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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 09:49 PM
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Question Question about turbo

1997 ford f-superduty 7.3 diesel

can I cap off the waste gate valve delete it and make it no longer there.

Would the check engine light come on.

would it mess the motor up.

would it mess the truck up.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 09:55 PM
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No wastegate on 97's and older
 
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 09:56 PM
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it shouldnt have a wastegate
 
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 10:16 PM
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Weird...ive heard this many times, but while running tests with a snapon solarus i swear i hear it go to waste.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 10:21 PM
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There is no OEM wastegates. But someone could've added one....not sure why though on a stock truck.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 11:19 PM
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the exhaust valve for the turbo like a throttle body what would happen if you took it out deleted make the devil go away
 
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by killthe6.0forddiesel
the exhaust valve for the turbo like a throttle body what would happen if you took it out deleted make the devil go away
Are you talking about the EBPV? You can delete it. Do a EBPV delete search. Many have done it.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 12:37 AM
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Diesels dont have throttle bodies. What your seeing is the EBPV, and yes you can delete it.
 
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Originally Posted by Ford4Life7.3
Diesels dont have throttle bodies. What your seeing is the EBPV, and yes you can delete it.
He was saying that it looks like a throttle body. And it pretty much does. Not in location or anything, but the valve itself.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 06:21 AM
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That must be exactly what I heard...the ebpv. Its like a exhaust brake but for warm up?
 
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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 07:48 AM
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That must be exactly what I heard...the ebpv. Its like a exhaust brake but for warm up?
You can turn it into an exhaust brake. Other than that its supposed to help on cold start ups. For most of us it's just another place that leaks oil
 
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