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Old 02-25-2014, 04:10 PM
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Coolant Flush with a Leaky EGR Cooler

I am planning to replace my Oil Cooler and EGR Cooler. If the EGR cooler is already leaking, is it okay to perform a coolant flush?
 
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As long as it's not flooding your cylinders or running coolant out the tailpipe it's fine.
 
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Originally Posted by madhatt
I am planning to replace my Oil Cooler and EGR Cooler. If the EGR cooler is already leaking, is it okay to perform a coolant flush?
That could be a dangerous move if you should hydro-lock. Myself, I would remove the lower hose, open all pet***** and get what I could out of it without running it just using a garden hose to flush it. The t-stat would also have to be removed. The safest precaution when done would be to remove the glow plugs when you first turn the motor over. A lot of extra work but better than a trashed motor. You could also just flush it after the cooler work but you then take the chance of plugging the new oil cooler.
 
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