tecanic1 Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 check this out 5k miles on 04 f550 cust over heated badly ... repair order says leaking coolant ..(came in on the hook ) go to start truck to drive in shop and engine spins over like it has no compression ... further diag proves no compression in any holes .. borescope holes and all piston and walls damage ... cust never stated anything about how he drove it till it stopped then anthor mile ...repair order only stated coolant leak ... per hotline they have never seen a 6.0 with no compression in all holes .. but this one does ... anyone else run in to this o and i did try two diffrent gauge beacuse i didnt beleive it at first either ...anyways waitng for new engine to arrive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 I had one that the owner drove until the cooling system was near bone dry... melted the guts out of the oil filter (gotta remember to post pics one of these days)... Both oil and cooling systems had that horrid "death smell". When I got everything back together.... I've rarely seen a 6.0 run this smooth and this quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snw blue by you Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 I'm curious, were these covered repairs? Is there driver/owner stupidity coverage? What was the base concern, or were both so far gone it could not be determined? /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/poke.gif /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/hammer2.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tecanic1 Posted July 13, 2005 Author Share Posted July 13, 2005 both the trucks were covered under warrenty first one had an inspector come in and the second one just getting engine for it no issues first e350 i had the egr cooler was the cause the second i have now is a f550 the headgaskets are the cause Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 I think I just joined the failed EGR cooler club. Newly dragged to my shop is a 2003 F450 that was reported to be running great on the highway until the off ramp. Upon deceleration at a turn, it started to shake badly then the driver accelerated on the straight it belched some smoke and took off. Then he reached the second bend of the ramp it shook again but much worse and stalled. He coasted to the side of the road and tried to start it and it won't crank. The owner suspects it's hydrolocked. I agree. I did a quick look over. The coolant degas bottle is empty and she wont turn over. The only thing that does NOT match an EGR cooler failure is the oil smells like it's fuel fouled and is about an inch high on the stick. After reading posts on melting of plastics in the oil filter housing I decided to spin the cap off and take a look. All is well but the housing was completely empty! I guess we are going to have to wait and see what kind of fluid comes out of the glowplug holes. /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/rotz.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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