Keith Browning Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 For you International guys or Ford guys that work on the VT365 engines, what diagnostics do you perform for a code 343 with NO EP circuit codes? I ask because the manual is not like the Ford books at all. I was able to diagnose an intermittent sticking turbo by monitoring PIDs but I was just curious if YOU would have performed the recommended EP test or gone straight to the turbo diagnostics. One nice thing about the Master Diagnostics is the three levels of EVRT tests: low, medium and high duty cycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
International Tech Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 I usually monitor the pids. If i see the EBP is actually high or "screwy" I check the EBP sensor and tube for clogging. If nothing found i remove the outletpipe off the back of the turbo and run the engine again. If no change i recondition the turbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted May 24, 2006 Author Share Posted May 24, 2006 Quote: If no change i recondition the turbo. Nice! Someone had sent me a copy of the Navistar bulletin showing the turbo reconditioning. Click to read turbo_reconditioning.pdf Unfortunately Ford won't let us "recondition" the turbo as far as I am aware. It looks easy to do and it would save them a lot of warranty dollars. I guess we are too stupid to perform this procedure. May I ask how successful this procedure has been for you? I almost want to try it and see if I get paid under warranty. I replaced a turbo on a VT365 in a F650 today and decided to split it to see what could possibly have caused this in a truck with only 2800 miles on it. It seems like such a waste putting a reman turbo on it when 15 minutes of cleaning and checking is all that is necessary. Maybe I should photograph it and write an article just to see what interest/uproar I can stir-up. /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif After all this IS a Ford AND International diesel site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
International Tech Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 All the turbos i have reconditioned havent had another issue that i am aware of. There have been some that when torn down could not have been reconditioned and had to get replaced. Its not that bad of a job to do. The only PITA is getting the crossover tube lined back up w/ the turbocharger on reinstallation. I like the new ones as they are easy to break down. Ive done several w/ over 70k on them and were a PITA to get the housings to seperate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErickBaker Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Thats great! It would be really helpful to get our hands on these kits when the 6.0L goes CP. I wonder if Ford would pay us as you said? Maybe they could pad the SLTS with the money they save. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 Just to update this topic, the turbo was sticking on this truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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