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    filters

    DaveBen I may be wrong but doesn't RACOR make the 6.0 oil filter FL-2016?
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    filters

    Here's another horror story video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBq_1ogRul0&feature=related
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    filters

    filter link Here's the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvnTwCujBJE
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    filters

    Just my 2 cents, but when it comes to filters, only motorcraft for me. Aftermarket filters were responsible for part of the undeserved bad rep the 6.0 has. More than a few of the aftermarket oil filters were not made to spec and failed, killing the engine. WIX may be good, but I'll spend a...
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    Alternator

    I've been driving her all day, starter spins noticeably faster, now that the batterry is fully charged. Steady 14V. Big Mike - if you have a single alternator setup - no issues at all, just hook up and go. The 160 will be plenty for most of us, unless you are using heavy electrical...
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    Alternator

    So I noticed my alternator voltage was not as high as normal- running mid 12v to low 13's, when it used to hit 14's regularly (no codes - yet). I run a webasto diesel heater in the winter, so the batteries need more charging than normal when it is used. Both batteries load checked OK, so I...
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    injectors

    Bob I was thinking about your problem, you should check out Hot Shot's Secret additive out, here's the link. Hot Shot's Secret I'm going to use it on mine for preventitive reasons, I'm going to use both the fuel and the oil additive. His testing shows most injector failures are a...
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    PSD with the easy life

    South S o u t h
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    PSD with the easy life

    6.0 ps Whats to disagree with? The reason they test their trucks in the extreme cold and the extreme heat is because that stresses them most. The engines are manufactured to precise tolerances and when you start them in extreme cold weather those tolerances are not necessarily "right"...
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    PSD with the easy life

    Apples to apples- a truck from the south (warm climate) will be in better condition than one from the north. So if maintenance is equal, I'd buy a southern truck every time - in fact that's what I did. Salt is only half of the story, the extreme cold is hard on engines. An engine experiences...
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    injectors

    You can get a fuel pressure gauge and hook it up, IMO its the most important add on gauge next to EGT. Dieselkleen is good but only helps the fuel side. The oil side of the injector needs to be squeeky clean also. Running 5W-40 synthetic will help with stiction in the injectors, and an oil...
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    injectors

    How many miles do you have and what year? Multiple injector failures point to a common contributing factor. How is your fuel pressure. Low fuel pressure kills injectors fast. Are you adding any additives to the fuel or oil? Have you ever run out of fuel? Try running 5w-40 through her to...
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    Purolator Premium Pure One Oil Filter PL45515

    Aftermarket oil filters I'd say stick with the OEM oil filter, and if you want better filtration get a bypass setup. The 6.0 got some of it's undeserved bad rep by using aftermarket filters that didn't fit right, screwing up the engine. International spent alot of money getting the best...
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    Switching oil

    2 stroker Still hearing the old synthetic will make your engine leak. Synthetic cleans your engine better than dino, so on an old engine with lots of sludge, and poor seals, the synthetic could clean the engine and make seals that were only weeping leak more due to the lack of a sludge seal...
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    Looking for ideas...

    Scot Sounds like you still have problems. You have AE so you have access to alot of info. Warm her up you should see the EP (exhaust pressure) at idle of about 15-17psi. I mention EP cause it sounds like you have possibly been running rich, which may have plugged your cat, possibly the...
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    GOOOOOfed UP!!!!!

    goof Glad to hear about the puppy. It doesnt take much gas to ruin the injectors, hope it works out for you.
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    Question 6.0 Oil Pressure

    oil psi There is an anti drainback valve in the filter base to protect - but it has been known to fail. Maryland isn't that cold - but you may want to look at a synthetic for better cold wx performance.
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    coolent coming out of degas tank cap

    puking coolant You might also have a restricted oil cooler. If the coolant passages in the oil cooler get plugged (casting sand, silicates, etc.) then the egr cooler (downstream of the oil cooler) doesn't get proper flow, and the coolant in the egr cooler flash boils causing the coolant to...
  19. J

    anything good about the 6.0

    bob68vw The 6.0 had its share of bad press early, but the bugs have been worked out, the last 2 years the 6.0 had a better warranty record of any previous ford engine gas or diesel, and that includes the famous 7.3. Mine is stock and has more than enough power for any towing I do (and most of...
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    Extremely Cold Natured Startup

    Metalhead The romps are fairly normal when she's cold, but a synthetic 5W-40 will do wonders for the startup. If it still romps badly at that temp (that's not that cold) after the oil change, you might want to have the glow plugs checked. The shift strategy when cold is to skip 2nd to make...
  21. J

    synthetic or not?????

    You can go back to dino if you want, no seal worries, but there is no comparision to synthetic, and the engine will do better with synthetic in the long term. Cost is the only negative, other than that its all positive for synthetic.
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    How to Service Front Wheel Bearing on 4x4???

    Dynatrac It is a nice way to go, but for us electronic 4x4 people, if I understand it properly, you will lose the automatic pneumatic hub engagement with the dynatrac setup, so you can eloc the tx case, but you'll still have to get out to lock the hubs.
  23. J

    Another Alternator

    Get your batteries checked out, premature alternator failure is often due to weak batteries that constantly overload the alternator.
  24. J

    rottela t oil

    Don't want to start a fight but.... since I started using amsoil in my truck (6.0) now it does 0-60 in 5.2 seconds, gets 52 mpg, women can't keep their hands off me, my dog stopped biting the mailman, my kids are honor students, and I got a promotion at work! Lets see Rotella do that!
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    Should I change to Synthetic?

    Just my 2 cents worth. Synthetic oil is superior to dino any way you cut it. I believe any turbo engine should run synthetic as it stands up to turbo temps much better than dino. It also flows better in the cold than dino. I don't use synthetic to extend drain intervals, but thats my...

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