AN OVERVIEW OF THE EVENTS THAT LEAD UP TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE 6.0 POWERSTROKE DIESEL ENGINE DUE TO HEAT RELATED FAILURES AND THE STEPS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO AVOID THESE PROBLEMS.
Tags: Down, MELT, Powerstroke
AN OVERVIEW OF THE EVENTS THAT LEAD UP TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE 6.0 POWERSTROKE DIESEL ENGINE DUE TO HEAT RELATED FAILURES AND THE STEPS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO AVOID THESE PROBLEMS.
Tags: Down, MELT, Powerstroke
@BigDTinyE The company that makes the “air oil cooler” system also makes a cold climate add on that has a built in thermostat. The thermostat is there to bypass cold oil past the cooling chambers and start back to the engine. Once the engine oil is hot enough the thermostat then routs the hot oil through the air cooler to be cooled. Another option is to have a cover made that buttons over the grill. Big rig truckers to old school diesel guys have been doing this? for years. Easy cheap fix.
@yfz450911 So the truck is junk when it was the driver who ran it hot as hell because he was in a hurry and didn’t want to stop. And now you are pissed off that it is going to cost big bucks to fix it. The engine needed? to be bulletproofed at 90k when you had the initial problem. The mechanic put a band aid on a broken leg. So its the trucks fault for an incompetent mechanic and a indifferent driver. if you want it fixed correctly call me at 770-931-4070 ask? for Bill
6. 0 diesel is a peace of shit. my dad bought a 06 6. 0 and it has 110 thousand miles on it and it has burnt up engine already, we had to replace egr and oil cooler at 90 thousand and now at 110 and it wont start so we take it to 2 diesel mechanics and they both ran? a compression check and 7 pistons were around 390 (10 psi below minimum) and one is at 210 psi, and it is from the truck getting hot when the egr went bad the first time and it melted the cylender walls down anough to lose compression
@Compwhiz128
They work well for cooling but if you are in a cold climate it takes? longer to heat your engine oil and it’s harder to keep it warm.
this guy knows his? shit.
@Compwhiz128 I have seen such? a system on the internet but have not had the pleasure to meet one in the flesh. I suppose that it works well but I recollect it being quite expensive.
Hey, Bill, know anything about an air cooled oil cooler kit that? installs in place of the oil cooler?
@SuperchargedMustang5 check the coolant bottle and the heater control valve. The are usually the culprits. Check out my ‘6. 0 coolant system testing vid. ?
@powerstrokehelp well? i think it might be a radiator leak cause it has not gone down any since but ill definatly check it out
@SuperchargedMustang5 The truck SHOULD NOT be consuming coolant. Check out my head gasket test? video here on youtube. You may just have a leak.
On my 04 escape I added coolant and then the next day it was low so is? this normal?
@MrJakediesel If you run the truck hard with stock head bolts you can count on head gasket failure at some? point in the future.
God Bless YOU for inventing the? edas!
i just got a new 120hp tuner, my moffler/cat has been removed, do you think i well have and trouble? if so? how??? plz tell me
WOOOO FORD? DIESELS!
@whitedragon005 If the valve is dry, no coolant coming out of tailpipe and you are pushing coolant out of the cap you need to do the test in video 6. 0 HEAD GASKET TEST to make? sure you have not got a head gasket problem.
@powerstrokehelp You said that the EGR valve getting stuck will make the exhaust gases unable to circulate properly and in other videos it is stated that the 3 signs of a blown EGR are low coolant, white smoke? and a gooey EGR valve. Now I pulled the intake horn off and there is no goo around it just kind of a charcoal buildup, there is no white smoke still thick black, but my coolant doesn’t stay up, it’s boiling out of the cap. Could it be that I just need to clean the valve?
@davenportmt Ford had to have an engine with? EGR on it due to the increased pressure on them by the emissions regulations. The engine can be a monster, but due to the regulations, they have many problems.
so i have a question. im not a powerstroke owner i just am a car guy, but why did? ford put theese egr systems on these truck in the first place? dam your smart by the way. i wish i could have your knowlege but im only 17 lol.
@TheScientist0000000 There’s no way I? will EVER be out of work. I will probably breathe my last breath hunched over the hood of a Powerstroke. The unofficial figure is 975000 ford 6. 0s put on the road. They ALL have their shortcomings. I stay awake at night trying to figure out how to help as many as I can.
Your videos are great, man. If your not careful, you’re gonna solve all of Ford’s problems and? run yourself out of a job.
@ihatepowerstroke I disagree with the oil cooler being the root cause. A bad coolant cap or RANDOM THERMAL EVENT will cause? the coolant level to drop and the first things to be exposed to high heat is the EGR and OIL coolers. Even if the coolant is replaced the damage is done. I DO agree that both coolers should be replaced at the same time.
I have to say that the EGR delete is a great set up, I have installed LOTS. I have been working on 6. 0L’s pretty much since they were new. The big thing you are missing though is the root cause of the EGR cooler problems. . . THE OIL COOLER!!!! Most EGR coolers fail due to a plugged oil cooler not allowing? proper flow due to being plugged, causig the coolant in the EGR cooler to boil and vent as well as melt the solder holding it together. Some one working on that many of these should know this!!!
@powerstrokehelp Even still, the cost would be substantially cheaper? and the functionality identical with just a light and buzzer instead of a bulky voice box.
@Turbo617 Originally we were looking? to do a self install video using a Hobbs switch BUT the glycol would ruin the diaphragm in the Hobbs switch leading to almost immediate failure. ALSO the Hobbs switch is NOT accurate enough, +/- 2. 5 psi. Our sensor is +/- . 5 psi. Believe it or not it makes a huge difference. I wish the Hobbs worked because it is about 1/3 the cost of the custom sensor that we had designed and built for this application by an OEM manufacturer.