Mine blew off 4 times on my 04 and I thought it was a good idea to keep spare spring clamps in the glove box. I also kept channel locks, Vise grips and a flat head and Phillips in there. Then I thought it was the damn clamps that were the issue. I finally swapped it and never found out for sure. Never looked back either!

 

before i go, is there a fix or new intercooler hose that i can do ?

 

Read in the tech folder under intercooler hoses. They can be cleaned and reattached. I definitely suggest the clamps as when that hose blows off, the clamp could get lost.

 

 

I'd take a peek at it and make sure that the clamps are snug. If you have the plastic tube going into that right angle elbow up near the fan, you'll want to make sure it isn't backing off the elbow.

Here's what I take along with mine:

- Spare fuel filters and the tools to change them (My setup is a 6mm allan wrench, a 36mm deep socket (1/2" drive), and a 1/2" ratchet)
- Spare hose clamps - In a pinch you can use two standard hose clamps attached together to hold an intercooler hose on.
- A few quarts of oil
- A gallon of antifreeze (Ford yellow mixed with distilled water)

When I started making more long trips across the country, I bought a cordless impact gun and sockets to do the truck and trailers. I ultimately started carrying a hydraulic jack, too, but all that is probably overkill for a few trips now and then.

I also have an 04 that I've used extensively with hauling horses and cars. When the truck was brand new, the plastic hose near the elbow backed off a little bit and got caught on the barb. It also put a spot of oil on the underside of my hood. I just loosened the clamp, pushed it back on all the way, and retightened. When I finished the run, I removed the duct and cleaned it. I've never had anything happen like that again. All I do is wash the engine down every six months or so and take a peek at those clamps every oil change.

 

CB, my 2 cents says you are dead on. You don't plan for a catastrophe, you plan for the little things that go wrong that could end up bugging the "crap" out of you. You have a good list, minus the bigger tools that I would bring in my post above.

I would also add one more thing, if the hose blows off more than once, screw the frickin' thing in at the top of the turbo with a sheet metal screw after you've drilled a small pilot hole and hope it makes it all the way home. Again, small enough and wide enough for whatever screw you have handy. Make sure you get a good bite. So, maybe take a battery drill, too. Then get the turbo replaced.

But, if it's never blown off under load by now, forget it and go with Brett's list. Good job, I'd say.