Coolant level low
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Coolant level low
I believe I have a bad oil cooler, but I am somewhat questioning my EGR cooler as well. I plan to replace them both, but I noticed today that my coolant level is a little low in the degas bottle. Should I fill with distilled water or buy the recommended coolant? If I need coolant, what kind should I use?
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I believe I have a bad oil cooler, but I am somewhat questioning my EGR cooler as well. I plan to replace them both, but I noticed today that my coolant level is a little low in the degas bottle. Should I fill with distilled water or buy the recommended coolant? If I need coolant, what kind should I use?
I leave my coolant under the loww mark about 1/2 inch or it will puke it out
alittle distilled water shouldnt hurt test with a coolant hydro meter to verify the proper mix ratio 50/50
does the coolant look like gold or is it red coolant
also get some gaugesa to watch ECT vs EOT spread your truck has the square EGR cooler that fails alot be careful
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thats what I did
just keep an eye on the coolant leval if you suspect your losing coolant stop driving it
It doesnt take much coolant in the cylinders to cause Major problems when it overpressurizes the cylinders & heads
try parts guy ed he has the best prices Iv seen on oil coolers
you also may want to update the STC fitting on the HPOP since you have an 05
are you going to do the work
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Yes, I had planned to do the work. I hear it is a pain, but I would rather do it myself and save some money. Also, I don't think I have a head gasket problem because I have not seen any evidence of puking out of the degass bottle, white or blue smoke, etc. I just got the wrench light at one point, got the Scangauge and have seen 20-25 degree spreads. Since the wrench light, I have not driven more than 25 or 30 minutes at a time just so I can monitor it. I won't add much distilled water because it isn't very far down.
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If you are losing cooant, it's GOT to be going someplace. If not out your bottle, it may be out the exhaust.... and if there, you risk the hydro-lock problem! Beware!!!!!
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just curios but wont the SGII pick up the code for the wrench light
Lots of people here have done there oil/egr coolers there not to bad
I did egr/oil coolerss about a month ago and I had alot of great help from everyone on here FTE ROCKS
Lots of people here have done there oil/egr coolers there not to bad
I did egr/oil coolerss about a month ago and I had alot of great help from everyone on here FTE ROCKS
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good luck with it sometimes that SGII will open a can of worms
but better to find out like that then brokedown on the side of the road
I caught a bad oil cooler with my SGII
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I run the innova 3120 for my codes
I think the SGII is a better gauge tha code reader
one day I will get the AE that thing looks awesome the way you can command certain things to run certian ford diagnostics tests
I think the SGII is a better gauge tha code reader
one day I will get the AE that thing looks awesome the way you can command certain things to run certian ford diagnostics tests
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I am losin coolant somewhere. Don't know where it's goin I don't see wet spots when I park it. Goin to take to a dealer to let them run a full scan an test on everything to see if they can find where it's goin. An to find out why it acts like it skips when in overdrive an the torque converter is locked.
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I am losin coolant somewhere. Don't know where it's goin I don't see wet spots when I park it. Goin to take to a dealer to let them run a full scan an test on everything to see if they can find where it's goin. An to find out why it acts like it skips when in overdrive an the torque converter is locked.
The Bulley Dog is a tranny killer and it sounds like its claimed another victim