the EGR valve.
Hope this helps.
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2005 F350 turbo diesel Lariat 4x4 ext cab, short bed, SCT x2, MBRP turbo back, WeatherGuard box, the "beagle hauler".
1965 Factory Five Spyder GT, the 2nd one built out of 39 total. No top, no windows, no radio, no mufflers. Yeah, it's sweet.
well i pulled the EGR valve and it was a little wet but nothing to really be worried about i guess... i just got my coolant filter and oil cooler so im going to put the filter on today and hopefully by tomorrow i can get the oil cooler in...how hard do you guys think that should be between 1-10
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2005 F350 Lariat 4x4 6.0
325/65R18 Nitto Terra grapplers
Leveling kit
8k HIDs w/fog lights
Recon Side Markers(Smoked)
Recon Roof Lights(Smoked)
Harley Davidson Headlights
White L.E.D lights (Parking and Roof lights)
DieselSite Coolant Filter
3.5 Inch straight Exhuast.
Bully Dog Triple Dog w/outlook monitor
Cobra XRS R9G Radar Detector
.....At the Track..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMiWo6i5ZVA
The oil cooler is a pain, you need to remove a lot of items. Build or buy a topside creeper to help with the removing the turbo. Will never do lengthy engine work without one again, built mine for about $40 with some pressure treated lumber and it is hands down the best tool ever for working on these engines.
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2005 F350 turbo diesel Lariat 4x4 ext cab, short bed, SCT x2, MBRP turbo back, WeatherGuard box, the "beagle hauler".
1965 Factory Five Spyder GT, the 2nd one built out of 39 total. No top, no windows, no radio, no mufflers. Yeah, it's sweet.
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