I had this strange coolant leak for a few days on my 2005 F350 and thought maybe it was the water pump or worse. I came to find out that it was the failed EGR Cooler Hose that is located under the turbo and feeds the oil pump. I spent $38.00 for the new "blue" hose upgrade and o-rings and took pictures of the steps involved. You will need an "offset" ratchet extension to pull this off, beer and/or valium will also help as you will have no room to work in and will destroy your knuckles. Plan on spending time up on the engine.

Pictures are in my album and in order with instructions.

Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums - nanuke1's Album: EGR Coolant hose replacement

 

Believe it or not, 10-15 minutes tops!

 

Great write up. Wasn't long ago folks were removing the turbo to fix that hose.

And, the photo with the paper towels to block the areas off to prevent tool loss is nice to see.

When I took my turbo out earlier this year, I was able to retrieve the 2 torx bits I dropped down there when I replaced my cooler hose!

Reps to you.

 

Great write up - and the pictures are very valuable to us guys that don't have much wrench time! Reps!

 

Truth be told when I removed the hose I did not realize that the cooler port could be removed so I spent about 1 hour wiggling that damn thing our of the EGR port. I found better info before trying to put the hose back on which probably saved the destruction of the new hose. Here is a great link showing the schematics of what and where the parts are. http://ww2.justanswer.com/uploads/mu...90613_1121.pdf

 

where did u guys get the new o ring .dealer wants to replace the whole thing.

 

Need the hose and o-rings for that. Not just o-rings.

 

sorry didnt explain myself very well.Yes i got the hose from ford but I am having hell pulling housing out. Both bolts are off and old hose is away from housing .Any trick to pulling the housing out . THANKS.

 

Yes, those o-rings on the housing are snug. Be firm but gentle. The tool I used to remove it.

 

got it thanks.....................

 

Nanuke, I will be replacing the blue EGR cooler hose, saw your posts; the factory intall and images were very helpful! I was unable to access your personal instructions and photos, could you PM me with a link? Thanks, Barry

 

The link doesn't work for me. Is there another way to see the photos?

 

I have this leak and need to do this job. The link doesn't work. Can you repost these photos?

Thanks!

 

Try reading through this one:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...placement.html