EGR question before purchase
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EGR question before purchase
I've been looking to purchase another truck recently. Most of the trucks I've seen have had the EGR deleted, but a couple have had the bulletproof cooler installed instead. In my mind, deleted is the better way to go as it stops the exhaust from entering the intake. I've never felt like that was a good design regardless of the quality. I recently found a truck with the bulletproof cooler added. It has a good known history, and I trust the truck and seller. But, I'm not sure about having the EGR intact.
My state does no emissions testing. The truck is a late 2004, so I don't believe there will be a problem with check lights. If I were to purchase this truck, would it be best to leave it as is, remove the bulletproof cooler altogether, or leave it and block it off. I suppose turning it off with a tuner might also be an option.
Also, how much effect on fuel mileage does the EGR have? Is it the same for both the factory and bulletproof designs?
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My state does no emissions testing. The truck is a late 2004, so I don't believe there will be a problem with check lights. If I were to purchase this truck, would it be best to leave it as is, remove the bulletproof cooler altogether, or leave it and block it off. I suppose turning it off with a tuner might also be an option.
Also, how much effect on fuel mileage does the EGR have? Is it the same for both the factory and bulletproof designs?
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Thanks for the reply. If I were to buy the truck with the bulletproof egr, is it worth the cost and trouble to pull it off? Or, is it enough of an improvement over the stock egr that it is not worth removing?
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If it has a BPD EGR cooler I'd leave it on there. It seems to be a good unit and I have not heard of many failures. Just be sure it's a BPD brand. Other knock off brands of "heavy duty" coolers have had some quality issues.
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The reason for the egr delete is for coolant leaks and reliability. I don't think it really affects performance much. If it already has a BPD cooler there is really no reason to delete imho.
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That makes me feel better about it. My biggest concern was sending exhaust back into the intake, sooting things up. Is this less of a concern with the bulletproof?
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You are somtimes better off leaving it alone. Some of the delete kits end up leaking, welding up a cooler also has risk. If, someday you have to replace something (oil cooler) THEN is when I'd consider a change.
I've got the full BPD egr cooler and remote condenser mount oil cooler and the egr cooler IS bulletproof.
I've got the full BPD egr cooler and remote condenser mount oil cooler and the egr cooler IS bulletproof.
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but I am far from an expert here. I am deleted. when I pulled my engine i debated heavily on delete vs BPD cooler.
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Thanks for all of the replies. As I said, blowing sooty exhaust back into the intake seems like a bad idea, but there’s countless of them out there doing it. The replieshere make me feel quite a bit better about it.
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if you ever wanted to sell it, it could be a bonus that it's still street legal. There never was a great problem with EGR if the oil cooler was still okay, that's the big deal. The EGR failing is a symptom of the real problem.
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I thought the same as far as it being street legal. It’s actually fairly rare to see one around here for sale that hasn’t been deleted.
The oil cooler on this particular truck was recently replaced, so that shouldn’t be a concern. Actually, my main hang up on it is that it’s a late 2004 truck. I would rather have an 05 or newer for the suspension differences.
The oil cooler on this particular truck was recently replaced, so that shouldn’t be a concern. Actually, my main hang up on it is that it’s a late 2004 truck. I would rather have an 05 or newer for the suspension differences.
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You are somtimes better off leaving it alone. Some of the delete kits end up leaking, welding up a cooler also has risk. If, someday you have to replace something (oil cooler) THEN is when I'd consider a change.
I've got the full BPD egr cooler and remote condenser mount oil cooler and the egr cooler IS bulletproof.
I've got the full BPD egr cooler and remote condenser mount oil cooler and the egr cooler IS bulletproof.
If you have a BPD setup, you don't have much to worry about and can turn it off with an SCT X4.
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