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I normally avoid rumors I read on the other web sites when there is an angry owner making the post but this caught my attention on TDS today:

 

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F@rd finally admits that the turbo is sticking causing over-boost causing blown head gaskets. They're coming out with a grooved turbo actuator ring to minimize sticking. (Still a band-aid fix- what's causing the sticking in the first place?)
Has anyone heard of such a modification to the turbo coming?

Must have come from his dealer's FSE /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif

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On todays broadcast messages:

TSB is coming!

 

 

5094 - 2005-2006 F-SUPER DUTY/E-SERIES/2005 EXCURSION 6.0L - LACK OF POWER - TURBOCHARGER STICKING

 

SOME 2005-2006 F-SUPER DUTY VEHICLES BUILT 11/4/2004 OR LATER, 2005 EXCURSIONS BUILT 1/10/05 OR LATER, AND 2005-2006 E-SERIES E350-450 BUILT 11/29/04 OR LATER, EQUIPPED WITH A 6.0L DIESEL MAY EXHIBIT A LACK OF POWER CONDITION OR MIL ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0299, P2263, P0478, P2262 DUE TO THE TURBOCHARGER VANES STICKING FROM LIMITED DRIVE CYCLES, SHORT TRIPS AND INFREQUENT USAGE. PLEASE PERFORM THE REVISED PC/ED DIAGNOSTICS (SECTION 5, PP TEST AK/KA) TO DETERMINE STUCK/CORRODED TURBOCHARGER VANES. A REVISED MACHINED RECESS TURBOCHARGER (5C3Z-6K682-CA) DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY TO ADDRESS CORROSION RELATED TURBOCHARGER PERFORMANCE IS NOW AVAILABLE IN SERVICE. MONITOR OASIS FOR TSB.

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Again with the half truths! If the customer's FSE told him that, the yutz needs to be fired!

Nowhere does it say that the sticking vanes causes the headgaskets to blow, nor do I believe Ford would ever say that, they however are correct in their asessment of the cause of the sticking vanes. In 2 years the only turbos I have had to replace[approx 25]due to this issue have been on the Sunday go to church trucks with all the H-D, and my kid was an honor student stickers on them.

Wait, there was one other, a municapal owned 550 that the local raggies let idle incessently, to the tune of 5-6 hrs a day. The clock said 8,200 miles, but it was probably more like 32,000 miles.

BTW, I have yet to replace a set of gaskets on a motor that had a sticking actuator, or that was properly maintained, and not "chipped","tuned",or otherwise "fucked" with.

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