So there are tons of posts about this floating around out there but I thought I would share my experience with this upgrade.

First off, 30 min to complete...never happen. Not from oem setup anyways. Wrestle with the air filter and housing for 10 min, next, wrestle with intake tube for 10 min only to stop for fear of breaking the tube by prying too hard. Another 5 min to run rope through steering linkage to tie down upper radiator hose. So if you have been counting min here your up to 25. The actual regulator change wasn't that bad even with the intake tube in the way as long as you get the rad hose tied down well. Just use a long screwdriver on the torx socket to unscrew the bolts. Change it all out and replace. Noted that my old spring was bent. Since I got the set from ford cheap, I got the cover plate too and like others had extra parts. Didn't need the black plastic cup and orings. Took me two hours which most of was devoted to messing with the damn air filter...what a terrible design. Anyone who has had to replace or work on a 6.0 knows what I mean. But now have 70 psi at idle and 61 at wot. Seems to idle a little smoother now as well.

 

Thanks for sharing your experience with us. Glad you got it done.

 

Air Filter Change_x264.mp4 - YouTube

Here is how I do my airfilter swap. Works for me. Takes about 4-5 mins out and back in.

 

DPM, Did you get a Fuel Pressure before you made the switch? What kind of gauge are you using?

Did your Regulator have these blue dots on it before you started?



Did you peel alot of skin off your knuckles? How much does the dealer charge to make this swap?

I have the kit too so I am debating on when I need to make the change.

 

I just used the 1/4" extension and leveraged against the upper hose, no need to tie it back or anything.

Josh

 

if that took me 30 min i would go broke. its about as easy as it gets.

 

Colm, great video! Seems much easier than fumbling with the tabs constantly to get them aligned.

2112, my pressure before the switch was 56psi idle and 47wot. According to the autometer gauge I borrowed from work. (Im a firefighter/medic and we run all international diesels so our shop is well tooled ) as for the blue dots...idk either its a junkyard marking for used or may be blue dotted to signify blue spring....just a thought. The regulator cover itself wasn't hard but I just thought outside the box about it. To get the bolts out. Harder on knees to be balanced on the battery and cab mount. Lol. It wasn't hard at all so I wouldn't debate taking it to a dealer to do it. Would cost a ton more in shop time. Your injectors will thank you to do it soon.

 

Took me about 45 min. to do it. Was alot easier than replacing turbos.

 

Just did mine yesterday. Maybe I lucked out. Had the tools already to go and had the truck running in 20 mins. I disconnected the upper rad hose at the rad. and flopped it out of the way. The info on the forum here was really helpfull getting a game plan before the project started

 

Not anymore! LOL, For a novice if it takes 2 hours he's still money ahead in his pocket. I'm retired and my time is free if it doesn't kill me.

Hope your new endeavor is working out. Mike

 

Very true. Better prep would have helped....if I had the spare coolant I would have just pulled the rad hose but was just as easy to tie it down out of the way. Idk...maye its just me but I fight the damn tabs on that filter every time. I suppose the job itself didn't take long at all. Just the getting to it did. Haha.

 

Clean the area around the radiator drain plug of any dirt and road grime, then drain some into a clean bucket. You can pour it back in the degas bottle when you are done. Done it many times myself.

 

I just did the blue spring mod and I had the blue dots. I thought the same thing that I may have already had the blue spring done. Turns out that it had not been done. I compaired both springs side by side just to make sure.

 

Thanks Dirty, That is what I needed to know. Not a junkyard thing, owned the truck since new.

Now I think I may combine the job with the reverse oil cooler flush and FICM swap.

 

Sounds like a great iidea 2112.