External oil cooler mod?
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External oil cooler mod?
Is there anybody that makes an external oil cooler kit for our engines? I have heard that Ford moved the oil coolers on the 6.4 engine to an external location so they can be replaced without tearing apart the top of the friggin engine. It sure would make sense that someone might come up with a mod kit to do this on the 6.0.
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for a complete cooler from ford is $600. the rebuild kit is $300.
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Post Fiend
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: N. Fort Worth, tx
you sir have been grossly mislead.
to remove an oil cooler on a 6.4 per the shop books you have to remove the...
1) cab
2) turbo's
3) the turbo pedistal
4) the intake
5) the oil cooler.
just figured I would share.
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AHHHHHHHHHHH Just for an oil cooler . . . shows ya how much I don't know about the 6.4.
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Anyway, thanks for the replies folks. I'm glad that someone thought of doing something smart, like a mod to make an apparently routine maintenance item maintainable. Though the price of the kit seems a bit ridiculous, it sure beats knowing that I will need to do the imperative job of removing the top of the engine periodically to change that damned thing. Maybe I'll wait a bit, for the price to hopefully come down a little bit before I do that mod, but me thinks it's something I should do eventually.
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IMO I would just stick with the oem cooler. you can do a flush with vc9 every 6 months and buy a coolant filter for the rest of your life cheeper then the remote oil cooler.
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I have the bulletproof system, and let me tell you guys
1. My truck runs cooler
2. Peace of Mind
3. I have looged over 30,000 trouble-free miles
4. Haven't been behind a tow truck since the upgrade
Ok, I know its a lot of money, but the chuck of billet aluminum that replaces the old cooler, probably costs $1,000 alone.
My .02 Cents
1. My truck runs cooler
2. Peace of Mind
3. I have looged over 30,000 trouble-free miles
4. Haven't been behind a tow truck since the upgrade
Ok, I know its a lot of money, but the chuck of billet aluminum that replaces the old cooler, probably costs $1,000 alone.
My .02 Cents
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From: Kansas City MO
I have the bulletproof system, and let me tell you guys
1. My truck runs cooler.....How much cooler, do you tow what temps do u see
2. Peace of Mind
3. I have looged over 30,000 trouble-free miles
4. Haven't been behind a tow truck since the upgrade
Ok, I know its a lot of money, but the chuck of billet aluminum that replaces the old cooler, probably costs $1,000 alone.
My .02 Cents
1. My truck runs cooler.....How much cooler, do you tow what temps do u see
2. Peace of Mind
3. I have looged over 30,000 trouble-free miles
4. Haven't been behind a tow truck since the upgrade
Ok, I know its a lot of money, but the chuck of billet aluminum that replaces the old cooler, probably costs $1,000 alone.
My .02 Cents
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Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,174
Likes: 10
From: Kansas City MO
I have the bulletproof system, and let me tell you guys
1. My truck runs cooler How much cooler,do you tow, what are your numbers.
2. Peace of Mind
3. I have looged over 30,000 trouble-free miles
4. Haven't been behind a tow truck since the upgrade
Ok, I know its a lot of money, but the chuck of billet aluminum that replaces the old cooler, probably costs $1,000 alone.
My .02 Cents
1. My truck runs cooler How much cooler,do you tow, what are your numbers.
2. Peace of Mind
3. I have looged over 30,000 trouble-free miles
4. Haven't been behind a tow truck since the upgrade
Ok, I know its a lot of money, but the chuck of billet aluminum that replaces the old cooler, probably costs $1,000 alone.
My .02 Cents
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From: Missoula, MT
I'm tearing down my truck this weekend and plan on putting in a Sinister EGR Delete Kit and oil cooler from MKM Customs...kit is $665 w/ all gaskets and o-rings...far better than the $4,000 that was quoted to me from a local mechanic. My truck has around 275,000 miles on it with the original head studs and this is the first time the EGR Cooler/Oil Cooler has failed...*thanking my lucky stars!*