1. 2004; 95k miles.
2. No chemical flush by me - allegedly flushed by dealer when both coolers were replaced after I bought it, protocol unknown but probably VC-9 as per :icon_ford:.
3. 500 miles.

Plugged solid. I threw it in an ultrasonic cleaner before remembering this thread and grabbed a picture; yes that water was clear 5 minutes before. Probably about 30cc of this. Juzatheman and several others have reported the same goo.

 

This was after initial filter change. 500 miles or so.

 

Pretty good results, L&B's photo's looks very bad. Let's see what it looks like the next 500 miles?

 

Second 500 miles, as you requested. Dramatic improvement, only a few small pockets in the bottom corners of the pleats, which *could* have been left over from the last time. Unless my heater stops working, I'll probably leave it for 1000 miles or more before disturbing it again.

As I mentioned in another thread (http://www.powerstroke.org/forum/general-6-0l-discussion/265429-coolant-filter-flush.html) the goo that I collected from the first filter cleaning is resistant to most chemicals including hydroxide and phosphoric acid at higher concentrations than they come in the bottles from Fleetguard - over a three day run in glass. For this particular material (and different systems may sprout different contaminants) the most effective means of removal is physical: drain, flush, filter. I'm absolutely delighted with the performance of this filter! :happydance:

 

That's awesome man.

 

After 800 miles this is what the paper towel looked like after cleaning it.

 

Looks like your filter is proving itself out as should be expected Vince. Congrats. M may just buy one just to keep the system clean even though I have a BPD cooler and am not worried about clogging my oil cooler.

 

I should re-write how to flush a 6.0.
How about this? Don't waste time flushing, draining, filling and doing it over and over again. Install IPR HIgh flow coolant filter and let the filter do the cleaning, no flushing required. Just drive!

I had several customer told me they had done a flush a few thousand miles before installing my kit. After installing my kit they were surprise to see quite a bit of junk in the coolant still.

I've cleaned out my filter over 12 times and the filter still seems to get plugged up to where my delta's are going up.

Yes, it does help to have a IPR High Flow Coolant Filter installed in your 6.0 to just keep the coolant cleaned to avoid damage to your heater cores, water pumps and radiators etc.

 

Are you planning on a kit like this for the 6.4?

 

Guess i missed this thread and just posted my result and cleaning in mine!

See: http://www.powerstroke.org/forum/6-0l-performance-parts-discussion/265556-ipr-kit-update.html

I will post my pictures in here next time!

 

Already done, just need to tie up some loose ends

 

I don't know this thread was here.

Mines a 2003 6.0
Truck has 123,000, and the engine has 45,000.
My hpop went out so I did head studs, egr deleat, and Vince's oil cooler kit/high flow coolant filter while I was I there.
No flush

Truck has 400 miles sinse the install but every 3-4 days my deltas go up and the filter looks like this, I'd say its doing a hell of a job keeping crap out of the oil cooler!

 

Geez whats your ratio? 50/50 sand to water mix?

 

wow that is pretty crazy... these definitely seem like a good investment i am curios how much my sinister filter has cleaned up over the last 30k miles... i wonder if i installed one of these how much crap it would still pull out.

 

This would be very interesting, I would like to see the results especially after you have had the sinister kit on for quite a while.

 

yeah I was kidding. It looks like mud on my screen. either way looks real bad!

 

Wow this filter is better than I thought I'll be ordering very soon

 

buy two of these, clamp the hoses to the filter, then take the filter off and you wont have to drain the coolant. you will only lose whats in the housing.

 

I have been following this thread with much interest. My one question was going to be how much coolant is lost when cleaning the filter. Instead of using hose clamp pliers each time, could valves be added or would that just add a potential issue such as a leak or ?

 

Here's the junk in mine after about 500 miles.


Sent from my Autoguide iPhone app

 

If you look at the first pic you see that all the metallic corrosion, probably cast iron from the block has been magnetized on the top.

 

Put a stopc**k in the extra port on mine, and drain it into a plastic cup. No coolant loss unless I fumble it.

 

There's really no need to clamp or valve the hoses, the only coolant that comes out is what's in the filter housing. I'm using the manifold, it may be more loss when t'd into the heater hose, I don't know.

 

That's good to know. Do you top up the coolant after cleaning the filter? How hard was the manifold installation? How much coolant did you drain to install the manifold?

Thanks

Fred

 

I havnt had to top off yet, after you factor in the fluid displacement of the filter element only a few ounces come out, I also leave the cap on the degas after releasing any pressure, that may help by keeping it from having a vent not sure.

I put mine on durring my stud install so everything was already apart and drained.

 

Yep as mentioned, there is no need for valves, stopcoks, clamps, or anything. Just put like two shop towls beneath the base, unscrew the filter housing, and let the coolant drain out. There is just a little bit that can be absorbed by the blue shop towls. REALLY easy to do IMO.

 

Yes, casting sand clogs oil coolers.

Sent from my phone that somebody didn't help me get.

 

Installed the IPR Coolant filter with the manifold. It was a pain without removing the turbo. You must get creative and here is how I did it.
1. Remove intake hose and hose going to intercooler.
2. Use a small torx bit, not one that's connected to a square drive or any thing.
3. Feel the bit into the bolt head with right hand and hold it in place.
4. Then use a ratching wrench to reach from the driver side with right hand while holding the bit with left.
5. Slip the wrench over the top of the hex and turn one click at a time. Eventually it will come out.

Hope this helps everyone.

 

Today I cleaned my coolant filter and was surprised at how clean it was, not much in the filter at all.

 

It does look clean, there are some bits of sand trapped in the deep valleys of the filter.
How many miles did you drive the truck for with the IPR high flow coolant filter?

 

This was after 500 miles, I took a picture of the dirtiest part where the coolant enters the filter. There was also a little bit of iron scale on the magnet but not much.