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Cars / Automobiles For Sale / Re: 04 F350 - EGR Passage Problem
« on: March 24, 2010, 01:01:44 PM »
So far everyone is on with what they are saying but not 100%. Your EGR is plugging up because of the shitty diesel we have to use and the fact that the 6.0 Diesels are so temperamental. My old roommate is a Ford mechanic and has had my truck on the rack quite a few times for the white smoke and EGR. There is a solution. Nice thing s it only costs about 8 dollars. You have to use ford diesel injector additive every tank or at least every other tank. When I went in for my EGR/white smoke he cleaned the hell out of the EGR and told me to start running the additive. He also checked the heads and the EGR coolant system and it was fine. I have straight exhaust and no cat. The reason for the white smoke, mostly at idle, was un burnt diesel/fumes that the cat would normally catch. Well ran the additive and the EGR and white smoke went away. I stopped running the additive and within a week the white smoke was back and within the next few months the EGR was blocking up. Cleaned out the EGR myself this run the additive religiously and haven’t had an issue yet. Has to be Ford’s brand though. When I took it in the first time I was running Lucas additive and still had EGR blockage. So try this. Take out your EGR (two bolts) clean it with fords EGR cleaner. Be careful stuff will eat your skin. Then run their additive every tank or every other tank. It is 32oz and you only need four ounces a tank. So for $8 dollars you get 8 fill ups. If you have stock exhaust I would have the white smoke thing looked at. Good luck. On another note, using oil other than Fords Motocraft oil will cause you injectors to clog and go out faster. I know it sounds crazy but from his experience with motorcraft oil there are a lot less injector issues. This is due to the fact that the injectors are lubricated by the motor oil. LOL If you have any other questions please let me know he is a phone call away. I have 58k on mine and have no issues since he last worked on it.

Glad to hear you got you car back. Get a good look at the guy?