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Hey there folks...
I have just recently started considering doing an EGR delete on my otherwise stock, 03 6.0. My truck has always run strong, and I have done a few slight longevity-oriented mods, and that's about it. I have started thinking about the benefits of having a clean intake manifold, no EGR cooler to fail on me, and a few other things that I have only wondered about, and wanted to ask:
Can anyone tell me if having EGR or not having EGR affects the longevity of the crankcase oil, or the drain interval? I know how the 6.0, compared to other engines is exceptionally hard on oil, but I have never fully understood why, and wondered if it is primarily due to EGR.
Does removing the EGR either raise or lower engine output(power)?
Can I expect any change in fuel economy on an otherwise, normal, engine?
On a 2003 engine, is there any programming required to compensate for the lack of the EGR system, or to optimize the engine to operate without the EGR components, and what about the check engine light?
***Added upon edit:
The whole reason I'm asking about this is because my truck runs a little funny each time I have taken it on my 16k gross weighted, camping trips. The truck runs, and pulls fantastic, but after some heavier towing, it starts up different, the idle is a bit less consistent, and there is certainly more soot buildup on the tailpipe. Cold starts following a hard tow, usually include an unusual revving up of the engine upon startup, and a fluctuating idle for the first minute. Also, the idle sounds generally inconsistent for the first week of going back to my commute to work type driving of the truck. It always goes back to normal after a few days or so, and no loss of fluids, but being that since I bought the truck new I've never had a real EGR issue, I can only assume that this issue is the closest that I have gotten to it. Basically, since I don't believe I have an EGR/cooler issue(my temps are good), can I accomplish the benefits of a delete, for the most part, with a tuner EGR cancellation? Eventually, I'd like to pull the turbo, and the intake, give it a bath and do a turbo recon before putting it back together. For a truck without any known issues, are these steps necessary or beneficial?--or am I just being too particular? This truck made me a believer in the 6.0 when I drove through the appalachians with this weight. The 6.0 is my first diesel, and I never knew a pickup truck engine could move 16,000lbs up a 6% grade @ 70mpg without shifting out of overdrive. We hit the hill, the turbo spooled up some and the speed never dropped, and the tach stayed right at 2000rpm. Currently I'm on a trip with my parents driving them around in their V10 powered motorhome-oh my goodness. I left my truck at home this trip.... I wish I couldve at least brought the engine with me. This V10 is a dog.
Thanks in advance!
Andy
I have just recently started considering doing an EGR delete on my otherwise stock, 03 6.0. My truck has always run strong, and I have done a few slight longevity-oriented mods, and that's about it. I have started thinking about the benefits of having a clean intake manifold, no EGR cooler to fail on me, and a few other things that I have only wondered about, and wanted to ask:
Can anyone tell me if having EGR or not having EGR affects the longevity of the crankcase oil, or the drain interval? I know how the 6.0, compared to other engines is exceptionally hard on oil, but I have never fully understood why, and wondered if it is primarily due to EGR.
Does removing the EGR either raise or lower engine output(power)?
Can I expect any change in fuel economy on an otherwise, normal, engine?
On a 2003 engine, is there any programming required to compensate for the lack of the EGR system, or to optimize the engine to operate without the EGR components, and what about the check engine light?
***Added upon edit:
The whole reason I'm asking about this is because my truck runs a little funny each time I have taken it on my 16k gross weighted, camping trips. The truck runs, and pulls fantastic, but after some heavier towing, it starts up different, the idle is a bit less consistent, and there is certainly more soot buildup on the tailpipe. Cold starts following a hard tow, usually include an unusual revving up of the engine upon startup, and a fluctuating idle for the first minute. Also, the idle sounds generally inconsistent for the first week of going back to my commute to work type driving of the truck. It always goes back to normal after a few days or so, and no loss of fluids, but being that since I bought the truck new I've never had a real EGR issue, I can only assume that this issue is the closest that I have gotten to it. Basically, since I don't believe I have an EGR/cooler issue(my temps are good), can I accomplish the benefits of a delete, for the most part, with a tuner EGR cancellation? Eventually, I'd like to pull the turbo, and the intake, give it a bath and do a turbo recon before putting it back together. For a truck without any known issues, are these steps necessary or beneficial?--or am I just being too particular? This truck made me a believer in the 6.0 when I drove through the appalachians with this weight. The 6.0 is my first diesel, and I never knew a pickup truck engine could move 16,000lbs up a 6% grade @ 70mpg without shifting out of overdrive. We hit the hill, the turbo spooled up some and the speed never dropped, and the tach stayed right at 2000rpm. Currently I'm on a trip with my parents driving them around in their V10 powered motorhome-oh my goodness. I left my truck at home this trip.... I wish I couldve at least brought the engine with me. This V10 is a dog.
Thanks in advance!
Andy
