EBPV Removal
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From: Rolla, MO
EBPV Removal
I've seen a lot of guys talking about gutting thier Exhaust Backpressure Valve (<ACRONYM title="Exhaust Back Pressure Valve">EBPV</ACRONYM>) to reduce the exhaust backpressure. Is this a wise thing? Just wondering if there is any ill effects by doing this? Can anyone explain this and possibly have a picture of where this valve is located? I need Diesel schooling!! 
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From: Vashon, WA
From what I've read you need to be careful in that your oil feed to the turbo passes by the ebpv. If you just gut it and do not address the oil feed you could burn up the turbo. More experienced members who have actually done the conversion will be more help but I believe there is a port to plug off and disconnecting the electrical connection at the pedistal are both recommended in this mod. You can also get the non-epbv pedistal and plate and improve your air flow while eliminating the leak that occurs at the ebpv shaft but it'll cost you $250.
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Sorry I don't have any pictures handy, but I'll throw in what I can. There are 2 parts to this mod. There is a butterfly valve that closes when commanded to help in warming up the engine. When it's fully open, the big circle piece is in line with the direction of air flow so you basically have a 1/8" thick piece of metal and the 3/8" or so rod it attaches to that is providing some restriction. When it's closes, the 1/8" thick piece rotates almost 90 deg. so that it becomes a 3" round obstruction in the exhaust path.
The other part is the solenoid that activates the valve. It's a rod that rotates the plate to the open or closed position. It's part of the turbo pedestal, so there is oil flow to it to keep things lubricated. By gutting and plugging it, you remove the possibility of having an oil leak there. Unplugging the electrical wire (sets a soft code but does not trip the CEL) you prevent the PCM from trying to activate the valve and sending oil to lubricate something that is no longer there. Sending too much oil to the valve might rob the turbo of oil and cause turbo issues, so unplugging the wire is recommended.
The other part is the solenoid that activates the valve. It's a rod that rotates the plate to the open or closed position. It's part of the turbo pedestal, so there is oil flow to it to keep things lubricated. By gutting and plugging it, you remove the possibility of having an oil leak there. Unplugging the electrical wire (sets a soft code but does not trip the CEL) you prevent the PCM from trying to activate the valve and sending oil to lubricate something that is no longer there. Sending too much oil to the valve might rob the turbo of oil and cause turbo issues, so unplugging the wire is recommended.
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From: South East PA.
You can get a turbo pedestal that deletes the EBPV from a couple of the forum sponsors, I got mine from dieselsite, I'm sure Clay from Riff Raff can set you up also, I paid $125.00 for the pedestal, it seemed like the best way to do it to me. No ill effects here.
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Ok I got a quick question about this too I got everything apart hoping for just an O ring replace but the ebpv is leaking oil and loose as heck. But I live in northern Canada. Would this delete cause warm up problems? Is there a kit to fix it ?or do I have to buy a whole new pedastal?
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deleting it wont cause any warm up problems your truck will just take a little longer to warm up. that jet engine hissing sound wont happen anymore. there is a kit to fix it and its like 130 bucks or something but not alot of folks have much luck getting it to stay sealed up much past a year or two. a new one from ford is around 550 bucks. or you can buy a pedestal without it for like 125 bucks. or you could just plug it and be done. i personally got the deleted pedestal and called it a leak ill never have to worry about again. you could always get a tuner with high idle to help your warms ups.............
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Well well I phoned the dealer and the repair kit is $260. A new pedestal 1200 and all have to be ordered up here. So how do you delete the EBPV just gut the whole thing and put a bolt in to seal the hole ?
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Heres what I did with mine.https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/a...p?albumid=2110
Go throughthe pics backwards,thats how they loaded for some reason.
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there are alot of other places to get OEM parts than from the dealer. alot of our vendors carry their stuff at a fraction of the cost. also give a shout out to ED the parts guy on here. you can also check out powerstrokeshop.com.........
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Heres what I did with mine.https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/a...p?albumid=2110
Go throughthe pics backwards,thats how they loaded for some reason.
Go throughthe pics backwards,thats how they loaded for some reason.
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With some sort of image software. Many have an option to resize an image. Microsoft Paint lets you resize based on a % number. You can also upload photos to your gallery, which will resize them automatically during the upload for posting in threads. Many of the 3rd party websites like photobucket (or whatever it's called) offer the same thing.