Extreamly dirty Y pipe ?
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Extreamly dirty Y pipe ?
I looked at a used Excursion today that had a 7.3L ps in it. My problem is that the Y pipe ? or the pipe that goes from the turbo to the intake was extreamly covered in grease and grit. I dont know if this is normal or not. The motor has 63k on it and its a '00 modle. The owner dosent seem to be one that was real concerned w/ cleanliness. Could this be normal for this motor given the conditions of the milage and the owner never ever cleaned it. Any input would be great its getting down to decision time to buy one. Also does the 7.3L in a excursion have a air cooler on it. Don't know how I forgot to look for that today. I read somewere that the E-series and the X's did not run the air cooler.
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i would crawl up on the engine with a handheld mirror and look for leaks around the spot. may be an oil leak, shooting oil on the pipe. i would suspect the turbo pedestal- where the turbo mounts down onto the pedestal, and also where that mounts to the block.
yes, the excursion does have an "intercooler". look for two big pipes, one that comes off the turbo to the left wheel area, and in front of the radiator. the "cold-side" will come up the other side and go back into this contraption and backinto the engine.
yes, the excursion does have an "intercooler". look for two big pipes, one that comes off the turbo to the left wheel area, and in front of the radiator. the "cold-side" will come up the other side and go back into this contraption and backinto the engine.
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Originally Posted by 4x4 VANMAN
I looked at a used Excursion today that had a 7.3L ps in it. My problem is that the Y pipe ? or the pipe that goes from the turbo to the intake was extreamly covered in grease and grit. I dont know if this is normal or not. The motor has 63k on it and its a '00 modle. The owner dosent seem to be one that was real concerned w/ cleanliness. Could this be normal for this motor given the conditions of the milage and the owner never ever cleaned it. Any input would be great its getting down to decision time to buy one. Also does the 7.3L in a excursion have a air cooler on it. Don't know how I forgot to look for that today. I read somewere that the E-series and the X's did not run the air cooler.
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Originally Posted by jetdoc
My 99 had that....Do the CCV mod and tighten the clamps. All of them.. and enjoy!!!
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Originally Posted by jetdoc
My 99 had that....Do the CCV mod and tighten the clamps. All of them.. and enjoy!!!
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rerouting the crank case vent. it was sucked into the intake pre-turbo, and left an oily residue on everything. look at my gallery, i have several pics of my CCV reroute, i even tied mine into my exhaust flow so there wouldnt be a stupid looking cloud of mist coming out from under the truck.
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Originally Posted by 4x4 VANMAN
Intercooler yea thats what I ment. Thanks. CCV mod? Whats involved in that?
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Read a post somewhere that mentioned to run the vent hose vertical then horizontal over brake mastercylinder then down...the idea was to allow the oil to drain back into the CC. Trying to avoid little oill puddles in driveway.
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the oil wont drip. i will go under my truck tomorrow and get some pics for you, i have it tied in my exhaust and i will take pics of the routing for now, here is what i have of it so far-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/twostrokerocket/DSCF2100.jpg
this is a pic of my thermocouple, but you can see the red hose going by in the corner
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/twostrokerocket/DSCF2249.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/twostrokerocket/DSCF2362.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...t/DSCF2363.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...t/DSCF2098.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/twostrokerocket/DSCF2100.jpg
this is a pic of my thermocouple, but you can see the red hose going by in the corner
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/twostrokerocket/DSCF2249.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/twostrokerocket/DSCF2362.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...t/DSCF2363.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...t/DSCF2098.jpg
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Originally Posted by PSNut
Read a post somewhere that mentioned to run the vent hose vertical then horizontal over brake mastercylinder then down...the idea was to allow the oil to drain back into the CC. Trying to avoid little oill puddles in driveway.