Just had my truck in the dealer & got suprised with their findings...
Prob was I started getting a whinning noise when pulling hard - turbo in max mode, pulling a hill w/RV in tow. Stopped when I backed off the gas... Then my AC would blow warm air untill I was running easy again. Then heater started going cold then warm, then cold, then warm... I thought hmmmmm. Took it to the dealer.
Turns out EGR Cooler failed causing overheating and a blown head gasket. Covered under warranty - $100 deductable... My beef is that temp gauge never showed that it was anything but normal! Dealer confirmed that it never showed an engine overheat condition (guess is stores that info in the computer??). He also told me the an ERG failure would not be indicated by any sort of check engine light or would not show any real change in engine temp, even tho it got hot enough to blow a head gasket! He said he had one in that cracked the block & both heads & never indicated an engine overheating! What good is a temp gauge that doesn't show this???!!
Well, I think this is total BS! Did some checking into all this since and find a lot of discussion on EGR blockoff plates, white exhause smoke (coolant), etc.
Well, I do a lot of towing with my '04 superduty and don't want this to happen again. I've got an '04 F-350 Supercab, SRW, short box, lariet, 4x4 off road with all the bells & whistles. I run an Edge Evolution programmer set on tow with 6" stainless exhaust all the way back.
I'm looking for any input on this... EGR blockoff?? Temp gauge that will show overheating EGR Cooler? Anything!!! Thanks in advance all.
Prob was I started getting a whinning noise when pulling hard - turbo in max mode, pulling a hill w/RV in tow. Stopped when I backed off the gas... Then my AC would blow warm air untill I was running easy again. Then heater started going cold then warm, then cold, then warm... I thought hmmmmm. Took it to the dealer.
Turns out EGR Cooler failed causing overheating and a blown head gasket. Covered under warranty - $100 deductable... My beef is that temp gauge never showed that it was anything but normal! Dealer confirmed that it never showed an engine overheat condition (guess is stores that info in the computer??). He also told me the an ERG failure would not be indicated by any sort of check engine light or would not show any real change in engine temp, even tho it got hot enough to blow a head gasket! He said he had one in that cracked the block & both heads & never indicated an engine overheating! What good is a temp gauge that doesn't show this???!!
Well, I think this is total BS! Did some checking into all this since and find a lot of discussion on EGR blockoff plates, white exhause smoke (coolant), etc.
Well, I do a lot of towing with my '04 superduty and don't want this to happen again. I've got an '04 F-350 Supercab, SRW, short box, lariet, 4x4 off road with all the bells & whistles. I run an Edge Evolution programmer set on tow with 6" stainless exhaust all the way back.
I'm looking for any input on this... EGR blockoff?? Temp gauge that will show overheating EGR Cooler? Anything!!! Thanks in advance all.