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Posted: 5/22/2017 11:03:17 PM EDT

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Spartandieseltech, I think we talked on the phone previously. When my 2014 6.7 runs out of warranty, I'm bringing it to you. No, I will never drive it in CA.

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Do it now and don't look back. 140k on my 2013 tuned since 80k. And have not needed thing warranty would have covered.. and realy most of the stuff that goes bad is emissions related anyway so you are taking that out !

Posted: 5/23/2017 4:12:04 AM EDT

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All Ford 6.0l diesel engine owners should read this list and do as many of them you can. I'm only short a couple.

http://www.ficmrepair.com/index.cfm/page/ptype=results/category_id=13/mode=cat/cat13.htm

Posted: 5/23/2017 4:19:39 AM EDT

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Once you pull the exhaust and turbo, its fairly easy job.
Helped my brother do it on his 06 in less than a days worth of sunlight and it was the first time tearing into the truck.

Posted: 5/23/2017 5:31:23 AM EDT

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Um, you have head gaskets out.

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I did that the first week I had my current work truck. You could crack the cap shortly after a trip and not get any pressure. The new one I can leave it sitting for two days and crack it open and still have a ton of pressure shoot out.

Um, you have head gaskets out.

Explain please.

Posted: 5/23/2017 8:29:48 PM EDT

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Bump, getting interested

Posted: 5/23/2017 10:06:22 PM EDT

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Definitely replace the Degas cap. That is the actual root cause of most 6.0 cooling system issues. It's not a coolant problem, it is the fact that the degas caps go bad and can't keep the system pressurized. Most people, including technicians, don't think about testing the cap.

~ 18 year Ford diesel tech.

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this, only part I've changed on my 04 6.0

Posted: 5/27/2017 10:11:44 AM EDT

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The 6.0 is a great platform if you maintain it properly.

The only major repair if had to do is put a new radiator after the original one with 150k miles on it started leaking right after I bought it.

wasnt that hard and only cost proabaly 400$ for the radiator, hoses, thermostat, and new coolant

Posted: 5/27/2017 10:05:20 PM EDT

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Hell, at this point I am not sure what to do. I think my best bet would be to at least get gauges to monitor EGT and ECT/EOT deltas, and do a coolant flush.

Posted: 5/27/2017 10:11:36 PM EDT

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Hell, at this point I am not sure what to do. I think my best bet would be to at least get gauges to monitor EGT and ECT/EOT deltas, and do a coolant flush.

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The scan gauge 2, will monitor everything you need for a pretty inexpesive price.

Link here

Posted: 5/28/2017 3:27:19 AM EDT

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Don't use Ford Anti-freeze and you won't need a coolant filter at all.

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Ford Anti-freeze is the wrong spec for all their engines, period. It's just cheaper for them to use their universal orange across the board, from the factory pretty much.

Drain, flush, fill with Final Charge 50/50 pre-mix and you'll be good to go.

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Run a engine oil systems cleaner and a synthetic blend 15w40 such as Kendall Super D-XA or Chevron Delo XLE. Your oil cooler will be good for a long time.

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6.0 liter used gold not orange.

Posted: 5/28/2017 4:48:25 AM EDT

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6.0 liter used gold not orange.

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Mine had green in it, apparently from the factory. When I bought it, I already had the coolant filter to install in it, so I went to the Parts Store at the dealership and got another gallon. The color? Green. Go figure. The truck had arrived at the dealership the day before and had less than 4 miles on it.

I got a pic around here somewhere with a bucket and you can clearly see the color of the AF is green, not gold that's supposed to be used. The green stayed in it until around 35-40k miles, when I flushed it all out and replaced it with CAT EC-1 rated AF.

Posted: 5/28/2017 5:08:03 AM EDT

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Hell, at this point I am not sure what to do. I think my best bet would be to at least get gauges to monitor EGT and ECT/EOT deltas, and do a coolant flush.

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There are a lot of options on the market. You'll probably have to buy the EGT probe as the truck doesn't monitor that parameter (at least my 04 doesn't).

Posted: 5/28/2017 7:17:14 AM EDT

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6.0 liter used gold not orange.

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Ford's antifreeze is "gold" but the color is more closer related to orange. Really, it's whatever.

But don't use it in a diesel.

It's junk.

Posted: 5/28/2017 9:06:57 AM EDT

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https://www.bulletproofdiesel.com

Check out this place I do a lot of 6.0 work the two killers on these engines is the oil filtration system and the oil cooler is like a plumbing pee trap. All kinda shit settles in the bottom and restricts the flow of coolant. Thus causing a flash boil in the egr cooler and cracking it.

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