EGR removal effect on temperature
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I do plan to install a block heater before winter comes back. I don't think it'll cure the issue but at least the drives TO work should be a little better.
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It's only that cold here from late December into mid February. So, not quite two months of the brutal stuff. Otherwise we stay above zero. But still, it gets annoying driving to work every morning with my breath visible in the cab.
I do plan to install a block heater before winter comes back. I don't think it'll cure the issue but at least the drives TO work should be a little better.
I do plan to install a block heater before winter comes back. I don't think it'll cure the issue but at least the drives TO work should be a little better.
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Just to update....
Tomorrow morning is our first frost of the season. Should wake up to temps around freezing. Will be interesting to see how the truck responds. But, at the end of last week we were down into the upper 30s and the truck seemed to build coolant heat much faster than before. By the time I was 1.5 miles from my house coolant temp was already 130F. That seems to be a marked improvement over my temps with EGR functional. Like I said though, at or below freezing tomorrow morning should tell the story.
Also, I still should do the block heater but prices seem to have gone up on the parts and I'm waiting for cold weather to see if the truck really is going to heat up faster now. If I can consistently get 130+ coolant temps a mile down the road then I'll be in great shape this winter. Plus, I have remote start and the high idle kit now, which I didn't have last year.
Tomorrow morning is our first frost of the season. Should wake up to temps around freezing. Will be interesting to see how the truck responds. But, at the end of last week we were down into the upper 30s and the truck seemed to build coolant heat much faster than before. By the time I was 1.5 miles from my house coolant temp was already 130F. That seems to be a marked improvement over my temps with EGR functional. Like I said though, at or below freezing tomorrow morning should tell the story.
Also, I still should do the block heater but prices seem to have gone up on the parts and I'm waiting for cold weather to see if the truck really is going to heat up faster now. If I can consistently get 130+ coolant temps a mile down the road then I'll be in great shape this winter. Plus, I have remote start and the high idle kit now, which I didn't have last year.
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Just to update....
Tomorrow morning is our first frost of the season. Should wake up to temps around freezing. Will be interesting to see how the truck responds. But, at the end of last week we were down into the upper 30s and the truck seemed to build coolant heat much faster than before. By the time I was 1.5 miles from my house coolant temp was already 130F. That seems to be a marked improvement over my temps with EGR functional. Like I said though, at or below freezing tomorrow morning should tell the story.
Also, I still should do the block heater but prices seem to have gone up on the parts and I'm waiting for cold weather to see if the truck really is going to heat up faster now. If I can consistently get 130+ coolant temps a mile down the road then I'll be in great shape this winter. Plus, I have remote start and the high idle kit now, which I didn't have last year.
Tomorrow morning is our first frost of the season. Should wake up to temps around freezing. Will be interesting to see how the truck responds. But, at the end of last week we were down into the upper 30s and the truck seemed to build coolant heat much faster than before. By the time I was 1.5 miles from my house coolant temp was already 130F. That seems to be a marked improvement over my temps with EGR functional. Like I said though, at or below freezing tomorrow morning should tell the story.
Also, I still should do the block heater but prices seem to have gone up on the parts and I'm waiting for cold weather to see if the truck really is going to heat up faster now. If I can consistently get 130+ coolant temps a mile down the road then I'll be in great shape this winter. Plus, I have remote start and the high idle kit now, which I didn't have last year.
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Used to see that a lot in the UK. Now, not so much. Either vehicles are better quality, or driver quality has declined…
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For what it's worth, I have the Ford OE grille cover. It didn't help at all last winter.
So this morning everything was frosted over. Upper 20s/low 30s down in the valleys. Truck was almost 10 degrees warmer at the end of my county road (2.5 miles) than it would have been with EGR intact. There are still a lot of variables that can affect this, so I cannot say for sure yet that the truck is warming up faster now. But, I can say for sure that it's not warming up more slowly. So that is what makes me happy. The EGR removal had no negative effect on cabin heat. Cool!
So this morning everything was frosted over. Upper 20s/low 30s down in the valleys. Truck was almost 10 degrees warmer at the end of my county road (2.5 miles) than it would have been with EGR intact. There are still a lot of variables that can affect this, so I cannot say for sure yet that the truck is warming up faster now. But, I can say for sure that it's not warming up more slowly. So that is what makes me happy. The EGR removal had no negative effect on cabin heat. Cool!
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Forgot about this thread. But now that we're in the middle of a terrible winter it is confirmed, my truck warms up faster with the EGR cooler gone. I attribute it to the fact that there's simply less coolant and less passageway for coolant to travel through now, so the coolant heats faster.
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