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Mountain Pass
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From: Winnebago, Illinois
Thanks for all the good info. I will be pulling the turbo also now. When I did the head studs 2 years ago the turbo was cleaned and everything looked good with it. But I don’t drive my truck in the winter because I am from northern Illinois and they put way too much salt on the roads so it is very possible that could be a problem also. So for the piece of mind I will be pulling it.
Dave
Dave
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Dave,
If you haven't seen it already, this turbo rebuild thread from Benchwrench is outstanding:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...0-vgturbo.html
If you haven't seen it already, this turbo rebuild thread from Benchwrench is outstanding:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...0-vgturbo.html
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Mountain Pass
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From: Winnebago, Illinois
Dave,
If you haven't seen it already, this turbo rebuild thread from Benchwrench is outstanding:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...0-vgturbo.html
If you haven't seen it already, this turbo rebuild thread from Benchwrench is outstanding:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...0-vgturbo.html
Thanks
Dave
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Thanks, I love learning new stuff. I am very mechanical and don’t pay people to do stuff for me unless I just don’t have the time to do it. I am retired, but anyone who is retired will say they are busier now then when they worked. Again thanks for the link, I will be checking it out tonight after I get back from the Drag Strip, it’s race day and I don’t miss a weekend when I can get the race car out for some fun.
Thanks
Dave
Thanks
Dave
Well, my turbo cleaned up ok but even though it only had 49000 miles on it, I still decided to replace it. It's probably good for another 3-5 years. but I just decided to replace it with a new one since they have updated them to a certain degree.
Now with the new turbo, I don't see an EBP higher than 48 PSI (17psi at idle) and the boost doesn't exceed around 22-24PSI even at WOT (wide open throttle) where it was nearly 30 PSI before. Plus with the stuck vane system, it made the transmission shift at strange points.
All in all, I think replacing the turbo was the best choice. I also replaced the (flex) oil feed line with the solid steel one. The Kit from KC turbos comes with new gaskets and O-rings for the oil feed and both ends of the drain line
I had a heck of a time getting it re-installed. Unbeknownst to me the clamp for the Y-pipe was interfering with the last 1/4" going into place. Once I found that it fell into place. I almost had as much trouble getting the aircleaner re-installed!!
Knowing what I know now, I wouldn't hesitate to do it again!
Cheers,
Rick
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Mountain Pass
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4” exhaust with the cats and muffler. I have to do the thermostat tomorrow so I’m going to go ahead and pull the EBP sensor and tube and clean them. Even if they don’t need need to be cleaned it won’t hurt to just do it. It will give me piece of mind knowing that they are done.
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Exhaust Back Pressure sensor. It is a pressure sensor that is on the end of a tube that connects to the drivers side exhaust manifold. There were different tube designs (and sensor designs) for a few model years, so the exact location of the sensor (and its hold-down bracket) varies a little bit.
Easy to google: Ford 6.0L EBP sensor
This is for an '03:
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Easy to google: Ford 6.0L EBP sensor
This is for an '03:
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I think you said that earlier....but the only difference I have now (EBP) with a NON-frozen unison ring is a slightly lower EBP at WOT.
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The book states a few EBP values, and I believe that these are they:
Cruise - 19-20 psia
Light acceleration 21-22 psia
Hard acceleration - 42 psia
Coast - 16-17 psia
Cleaning the CAT should decrease the EBP (you will get the desired power with less boost required).
Cruise - 19-20 psia
Light acceleration 21-22 psia
Hard acceleration - 42 psia
Coast - 16-17 psia
Cleaning the CAT should decrease the EBP (you will get the desired power with less boost required).
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Mountain Pass
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Well I found my problem. The truck was also getting a bit hotter then I liked. I pulled my water pump and sure enough the impeller broke free. Just ordered a new pump with the 100mm steel impeller. Only reason I found that is because I have read many things about that impeller failing so I figured I would just go ahead and replace it now while I was working on it. Didn’t want it to have a problem when I was pulling my race trailer to the track and then miss a points race. Thank you to everyone that helped me with their input on my EBP, give me a piece of mind that it was within range.
Thank You
Dave
Thank You
Dave
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