Coolant Filter Cut Open

[buc1096]

Well, after doing several flushes with the restore and restore + I think my system was pretty well purged of the old Ford Gold.

I installed the Diesel site coolant filtration kit and changed my first Baldwin filter after 601 miles. I was pleased not to see alot of silicate drop out from the old gold, but holy cow it looked like I took the truck to the beach and poured buckets of sand into the motor.

Here's a couple of photo's that shows the sand at the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket when I drained the Ford Gold the first time prior to flusing. The 2nd photo shows the incredible amount of sand in the Baldwin filter.

Just a quick thank you to everyone here that wrote up the awesome instructions for step by step flushing procedures for the motor. My ETC's have leveled out to within 5 degrees of my EOT in town driving and 8 degrees interstate & loaded.

[NYC F-350]

The second pic actually looks like rust scale.
See if any of it will stick to a magnet.

[buc1096]

Originally Posted by NYC F-350

The second pic actually looks like rust scale.
See if any of it will stick to a magnet.

I was thinking the same too. I did run a magnet through with just a little bit picked up. I cut the filter lining too and was glad not to see any goo.

[Ryan Rønning]

Never ceases to amaze me how much stuff these pick up.

[mustangman02232]

Originally Posted by Ryan Rønning

Never ceases to amaze me how much stuff these pick up.

i wasnt expecting that much out of my filter, but for $120 from diesel site after i spent a grand on a oil cooler and EGR delete i figured what the hell, thats about equal to a weekend of beer, after i cut my first one open with 500 miles it was very similar to the OPs and I was sold

[buc1096]

I'm convinced after seeing my filter and others with this much debris floating around, some sort of filtration is needed for longevity. I'm curious as to why Ford didn't put the coolant filter on the Powerstroke, but the International VT365 has one. Maybe just a way to save money at the expense of the new owner.

[ej krueger]

Originally Posted by buc1096

Well, after doing several flushes with the restore and restore + I think my system was pretty well purged of the old Ford Gold.

I installed the Diesel site coolant filtration kit and changed my first Baldwin filter after 601 miles. I was pleased not to see alot of silicate drop out from the old gold, but holy cow it looked like I took the truck to the beach and poured buckets of sand into the motor.

Here's a couple of photo's that shows the sand at the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket when I drained the Ford Gold the first time prior to flusing. The 2nd photo shows the incredible amount of sand in the Baldwin filter.

Just a quick thank you to everyone here that wrote up the awesome instructions for step by step flushing procedures for the motor. My ETC's have leveled out to within 5 degrees of my EOT in town driving and 8 degrees interstate & loaded.

What were your deltas before the flush? City/hwy? My new oil cooler is going on 2 months old or so and I'm seeing about 10* city and up to 20* hwy deltas with a coolant filter installed 100 miles after new oil cooler installed. I need to try a back flush while its still some what new but I haven't had the time.



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[mustangman02232]

left is what was in the oil cooler, seems allmost like clay, right is what was on the actual filter part of the CF (on two of the slats)