Running Scared
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Running Scared
Here is what's happening. I installed a coolant filter a few monthes back so today I pull that off to change out and see what she cleaned out. The same story there. Looked over at the degas and I notice zero coolant. So I plug her is since it is 19 outside and wait 5 hours. Come back still the same so I fire her up and get a steady stream of exhaust fumes from drivers side. Go around back and getting yellow fluid out the exhaust. On the last drive my temps were normal at 70 mph I had a EOT 188 ish and ECT of 195 ish. I just flushed the coolant before driving to Anchorage AK. My only mods are the coolant filter, high idle, and a Edge insight. Should I go straight for the EGR or HG's. I baby this beast with filter changes and additives and drive her at a minium to operating temps before shutting down. I try my darnest to plug her in if she is outside and garage her at the house.
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I dont think Id be running it at all with no fluid in the degass bottle and spitting premeium gold antifreeze out the exhaust. If its the egr cooler then antifreeze is going through turbo and everything. Id start by pulling the egr valve out .see if the egr cooler sprung a leak. look in the tech folder found good trouble shoot in there.
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The OP could be talking about anti-freeze but given the cold weather he mentioned (increased condensation reaction) I'm betting it's not anti-freeze.
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So I pulled the EGR valve and she was dripping wet! The next question is I'm going to do a delete, new cooler, new coolant and new oil. Anything eles I should do? The wife said sell her but this truck pulled my whole family to AK from GA with zero issues so I'm in favor of keeping her.
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Do you have a place to work on your truck in Anchorage or are you doing it outside?
If it was mine I would change out the egr cooler and oil cooler just to be safe and see how it does. If still using coolant then head gaskets and studs.
It gets spendy real quick but still cheaper than a new diesel, just a few more headaches and having to listen to the wife every time you need to buy another part.
If it was mine I would change out the egr cooler and oil cooler just to be safe and see how it does. If still using coolant then head gaskets and studs.
It gets spendy real quick but still cheaper than a new diesel, just a few more headaches and having to listen to the wife every time you need to buy another part.
