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    Hello

    I, like you, recently signed up on SDD. I have learned a lot in this short time and how to continue to, and offer up information while meeting others on the forum. WELCOME.
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    Help Needed White smoke and Oil Everywhere

    I would check the oil cooler and the EGR cooler. White smoke is the indicator that liquid is getting into the intake or a bad head gasket. Does the white smoke stop when it warms up? Take the degas cap off and worm it up. if it is a head gasket the white smoke should be always (hot or cold) if...
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    Oil cooler / EGR cooler repairs

    I already plan on adding a coolant filter system. I only need a small piece of hose and two tees. I just had the coolant drained and refilled again to day. Coolant filter in the very near future.
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    Oil cooler / EGR cooler repairs

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    Soften the ride????

    Thanks people... I currently have KYB shocks with 40K on them; but I still am going to change them out.
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    Are our trucks under cruise control recall?

    What years did this recall effect????
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    mileage

    I am running stock level and am getting 18 to 20 MPG depending on city or hwy.
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    Soften the ride????

    I am wondering if there are some tricks to soften out the ride of our Superduty's I recently (this year) purchased a 2003, diesel crew cab, with a 8' bed and while driving along the hwy (concrete style) the truck bounces a lot. I put a shell on the bed and it helped a lot. But I am looking...
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    Question New to diesels. What are signs of a problem motor??

    Some one told me once when I was out looking for a vehicle to purchase: 1) Make sure that you look at a diesel from a cold status (i.e. don't let the seller 'warm-up' the engine) because you can tell a lot from starting a cold engine. It lets you look at all the fluids and levels, if it is hard...
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    Buzz test?

    I pass this test all the time.....:lmao:dizzy Only I keep forgetting to count after the fourth drink..
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    04 6 leaker leaking

    The EGR valve is right on the top of the engine, right behind the cooling fan shroud. It has two bolts holding it on. When you take the two bolts off it will take a bit of finagling to get it out. Then you can look down inside to look of liquid (it might not be all that much - depending one how...
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    04 6 leaker leaking

    If you are smoking white when you first start-up I am guessing that you have a EGR cooler failing. When mine started smoking white it did the same thing (only when starting cool). The good thing is that you identified the problem. The bad thing is that is cost a bit to fix. What normally is...
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    04 6 leaker leaking

    Are you smoking white yet?
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    coolent lose

    I took my truck to a mechanic and he replaced the oil cooler, EGR cooler, the oil sensor, changed the oil and flushed the coolant system for me. My truck is running very nicely with no temp issues or degas problems. I was glad to hear that the head gasket was still good. He told me that he...
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    Buzz test?

    So WHAT is a buzz test?????:confused:
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    Oil cooler / EGR cooler repairs

    Well i got my F250, 6.0L oil cooler and EGR cooler replaced and what a difference. I have had a problem blowing rusty (brown) water from my degas bottle. I read numerous threads here and some said that I had a bad head gasket or bad cooler. I took it in and had the oil cooler and EGR cooler...
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    coolent lose

    I would agree, but as the new owner of a truck that had previous issues of a clogged oil cooler and then thus a cracked EGR cooler, it now falls on me to repair and install a filter. Too bad that Ford co. is so cheap as to not repair all the items properly. How would one know the difference...
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    coolent lose

    Mine was doing the exact thing and so far, I have been told that the oil cooler is the start of the problem. The oil cooler has coolant flow prior to the EGR cooler and when the oil cooler is clogged it overheats the EGR cooler and over flows the degas bottle. There are numerous write-ups on the...
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    Good mechanic or shop in San Diego

    I am looking for a good reputable mechanic or shop in the San Diego California area for head gasket replacement. Any Input???
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    Question Bad EGR Cooler -vs - Bad Head Gasket

    Would this be continuous or intermittent leakage? What color would it be? In the past I have have problems with over pressurization of the degas and blowing coolant out the degas but that was intermittent and no white smoke from the exhaust. I replaced the EGR and when I did -I did not...
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    Question Bad EGR Cooler -vs - Bad Head Gasket

    How can I tell if I have a blown head gasket over a bad EGR cooler?? For the first time my truck actually over heated (in the red on the gauge). I added coolant and continued to drive it to the desert. This was the first time that I towed any vehicle (4800 lbs Jeep). Everything seemed normal...
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    Need some taillight help

    If only one side brake light does not work and the other works then it is not a fuse problem. Check your wiring with a meter to make sure you are getting power/continuity. It sounds to me that you have a broken wire going to that connector.
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    6.0 with overheating issues

    Okay, I am sure that I can figure it out but how difficult was it to replace the water pump??? (if you did it your self). Do they offer a metal water pump? Basically I am wondering if you have to remove the radiator to get to the pump? Second question: When did you start noticing the temp...
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    6.0 with overheating issues

    Are you saying that the water pump that you replaced 1 1/2 years ago was bad?? Now I am wondering if I should be looking at that my water pump too. :doh::doh::doh: My water pump was also recently replaced and now I am getting brown water and excessive steam pressure in my degas bottle.
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    6.0 with overheating issues

    Thank you for the input. I will try that out.

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