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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 12:46 PM
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turbo?

I have 06 f-250 6.0 112000 miles,check engine lite on,dealer said turbo not boosting properly,1900.00 to fix turbo,is this right,truck seems to spool up and boost fine,any ideas?
 
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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 01:47 PM
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if its the turbo buy one from xdp for 1200 and replace it your self its not hard to do maybe an hour at most
 
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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 01:48 PM
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why dont you clean it first and see if that fixes your problem.great write-up on how to do it in the tech folder.that is,of course,nothing's gone through it and ruined it.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 05:18 PM
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My vote would be try to recondition it first.(cleaning) Do you know what the codes were?
 
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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 05:25 PM
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thanks for the info,will post codes tommorow
 
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