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I'll look into that, thanks! What we ended up doing was ordering a 7L2Z-12A581-BA. It's for a 2007 Explorer, but it has the connector I'm after. Keith, We've already run our salvage yards dry of this part.

This a game-changer. Now it's not a question of should I spend $10,000.00 now or maybe later, but should I spend $10,000.00 now or maybe spend $15,000.00 later. I don't know the exact costs, but I do know to replace the fuel system is $8000.00 just in parts. I advised my service writer and I'm not the tech working on it so we'll see what happens.

Oh I see, that makes sense. I didn't really think of that aspect.

I'm replacing the transmission on a 2005 Explorer with a 5R55S and the solinoid body connector is stuck in the transmission. My parst department is telling me that not only do I have to get an entire harness, but that is obsolete. Does anyone know of a solution to this problem? Maybe an aftermarket connector? Thanks!

The vehicle was driven. Has anyone been sucessful with just flushing the fuel system on a 6.7L?

What have been the experiences with 6.7l's mistakenly run on gasoline? I've got a customer that realized the mistake, had the fuel drained, and is a little hesitant to arbitrarily have me replace the entire fuel system.

I like it! I've made this and it's really good. I'll also stuff a chicken breast with spinach and cheese and wrap the whole thing in bacon.

I'm lucky if I break even. I can make time on 6f35s and 4r70w's though. I'm really thourough and I have a very high sucess rate so I would rather loose a little bit of time and only take the trans apart once. I have to say that transmissions are like the final frontier for me in this business so I really do enjoy doing them.

Yes, manual regen works. I don't know about the DPF load pid.

I put the truck back together and went for a road test. After three miles I got some white smoke but it completely stopped. I contacted hotline and this is what they had to say: If there are no concerns identified with the EGR coolers, then it may indicate that there is a concern with regeneration. It is recommended to obtain the DIST_REGEN_C and DIST_REGEN_REQ to see if the vehicle is completing regenerations. If the DIST_REGEN_C is close too or above 667 miles, then it would indicate that the vehicle is not being driven in a manner to complete regeneration. This can cause the intermittent white smoke to be present. If that is the case regeneration will need to be performed so that the DIST_REGEN_C and DIST_REGEN_REQ are reset to zero. Well my DIST_REGEN_C was 867 and my DIST_REGEN_REQ was at zero. So basically this thing isn’t able to complete regen and that’s why I’m getting intermittent smoke.

Yeah, I did this too. There was hardly any oil/water in the lower CAC tube. I pressure tested the cooling system, loosened the EGR cooler nuts where the two coolers meet and I didn't see any coolant leak out. If I put a mirror to the EGRT2 hole when I was pressure testing the cooling system it did steam up the mirror, but when I started the truck there wasn’t any coolant coming out of that hole.

I really hate that. Once I spent years dealing with a Ford Probe with an engine noise that some other tech did a TSB for a cam gear that would take care of this noise. FINALLY I took the thing apart to re-replace the cam gearand fixed the car. The thermostat seals were coming apart and they were most definately original.

I’m working on a 2008 F350 with a 6.4L. The customer’s concern is smoke from exhaust. The smoke happens after the vehicle is warmed up on medium-hard accel. I performed EEC testing-no DTC's, fuel system test-PASS, relative compression test-cyl #3,#6 down 1%. I checked the oil level-overfilled just over the plastic indicator when 'short-sticked' which is pretty much normal. The coolant level is low-maybe 1/2 gallon, but the upper hose appears to be leaking a little bit. I removed the turbo down-pipe and don't see any trace of oil in the pipe. I noticed crust on the EGRT2, removed the sensor, found that it was covered in soot but had some moisture on it. The moisture dried in a short time and was NOT white in color. There may have been a blue tint to the smoke; it’s hard for me to tell. I’m thinking I either have a turbocharger that’s leaking or an EGR cooler leaking. Any recommendations on how I should proceed? Thanks in advance!

I've got one right now that our Quick Lane did fuel filters and it has the noise. The noise DID go away aftger I replaced the secondary filter, but after doing a really good inspection I noticed that they over-tightened the primary fuel filter cap. After idling for 10 minutes the noise started to come back again. I have had other ones where replacing the secondary filter took cake of it and one where replacing the O-ring for the primary filter fixed it. As many fuel filters I've done on these I've never had a problem. All the ones that come in with a noise were recently in our Quick Lane. Not to hijack a thread but I think Quick Lane does more damage than good.

You'never guess what I found when I took the thermostat housing off... The ORIGINAL thermostats. There is NO WAY they were JUST replaced.

The Tstats were JUST replaced, so I think it might be worth taking a look.

I guess it goes into a failsafe mode. I set him up with a flight recorder and he's going to return. How can I tell if I've got a plugged oil cooler, is it like on a 6.0L?

Interesting... I've got one right now with that DTC. The pinpoint test leads right to the thermostat, but the thermostat was JUST replaced at another Ford dealer. Will this DTC cause a lack of power and a wrench light?

I liked the fact that I didn't have ATF on the floor along with coolant. Coolant alone is much easier to clean up in my opinion.

Piece og cake, I think it was easier than a 6.4L radiator!

Here we go, I'm starting my first 6.7 radiator right now. I'll do as you guys say, just like a 6.4L.

What about a partial cab lift and leaving the turbo's in place? I've got one to do this week.

Great info and I appreciate the links. Hearing that they stand behind their product is something I really like about it. I hate to say this, but I really don't buy anything from tool guys anymore. I can get almost anything online for cheaper than what THEY can get it for. Besides, it's not like they still show up every week.

Well if YOU do it with the snap ring in place, then I don't feel so bad!

I'm a little scared because it's supposed to replace the Econoline right? What diesel engine will be in it?