New here, & need help, ton of white smoke & power loss & stall

[Spottedf350]

Yesterday my truck started blowing a ton of white smoke, lost power, was chugging and died, started up again but not running well at all, drove it straight to ford about 2 blocks, they said it could be EGR pump? I was looking on line at EGR delete kits??? any thoughts would be great!!

[superduty6.4]

Are you loosing any coolant?

[Spottedf350]

yes, a little

[superduty6.4]

Chances are that you EGR cooler is ruptured then. Does it constantly smoke? Does it smell like coolant from the exhaust?

[Spottedf350]

Yes, and yes

[Spottedf350]

What about the EGR delet kit?

[superduty6.4]

You could get an EGR delete kit but you'll also need a tuner and a dpf delete as well. I don't think the EGR can be deleted without also deleting the dpf. Unless there are certain tunes I'm unaware of.

[Spottedf350]

Thanks for the info. Just trying to figure out if thats what I should do? How often do the EGR pumps go? I like my truck and plan on keeping it for a long while, any other things that I might need to keep an eye on or change?

[superduty6.4]

There's no pump. It's just a valve and a couple coolers. The failures aren't as common as the 6litre but they do happen. Deleting the dpf and EGR systems are a good idea if you plan on keeping it for a long time. Most of the issues arise from these 2 components with fuel system issues up there as well. Draining the water separator at least monthly and using good quality fuel are very important as well.

[superduty6.4]

Forgot to mention the cooling system. If you plan on keeping the ford gold coolant then make sure you monitor the nitrate levels. I believe they have to be above 800ppm to work properly. Otherwise flush and put in a nitrate free ec-1 rated coolant.