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Old May 11, 2010 | 05:50 AM
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Important EGR cleaning Information

In the "new" links posted by Smokersteve I found some interesting information in this link about EGR cleaning that's totally contrary to what Ford had previously recommended regarding the use of brake cleaner vs. carb cleaner:

http://turbodieselforums.com/diesel_7.pdf


This link contans a ton of useful information, but if you scroll down to the EGR diagnostic section (specifically page 7) it says use brake cleaner NOT carb cleaner which is a mistake. Maybe cheezit or vloney can chime in here on what Ford currently recommends.
 
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Originally Posted by npccpartsman
In the "new" links posted by Smokersteve I found some interesting information in this link about EGR cleaning that's totally contrary to what Ford had previously recommended regarding the use of brake cleaner vs. carb cleaner:

http://turbodieselforums.com/diesel_7.pdf


This link contans a ton of useful information, but if you scroll down to the EGR diagnostic section (specifically page 7) it says use brake cleaner NOT carb cleaner. Maybe cheezit can chime in here on what Ford currently recommends.
That is a mistake. Ford literature specifically states the reverse. Also, Ford_Doctor, who writes articles on Ford Diesel Technician Society (FDTS) confirms this.


http://www.forddoctorsdts.com/articl...icle-06-12.php

also an old TSB 06-19-6 stated specifically not to use brake cleaner.
 
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That is a mistake. Ford literature specifically states the reverse. Also, Ford_Doctor (who writes articles on FDDR also confirms this).


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That's why I wanted confirmation as it is totally contrary to everything I have read/said the past 4 or 5 years. Who wrote that document? Is it a TDR document or a ford tutorial? It definitely needs deleted or or notated as incorrect.
 
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It is a TDR document. There is also a Ford video that I have somewhere that also states what the TSB did, but it is harder to find.

I know you were asking for a tech (cheezit) to confirm, but this one generated a lot of arguement some time back. It is hard to dispel mis-information, so I jumped in!

So - carb cleaner, not brake cleaner.
 
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