mchan68 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Jan 09 2014 4490 -6.0L Diesel Engine - Injection Pressure Regulator (IPR) contamination - Oil Cooler Seal Inspection Some vehicles equipped with a 6.0L diesel engine may exhibit a lack of power, stalling and/or hard starting with or without a MIL and Diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P2290, P2291 and/or P2284 due to a loss of Injection Control Pressure (ICP) in the high pressure oil system. This may be due to green-colored seal material contaminating the injection pressure regulator (IPR). During normal diagnostics, if green colored seal material is found on the IPR it is advised to remove the oil cooler and inspect the oil cooler cover seal for deterioration and also check the reservoir for further seal material. Ford factory and Ford remanufactured oil cooler cover seals are blue in color. Damage caused by faulty aftermarket components is not warrantable. GREEN coloured oil cooler cover seals? I don't think I've ever heard of or even seen these before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Yeah, this SSM seems like it is wayyyyyyy out there. How the hell would the seal materia from a good seal end up in the oil and pass the HPOP filter screen anyway? Seems like if the seal failed then there would be a huge oil leak that would get someone's attention. I guess there is some type of seal out there that most of us have yet to come across. I too have only seen the old back seals and the newer blue seals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Kelsoe Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 There was a thread on IATN a few months ago concerning something like this. A few guys were installing Dorman oil coolers and then a few months later the base gasket would fail and get sucked into the HPOP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 I just find that scenario very odd as the gasket is a seal that is in a channel in the cover and the cover mates flush with the block. So the seal really gas no way to escape the channel AND since oil is under pressure and not vacuum how exactly does the material end uo in the reservior? Only thing that comes to mind is if the gasket is different in some way or is not installed properly by not being seated into the channel. I guess we would need to see one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Saunoras Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 There's a post on FMC message boards about this. I already had an independent guy I do side work for asking me about green gasket plugging up an IPR valve. Guess what it was, Dorman oil cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Mutter Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I have one right now with a dorman oil cooler that has had the base gasket come apart and almost plug the oil cooler reservoir filter. Its like they used the wrong type of rubber to make the seals, it has swelled up. I will take pictures tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Its like they used the wrong type of rubber to make the seals, it has swelled up. That would explain it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Amacker Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Isn't odd they released an SSM for a failed aftermarket component? If they start that, the list of bulletins would be neverending...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmantech Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I think it just makes then feel better. Hey someone else makes crappier parts than we do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmorris Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Most likely its because they get IPR valves back that were done under ESP that were affected by this seal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddieseldoctor Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Hmm. Never seen green gaskets on an oil cooler. But they show the green gaskets in the pictures of the dorman coolers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Mutter Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 This is what it looks like. The seals swelled so much I could not even get the heat exchange out of the housing. The rubber part of the reservoir filter was swelled up as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 So they're using the cheapest shit gaskets they can get and they are not oil compatible. The set that comes with the Dorman EGR cooler is not real nice either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselD Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I just saw a flyer from a local "cheap" parts house guy that cold called on my shop. Not wanting to be a dick I half heartily flipped through the flyer while he was giving his speech. I came across the Dorman section and it looks like they are getting their hands in all kinds of 6.0 parts. Oil coolers, EGR coolers etc. They even had a FICM halfshell listed! The prices where not that far off what ford parts are. Trying not to laugh I tossed the flyer in the trash and told the guy to leave as I would never be buying the crap they had to sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 They have a half shell rebuild kit too that only has the logic board lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 No case or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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