Anyone running a coolant filter?
Cargo Master
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What would be the benefit of running one anyway?
If the coolant is cleaner would it cool the engine better?
Lets you change the coolant less often.
Speaking of which how often should you change the coolant?
If the coolant is cleaner would it cool the engine better?
Lets you change the coolant less often.
Speaking of which how often should you change the coolant?
Hotshot
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From: Newport, WA
Lots of info on this... keeps the crud in the cooling system from cavitation from tearing the sheet out of things. If you can't find any threads in this forum, there are tons in the SD forum.
Fleet Mechanic
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The coolant additive makes grit when it's doing it's thing. If left circulating the grid is hard on all of the parts of the system.
International put a coolant filter on the engine to begin with but Ford decided saving the money of one was worth it.
International put a coolant filter on the engine to begin with but Ford decided saving the money of one was worth it.
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Hotshot
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From: Ashland City, TN
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...nt-filter.html
here is a good reason to run a coolant filter.
Nuff said.
here is a good reason to run a coolant filter.
Nuff said.
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Hotshot
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From: Ashland City, TN
I'ma do oilbypass at the same time as well.
Just gotta get that radiator so I can start on all this. Ugh. =\
Gonna do oil cooler, new radiator, oil bypass, and coolant filter all in one day.
I'm nuts!
Just gotta get that radiator so I can start on all this. Ugh. =\
Gonna do oil cooler, new radiator, oil bypass, and coolant filter all in one day.
I'm nuts!
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Hotshot
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From: Ashland City, TN
Take it to ian's, he's somewhat near you, he'll help ya out.
I dont have much time at all honestly. I'm just waiting to go to work. i hate 2nd shift days. Just sit around waiting to go to work. so annoying.
It will probably take me 2 days to do it, but it will be worth it.
I'm really enjoying synthetic oil though, truck runs way better.
I dont have much time at all honestly. I'm just waiting to go to work. i hate 2nd shift days. Just sit around waiting to go to work. so annoying.
It will probably take me 2 days to do it, but it will be worth it.
I'm really enjoying synthetic oil though, truck runs way better.
Cargo Master
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From: Walpole, MA
basically the same thing as this:
Ford Super Duty Coolant Filter | Superdutypsd.com
These engines were cast in sand and thus have a lot of crap floating in the block. I already had to replace one WP, I don't want to do another for a long time.
How often you are supposed to change the coolant depends on what coolant you have in the the truck:
Green - every 30k
Gold - every 50-100k
ELC - every 300-1,000k
Cargo Master
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From: Rockford IL
and yeah thats why I work the 6am-3pm! haha (love sneakin on here whenever I can!)
I will keep that in mind about Ian. Not many brothers up this way! lol
When Im back at school I am close-ish to DIYmechanic and JIM at rosewood! But im only there one semester of three! Lots more work than school!
which i dont mind...
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What are you doing to the oil cooler Talyn, just changing the O rings? I haven't read the links yet in here but the pre charged filter, I guessing, isn't used if your using pre changed anti freeze, it it? I have the dieselsite filter set up and it seems to do a good job.
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Yeah. I got a leak on my oil cooler.
Just gonna do the whole thing.
Was nice that ziggy had a block sitting at RRE, I was able to look it over a bit better with the motor not in the truck.
Mine's leaking from the gasket to the motor though, not from the o-rings.
I doubt its ever been done.
I'll probably just run an oil guard one, but was trying to see if anyone had any suggestions.
I think I spent 2 months researching to figure out what bypass filter system I was going to use.
Nice thing is, the racor system is the same as the oil guard system. So I don't have to buy the big box name and I can get the same thing for cheaper.
Just gonna do the whole thing.
Was nice that ziggy had a block sitting at RRE, I was able to look it over a bit better with the motor not in the truck.
Mine's leaking from the gasket to the motor though, not from the o-rings.
I doubt its ever been done.
I'll probably just run an oil guard one, but was trying to see if anyone had any suggestions.
I think I spent 2 months researching to figure out what bypass filter system I was going to use.
Nice thing is, the racor system is the same as the oil guard system. So I don't have to buy the big box name and I can get the same thing for cheaper.