04' steaming out of the exhaust, low coolant level

[tommydixon]

Need help with my 04' 6.0, Steam was coming out of the exhaust today, I shut down the motor and called a friend, He said not to crank again, just tap the key slightly to see if maybe water was in a cyl. or not.. it was...
did some reading and think that its an ERG Cooler poss.
Can some one give me input on pulling the glopw plugs out. is there a tool used to get the clips off of each plug as well?
Any help would be very appreciated.
Tommy

[davet553]

Are you by any chance Matt,s brother? From the Shoals area?

[Canadian6.0]

Ford has a tool to remove the plastic connectors on the glow plugs. I made one quite easily. You will need a 10mm deep socket to remove them. Here is a link to what the removal tool looks like.

Rotunda 303-1114 Release Tool, Glow Plug Connector 6.0 Diesel | Hard to Find Automotive Specialty Tools

[tommydixon]

Thank you for that information.. to DaveT553..No, I am in Tampa, Florida.
I was also hoping to find out if that is the only way of getting the water from the cylinder as well.
Thanks

[Canadian6.0]

Just did one and this was how we got it out. It's either removing glow plugs, and crank intermittenely, or remove injectors, which in turn means replacing the copper washers/o - rings.