When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
I have spent the past week or so flushing my 6.0, doing the most thorough job I could. The restore only pulled out a tiny bit of goo and the restore plus didn't have much if anything in it, I was pleased with these results.
I also added a coolant filter and did the blue spring upgrade and new thermostat.
After my final chemical flush I have done about 7 distilled water flushes and I'm still not happy with the clarity of the water coming out. I feel like at this point it should be clearer. I have high idled it and driven it around on every flush getting it to operating temp. I have attached a couple pics....is this the clearest i can expect the water running through a cooling system? I will flush it another week if I need but the past 3 seem to be the exact same color. I have emptied both drain plugs every time and put in a full 5 gallons of water every time.
Does this seem normal? Most write ups say do 3 flushes or so after the chemicals and I've doubled that already. My system never was dirty especially compared to other pictures I've seen of people doing a flush. And my deltas were good previously and have been during and since. It had the ford gold originally.
Thanks for any help as usual!
These are samples from flushes 4-6 from left to right and water on the far right.
Thank you for the pic and reply texastech. Id say mine are about the color of yours about 4 from the right.
I don't expect them to be perfect I guess but there still is just a touch more color than I thought I would have at that stage. I just flushed again and I'm debating filling it with the new ELC after this one after it cools.
I just did mine a few weeks ago. 5 flushes with distilled water. I drained the block, pet **** and lower radiator hose each time. Drove it no less than 20 miles between each flush. Took me 2 whole days to finish.
The one on the left is actually the second drain. I had already disposed of the first before taking the picture. I didn't use any chemicals. Just distilled water each time.
I just took a pic of one gallon from each flush. Each flush yielded a tiny bit of sand (or what looked like sand). When finished, probably enough sand to make something the size of an aspirin. I went ahead and installed a coolant filter as well.
Hello TXmav thanks for the pic. With these 2 pics I'm confident mine's as clear as it should be. My pic does make it look a couple shades darker for sure, I took it in the shade in front of red bricks lol. But when i go out and look at the jug it looks like the 2 right ones in TXMAV's pic.
I haven't seen any sand and never had anything as dark as texastech's pic even after the chemical flushes.
It is sitting one last time right now, I'm gonna let it cool and drain and put in the antifreeze!
I think you're A-Ok. Last VC-9 flush I did the water came out black the first three flushes, and I don't even remember how much well water we ran through it before doing three distilled flushes for the ELC.
I think you're A-Ok. Last VC-9 flush I did the water came out black the first three flushes, and I don't even remember how much well water we ran through it before doing three distilled flushes for the ELC.
Ok great well the ELC is in, I chose Rotella because I have used their synthetic oil and have a good results.
Seems like a lot of TX guys here, Dallas rancher here....and that truck is my life blood lol.
This Hennessey Takes the Expedition Tremor's Off-Roading Capability to the Next Level
Slideshow: The VelociRaptor Expedition gains a lift, upgraded suspension, Brembo brakes, and trail-ready equipment while retaining the stock 440-horsepower EcoBoost V6.
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalyptic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
Slideshow: Called the Fortress, the 850-horsepower pickup combines Raptor underpinnings with military-inspired features, survival equipment, and a starting price of $285,000.
