Last year I had an EGR cooler fail on me. The oil cooler was fine, but I was encouraged to swap it out with a new one at the same time as the EGR cooler was done, so I did. At the time, I thought about going the BPD route, but, with input from the mechanic, I stayed with the stock setup with a BPD EGR cooler installed. The mechanic remarked on how clean my cooling system was and thought it was prudent to stay stock to save a few dollars.
Well, fast forward to now and my deltas are rising by the week. I'm currently at a 12 degree split at 75 on the freeway, without a load. I opened the degas bottle and noticed the coolant is dark brown. Also, my coolant filter is completely clogged and is cool to the touch after driving for hours.
The good news is the mechanic has offered to warranty the work, which I'm very happy about. He thinks the system should not have been flushed with VC-9, since it was so clean to begin with. He feels the flush initiated the issue I am now having. I tend to agree with him.
He's offered to install a BPD kit of my choice, if I provide him with the kit; no additional labor charge. So, I need some help in making the right decision.
I am looking at going with the standard cooler with factory oil filter. Partly because of cost, but also because of oil temperatures. I have read the HD cooler tends to keep the oil pretty cool.
I live in Orange County, California, so it doesn't get too cold, but I do like to visit the mountains with my family and we always take the truck. I don't do a whole lot of towing, mostly pulling my 12K lbs boat/trailer rig to and from the launch ramp, which is less than a mile. When I tow it on the road, it's normally not more than 20 miles or so. We are thinking about getting a small travel trailer at some point, but nothing huge. Obviously, I'll be towing longer during a trip with the travel trailer.
Anyway, does anyone have any input on this? I'm looking for real life experience from those who have a BPD cooler installed. Thanks in advance!
Well, fast forward to now and my deltas are rising by the week. I'm currently at a 12 degree split at 75 on the freeway, without a load. I opened the degas bottle and noticed the coolant is dark brown. Also, my coolant filter is completely clogged and is cool to the touch after driving for hours.
The good news is the mechanic has offered to warranty the work, which I'm very happy about. He thinks the system should not have been flushed with VC-9, since it was so clean to begin with. He feels the flush initiated the issue I am now having. I tend to agree with him.
He's offered to install a BPD kit of my choice, if I provide him with the kit; no additional labor charge. So, I need some help in making the right decision.
I am looking at going with the standard cooler with factory oil filter. Partly because of cost, but also because of oil temperatures. I have read the HD cooler tends to keep the oil pretty cool.
I live in Orange County, California, so it doesn't get too cold, but I do like to visit the mountains with my family and we always take the truck. I don't do a whole lot of towing, mostly pulling my 12K lbs boat/trailer rig to and from the launch ramp, which is less than a mile. When I tow it on the road, it's normally not more than 20 miles or so. We are thinking about getting a small travel trailer at some point, but nothing huge. Obviously, I'll be towing longer during a trip with the travel trailer.
Anyway, does anyone have any input on this? I'm looking for real life experience from those who have a BPD cooler installed. Thanks in advance!