Aaron Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 My buddy's truck has a blue sticker and a blocked cooler and does not set codes or turn the MIL on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchan68 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 For the record, my 2007 truck (December 2006 build) sporting its orange sticker and all, still has the original EGR cooler intact with no issues and I'm pushing 180,000 kms. (112,000 miles). That said, I sometimes have to wonder why so many new owners of these trucks are so intent on jumping the gun to delete the EGR system upon their purchase. I for one, am toying with the idea of installing the BPD cooler if/when the time comes to open my engine up. So far (knock wood), no issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Saunoras Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 The BPD cooler is an option I offer some of my customers. I have ran into one truck that torched the EGR valve O-rings so be aware of that. It may not be a good option for trucks that are loaded heavy all the time. They definitely don't cool as efficiently but it helps keep the valve coking down also. Everything is a trade-off. When I decided to go the route I did my EGR valve was gooey and something was amiss. Whether it was incomplete combustion, poor fuel quality or a cooler starting to leak I'll never know. It wouldn't have lasted much longer without service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amailloux Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Do any of you guys install the baffle kit to keep the egr from getting gooey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I put em in at the dealer when I was there. It did catch a fair amount of goop on the back of dangle flapper that hung into the intake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Saunoras Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I'll admit I haven't been installing the baffles. I have one to install if anyone ever wants it but I'm not seeing any out there and I'm in such a routine that I can't seem to remember. Not sure how much it helps, the ones I've seen on 08+ econolines seem to catch a lot of crap. I do clean intakes though and make sure to not let any cooler repair go without fully cleaning the bowl area. The EGR bore brush included in the 6.4 tool kit works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselD Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 For the record, my 2007 truck (December 2006 build) sporting its orange sticker and all, still has the original EGR cooler intact with no issues and I'm pushing 180,000 kms. (112,000 miles). That said, I sometimes have to wonder why so many new owners of these trucks are so intent on jumping the gun to delete the EGR system upon their purchase. I for one, am toying with the idea of installing the BPD cooler if/when the time comes to open my engine up. So far (knock wood), no issues. A coworker ran is 2004 to 215k miles before it was replaced and even then it was only replaced because the oil cooler popped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Bruene Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Do any of you guys install the baffle kit to keep the egr from getting gooey? The baffle is just a bandaid in my opinion. Getting to the root cause of the coking is a better solution... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amailloux Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 The baffle just shield from pcv carryover, so is it covering up excessive blowby, or excessive cold weather operation or?? The carbon from low cetane fuel and incomplete combustion would still collect in the bowl and foul the upper half of the valve. I guess cetane booster and keeping the engine up to operating temps keeps these things a lot cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Bruene Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 The carbon from low cetane fuel and incomplete combustion. ...and that's what I refer to as a root cause of coking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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