I'm new to trouble shooting my 6.0 some of the guys suggested my smoking problem is in the egr valve.What is the egr valve where is it and what dos it do the help will be appreciated Joe Doyle.

 

The EGR valve allows the recirculation of exhaust gasses back into the intake manifold - it is intended for emissions control (NOx).

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EGR Valve location:
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I am assuming this is the same location for the F450/550 since it is still a 6.0L

 

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The EGR valve located right at front of your oil filter housing - see picture #2.
What is it? Simply it is the nastiest, ugliest, one of the most evil parts of the 6.0L diesel engine.
What does it do? It is an emission related component. The engine designed to have low emission, and the engineers thought that if they reroute some of the exhaust gas to the intake, and burn that in the combustion chamber, the emission will be better.
The exhaust gas routed in to the EGR cooler to cool it down some ( ideally at everyday traffic it is between 600 and 1000 degrees, but towing or flooring the truck could raise up to 14-1500 degrees. Jou don't want that temperature to get in to the intake, that's why it's going through a chamber what's cooled with engine coolant - EGR cooler - the most evil part IMO.
At the end of the rerouted exhaust gas "journey", is the EGR valve, that's the part what will adjust the amount of "cooled" exhaust to go in to the intake. Because of the c**py, oily residue - what caused by other effects in the exhaust gas - the EGR valve will be covered with shoot in relatively short period of time, and this residue will detain the movement of the EGR valve. If your EGR valve stuck open - you have "uncounted" amount of exhaust go into the intake, slows the exhaust gas - what drives your turbo - and fills the intake with exhaust, and that will affect the performance of your truck BIG time.
Anyways, to make a long story short, it is recommended to do EGR valve cleaning "regularly". I personally recommend deleting or 03-04 year truck block the EGR cooler completely....

 

Ain't that the truth.

 

It sure is!

 

i have read alot of guys doing away with egr and install/welding freezeout plugs in does anyone of pics or step by step instr. on how to do this egr elimination deal, without having to buy the high dollar kit?

05 f350 6.0 psd
Thanks

 

yeah any pics to get started? needing to do it and dont want to pay if i could do it my self.