Is a coolant filter worth it?
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Stewart H
I tried to figure out how to PM you & could not.
Can you send me any info on how to install coolant filter & if so
what brand is best. Is a coolant filter included in any of Gooch's
flush instructions?
Also, unrelated - I could not find the link on 7.3L motor oils and wanted to make sure I was ok using Motorcraft 15W-40 and MC filter.
Thanks
I tried to figure out how to PM you & could not.
Can you send me any info on how to install coolant filter & if so
what brand is best. Is a coolant filter included in any of Gooch's
flush instructions?
Also, unrelated - I could not find the link on 7.3L motor oils and wanted to make sure I was ok using Motorcraft 15W-40 and MC filter.
Thanks
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I've read lots on the oil cooler topic and have come to the conclusion the Ford gold precipitates in the oil cooler causing blockage. I'm sold on the Delo ELC or equivalent.
I'm running a coolant filter, also back flushed and trying a quart of RMI-25 for a while to save my cooler.
I'm running a coolant filter, also back flushed and trying a quart of RMI-25 for a while to save my cooler.
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The setup at Dieselsite.com is the only one I know about. Actually, scratch that. There was one person who has a setup purchased from another site, I remember seeing the pics, but I can't remember where he got it from.
As I stated above, nothing but good can come from a filter on the coolant system.
Stewart
Can you send me any info on how to install coolant filter & if so
what brand is best.
what brand is best.
Stewart
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It's a cheap part that provides and insane amount of insurance coverage...
If I ever bought a 6.0, before I even bought one, I'd have a coolant filter waiting for it. That's just how important it is....
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Stewart H
I tried to figure out how to PM you & could not.
Can you send me any info on how to install coolant filter & if so
what brand is best. Is a coolant filter included in any of Gooch's
flush instructions?
Also, unrelated - I could not find the link on 7.3L motor oils and wanted to make sure I was ok using Motorcraft 15W-40 and MC filter.
Thanks
I tried to figure out how to PM you & could not.
Can you send me any info on how to install coolant filter & if so
what brand is best. Is a coolant filter included in any of Gooch's
flush instructions?
Also, unrelated - I could not find the link on 7.3L motor oils and wanted to make sure I was ok using Motorcraft 15W-40 and MC filter.
Thanks
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Didn't read all the replys, just wanted to throw my .02 in here.
From everything I read I would use one on a 6.0 (the pickiest motor in history). But that would be it, I wouldn't have a coolant filter on anything else. There isn't much to be filtered in the coolant system and it is just another thing to have fail while on the road.
What happens when the filter plugs up? Overheated motor, on the side of the road, probably in the middle of nowhere. The coolant system doesn't like restrictions especially in the main path.
Vehicles have been fine for 100 years without a coolant filter, no need to start using one now (unless you have a 6.0 apparently).
Maybe we should start filtering the differential fluid too?
From everything I read I would use one on a 6.0 (the pickiest motor in history). But that would be it, I wouldn't have a coolant filter on anything else. There isn't much to be filtered in the coolant system and it is just another thing to have fail while on the road.
What happens when the filter plugs up? Overheated motor, on the side of the road, probably in the middle of nowhere. The coolant system doesn't like restrictions especially in the main path.
Vehicles have been fine for 100 years without a coolant filter, no need to start using one now (unless you have a 6.0 apparently).
Maybe we should start filtering the differential fluid too?