Wikdslo's wikd rebuild bonanza!

[wikdslo]

Originally Posted by twoicebergs

I would hold off on doing a chemical flush for this reason. Your delta is reasonable, so after a good flush and coolant change you should be good to go. I see you put a filter on it. You may find you get more years out of it or it gets worse over the next 6 months. So unless you want to rip into it now, buy the cooler and see how things progress. My delta is about 7*. However, with a tune on it and using it a bit hard, it goes up. I have a cooler, but I am going to wait it out.



The GM fellow I bought my used LLY from bought his Stage 1 from Alamo! The rebuild kits are $45 and up. They are nearly all the same, so price is market based, not quality. As I had mentioned in other posts, it is tougher to install the turbo than to clean it, or rebuild it. You have an 06, you should already have the updated turbo oil drain.

Now, for the HPO upgrades, if your pressure is good and you have no symptoms, ripping into it now might be a bit premature. However, having the parts readily available is probably more important for us in Canada due to supply chain issues.

I applaud your drive to dive right in. If this is your best time to make the changes, then by all means have fun doing it. I would suggest that if you were planning on doing the head-studs or gaskets at a later time, that you just do it all just once.

Hrm, now I'm second guessing it!

Well, I do have time to figure out if my oil cooler is going to plug. I know that my coolant HAS to go, and I was factoring that the cooler was probably going to get plugged up doing the flush. I didn't necessarily WANT to do chemical flush, and then go into the oil cooler. The truck runs good, everything is solid, boost hit 21 psi today, no visible or other coolant leaks.

I just figured I'd probably HAVE to get in there. I might give the coolant flush a try, without using any chemicals, and then fill it wil the ELC, and hope my deltas don't rise. I've read some threads where people just did a water flush and had no issues with plugging. I'd really rather wait if I could, tearing it down twice isn't something I want to do, but will do if it means peace of mind.

So folks, thoughts?

I have enough time that I can do the coolant flush and put in the ELC. Run it for a week and check my Deltas for any increases. What kind of a time frame does it usually run for getting plugged up?

Also, are there any parts that I should/can easily update if I don't tear into the motor? I'm thinkinga bout the CCV mod but many people report a noxious smell in the cabin as a result. Too much roadtripping with the wife and the little one to go that route if that will be the case.

[alberta 7.3]

Originally Posted by wikdslo

Where do you get your work done? Any places you'd recommend? I'm having a hard time finding a place that has a good rep. Mostly because I don't know anyone here and no one seems to be as tenacious about finding a good mechanic as I am!

I do all my own wrenching. I had one of my trucks at Advantage Ford, and wound up spending ~$900 in labor just to find out that I know more than their diesel tech does.

Originally Posted by wikdslo

Also, are there any parts that I should/can easily update if I don't tear into the motor? I'm thinkinga bout the CCV mod but many people report a noxious smell in the cabin as a result. Too much roadtripping with the wife and the little one to go that route if that will be the case.

Either run it to the back of the truck, or do a filter/trap and connect it back to the intake.

[nitrogen]

Cam Clark has some good mechanics both in Airdrie and Olds

[kcoyner]

The "tyrant" is too precious! Reminds of me of my granddaughter.

k

[wikdslo]

Originally Posted by alberta 7.3

Either run it to the back of the truck, or do a filter/trap and connect it back to the intake.

That sounds like a good idear. I shall do that me thinks.

Originally Posted by kcoyner

The "tyrant" is too precious! Reminds of me of my granddaughter.

k

Ha, thx! Yeah she is a handful but worth every second of it.

Went by the CAT dealer, $36/Gallon of EC-1 Coolant.

Might as well throw in my left testicle too for that kind of cost.

Brutal! Going to make a few calls.

[dfuzz78]

Originally Posted by wikdslo

That sounds like a good idear. I shall do that me thinks.




Ha, thx! Yeah she is a handful but worth every second of it.

Went by the CAT dealer, $36/Gallon of EC-1 Coolant.

Might as well throw in my left testicle too for that kind of cost.

Brutal! Going to make a few calls.

If you have an International Dealer near you, they have Fleetrite ELC for $25 a gallon...

[twoicebergs]

Rotella ELC is $24.99 at Canadian Tire. It might be cheaper at Walmart. It is much less expensive south of the border.

[wikdslo]

Originally Posted by twoicebergs

Rotella ELC is $24.99 at Canadian Tire. It might be cheaper at Walmart. It is much less expensive south of the border.

Will check both out tonight, thx!

[elchaseo]

Originally Posted by twoicebergs

Rotella ELC is $24.99 at Canadian Tire. It might be cheaper at Walmart. It is much less expensive south of the border.

We are the banditos of coolant lol. I get mine from Napa. Last week I picked some up and its 14 bucks for zerex concentrate.

[Boozer76]

The passenger side up pipe goes from the manifold to the Y intake pipe. It also has a branch that goes to the EGR if you still have one. I just had a leak in mine last week, and I've been sitting on an EGR delete kit with up pipe replacement since summer, so I bit the bullet and replaced it. Word to the wise, PB Blaster on all bolts connecting that up pipe. Lots of it. Also, be prepared with lots of ratchet extensions and angle attachments. Oh, and be prepared to stretch and bend like Gumby to get to the bolts. Don't ask me how I know. As for the clamps as I mentioned above, when I put it all back together I had a bad hissing noise. I was convinced it was the new bolts on my up pipe replacement and went through hell trying to get to them to torque them down after it was all put back together. Well after all that I still had a bad hiss. After finally pulling off the intake and downpipe clamp and carefully assuring the pipes were lined up right, I reclamped them down as tight as humanly possible, alas the hissing is gone. Not to mention I have a **** ton more boost. Moral of this story is make sure ALL connections are torqued down properly or you will be tearing it down again.

I am a shadetree mechanic at best, so if I can do it you definitely can.