6.0 Leaking water
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6.0 Leaking water
My 2005 F250 6.0 is leaking water from where the front cover connects to the intake manifold. Could anyone give some insight on what could cause this. Im guessing there is an o-ring there that has blown out. I am in the process of tearing everything down and want to make sure I covered all the bases. Thanks
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It is the intake manifold rubber donut. You have to remove the intake manifold to get to it.
The one I'm thinking of is in the bottom left of the picture
Go to this thread and look at post 34 for better picture
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...m-where-3.html
Gasket kit - O-ring for manifold, turbo drain tube o-rings, EGR coolant hose, EGR gaskets and o-ring, turbo mounting bolts, turbo oil supply gasket and o-ring. Ford part #3C3Z-9433-BJ
The one I'm thinking of is in the bottom left of the picture
Go to this thread and look at post 34 for better picture
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...m-where-3.html
Gasket kit - O-ring for manifold, turbo drain tube o-rings, EGR coolant hose, EGR gaskets and o-ring, turbo mounting bolts, turbo oil supply gasket and o-ring. Ford part #3C3Z-9433-BJ
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When I was putting mine back together I thought the same thing, there are zero bolts around that hole to keep it torqued down, and only 8 ftlbs on the intake manifold bolts. I kept thinking to myself it is a sure fire weak point, but I replaced mine with a new donut that came with my intake manifold gasket set from victor reinz and it didn't leak.
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Cracked heads?
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Also just some more information, I just bought this truck a few months ago in Jan. so Ive slowly been finding out the history on it. Ive put less then 3000 miles on it, so already having problems isnt making me a happy person. The other owner was not very good at mechanical stuff and worked on this thing. I am guessing that when he put the egr cooler back on he did not torque a single bolt since 2 out of the three turbo bolts where laying on the block and many others I took out with my fingers. So that being said, I believe this may have been caused by someone working on something they shouldnt have. I believe that when he installed the egr delete and pulled up the manifold he didnt replace any gaskets and didnt get it to seal back up very good.
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Also just some more information, I just bought this truck a few months ago in Jan. so Ive slowly been finding out the history on it. Ive put less then 3000 miles on it, so already having problems isnt making me a happy person. The other owner was not very good at mechanical stuff and worked on this thing. I am guessing that when he put the egr cooler back on he did not torque a single bolt since 2 out of the three turbo bolts where laying on the block and many others I took out with my fingers. So that being said, I believe this may have been caused by someone working on something they shouldnt have. I believe that when he installed the egr delete and pulled up the manifold he didnt replace any gaskets and didnt get it to seal back up very good.
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Found this nugget if cheezit can confirm replacing the injector cups fixes this? And what is involved with doing that?
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08-10-2010, 02:27 AM
But the question is, do the minor cracks cause a performance or reliability issue? We have done quite a few stud jobs (60+) and have only had 5 heads cracked to the point that they were unusable. Most of the time the heads have to be replaced because of fuel in the coolant in my experience. fwiw I'm no expert just a greasemonkey
Almost all the ones I have done are cracked between the glow plug hole and the valve seat. Most of the time replacing the injector cups takes care of the fuel in the coolant.
08-10-2010, 02:27 AM
But the question is, do the minor cracks cause a performance or reliability issue? We have done quite a few stud jobs (60+) and have only had 5 heads cracked to the point that they were unusable. Most of the time the heads have to be replaced because of fuel in the coolant in my experience. fwiw I'm no expert just a greasemonkey
Almost all the ones I have done are cracked between the glow plug hole and the valve seat. Most of the time replacing the injector cups takes care of the fuel in the coolant.
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I would think it would at least run hot if something major was wrong. My scanner says running temp is 178 F after some hard runs. I don't really ever pull anything over 8500lbs rarely. It never really lost any coolant I check everything almost every time I drive it. Did not have any diesel smell when I drained the coolant either. Guess I will roll the dice and see what happens.
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Well your thread just got me thinking my truck has cracked heads along with everyone else's on here. Ford Power Stroke Bulletproofing Tactics - Four Wheeler Magazine
Go read that, then do a google search on 6.0 cracked heads, makes me think we are all screwed! Lmao.
Right now your only out a gasket!
Go read that, then do a google search on 6.0 cracked heads, makes me think we are all screwed! Lmao.
Right now your only out a gasket!