There are many reasons one would need to remove the intake on a Ford 6.0L Powerstroke engine You could be replacing the gaskets, the oil cooler, the high pressure pump, EGR cooler with either an OEM product or an aftermarket upgrade. You could also be tearing down the engine getting ready to rip the cylinder heads off. No matter the reason, I will take you through this step by step...
6.0L Powerstroke diesel running rough? Injectors could be the culprit especially if you feel a hard miss, rough running, hard-cold starts, or clouds of unburnt diesel spewing out your tailpipe. Save yourself some money and change an injector yourself. What seems like a daunting task of changing the injectors on your Powerstroke is actually quite easy. Follow through this article and read the steps to save big by doing it yourself...
The almighty 6.0L Powerstroke diesel engine sold by Ford in many work series trucks is well known to have several issues. One of those such issues is head gasket failure. Head gasket failure seems to be more common on performance enhanced trucks, but is still very problematic on non modded engines as well...
The only thing more notorious on a 6.0L Powerstroke than head gasket and oil cooler failures surely has to be a sticking unison ring on the turbocharger. A 6.0L Powerstroke features a unique variable geometry turbocharger. The PCM uses an electronic solenoid to allow oil pressure to force a valve to move. The valve is connected to a unison ring, which is connected to all the vanes. The vanes can be opened or closed to allow the engine to build and maintain proper boost levels.
The main failure of this turbo is the unison ring. The way that it sits on the center housing makes it a culprit to stick often. Early turbocharger models are more susceptible to getting stuck as Ford did slightly change the design of the center section. The redesigned center section has a beveled edge where the unison ring sits to it, while the older ones are flat. The ring generally sticks around the inner ring as tolerances are tight...
So your working on your truck in the garage, just plugging away, installing parts like crazy. Your on a roll, and one of the last things you have to put back on your 6.0L Powerstroke is that pesky fan shroud cover. You start to push it down and then you here a "SNAP". You look down in disbelief as you notice that the radiator nipple that goes to the overflow tank just broke off! Now what?..
The Ford 6.0L Power Stroke engine has a very interesting reputation but I'm not afraid to tell you that most people that go through the motions love this engine. The Ford 6.0L Power Stroke engine has become one of my favorite projects at work. You too will be a proud owner once you are familiar with the engine, how to repair it, and all the common problems and issues surrounding the 6.0L Power Stroke...
The topic of deleting someone's EGR system has be brought up to me several times. Especially with the 6.0L diesel crowd. I thought I would talk a little about what some of the advantages and disadvantages of deleting the EGR coolers on the 6.0L Powerstroke, the 6.4L Powerstroke, and the 6.7L Powerstroke...
There are multiple reasons you may need to remove the valve covers on a 6.0L Powerstroke diesel, such as replacing a fuel injector, last resort on getting out the glow plug harness, or maybe you are replacing the head gaskets. Either way, the process of removing the valve covers is straight forward...