That dreaded EGR on a 6.0 Ford diesel.

[HK33FAN]

Originally Posted by JoeH

You can find OEM reman injectors for $200 ea. A repair shop or the Ford dealer is going to charge $300. The passenger side is a PIA. You have to raise the engine, remove the engine mount, and then lower to gain access to the head. That's the main reason to replace all 4 on that side if one craps out. InjectorsDirect.com – 6.0 2003-2007 MOTORCRAFT OEM REMANUFACTURED FUEL INJECTORS


The upgraded EGR cooler is relatively inexpensive but stick with the one from BPD rather than a cheap copy. Or, if you don't have emission testing in your neck of the woods you may consider deleting it.

Thanks for all the info, What was the labor cost, or did you do this work yourself. I also just lost my vacuum pump so the repair list is adding up.

[HECKLER]

Originally Posted by JoeH

I looked hard at the BPD external oil cooler but in the end decided in was a solution in search of a problem. With a swap to an extended life coolant (ELC) or regular maintenance of the Ford Gold and installation of a coolant filter you've solved the problem of clogging oil cooler. There will always be some casting sand in the block but with a proper flush your mechanic will have taken care of that as well. I had never heard of "flushing" and injector so I'm interested in what they do. Sound like they know what they're doing and since you've already done 4 then they probably also replaced the standpipes and dummy plugs with the upgraded OEM parts.

Ditching the "Ford Gold" coolant is a key factor in keeping the EGR and oil cooler from clogging, I have a bone stock 6.0 in my 2005 F350 that i bought new in 2005, at 15k miles I did a full flush of the cooling system and replaced the coolant with Fleetrite ELC and have not had any issues with the truck's EGR system since, mostly using the truck to haul a heavy toy hauler. Being in Cali I don't have the option to do an EGR delete but if I could I would just delete it.

[HK33FAN]

Originally Posted by Railvan

I have a total estimate of $7,700 for the work listed in my original post, but not a breakdown on each item. Since labor is a huge part of the work combining as much work as you can afford to be done at once is a good idea.

Thanks, this helps out a bunch

[JoeH]

Originally Posted by HK33FAN

Thanks for all the info, What was the labor cost, or did you do this work yourself. I also just lost my vacuum pump so the repair list is adding up.

12-15 hours is the labor to address the EGR system and replace the oil cooler on a van. That may or may not include cleaning the intake manifold and turbo. Radiator has to come out for the job so replacing the vaccum pump is a no brainer while your in there.