EGR Cooler Cleaning - Ram 3500 6.7 Cummins
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2024
- Have you ever wondered what goes into cleaning your EGR Cooler? In this video I go through step by step at how to properly clean your EGR Cooler (Exhaust Gas Recirculation Cooler). I show you all the right tools to use along the way. You will know how to remove, inspect, clean, and re-install your EGR Cooler. Cleaning your EGR Cooler is an important maintenance item that must be done to keep your truck running on the road for hundreds of thousands of miles.
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This video just saved me thank you, egr cooler just failed 1000 miles from home was able to change it in truckstop parking lot
Dude so happy to help!! God bless!
Absolutely awesome video! Perfectly done. Thanks for the help!
Dam man your video helped me out tremendously... you explain everything in detail and what tool is needed... you saved me a lot of money bud thanks so much👍
Happy to help my friend! God bless! You can do it!😎
4:56
Excellent video. My 2018 2500 had been using coolant for a while and progressively getting worse than in the last few days you could hear a gurgling noise From the coolant bottle exhaust gas was pumping back into the coolant. And there was no heat coming or very little heat from the cabin heater. Plus overheating of engine quickly.Sure tell that the egr is not dying but DEAD!!
Pulled it off and replaced with instant relief to the engine. Test drive for an hour last night and seems good.
One tool that I made was a 15 mm box end I heated up and put about a 60 degree bend in it to reach the nut that you used a short 15 mm for.
The 2 - 15 mm at back were simple just used a 15 mm deep impact socked and a short 1/2” ratchet.
Great video. And thanks
Glad the epa made you capture all that junk so you could dump it out on your property 😮
Watching many videos on this subject.. this is the best overall by fall breakdown narrated specific point like different bolt sizes good way n tools to get-r-did
Awesome video you helped me get motivated to clean my egr cooler and I now know I can do it based on your video and exceppent explanation!
Your video is in great detail. To me that’s a great video. THANK YOU!
I just learned a lot! I have a 2009 Ram 2500 with the 6.7L (107K miles) and got a P245A code the other day. I was unaware that these need to be cleaned out periodically. Perhaps this is my issue? Fantastic video!
Very easy to follow, good job.
A fantastic tutorial video on cleaning the EGR thank you so much
It's my pleasure! So happy to help!
You make a Great video , i really enjoy your details and getting right to the info. Ive got an 08 6.7 and need to do this.
George Ramsey Thanks so much George! I really appreciate that! If you run into trouble or need further help let me know! Good luck and God bless my friend!
Great video, Daniel!
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Great video. Probably the 5th video I've watched on this subject but yours is the best. You tell what secrets, extensions and tools work best. You gave tips on the bolt lengths and the crush gasket. No other video mention them
Only thing wrong with the video, The Ending. STAND STILL, IT LOOKED YOU WERE AT SEA IN A CANOE READY TO FLIP OVER.
I highly recommend purchasing new gaskets. I did this service at 158000. All my gaskets had shrunk and were in need of replacing. If you’re gonna tackle this, don’t short yourself by trying to use old gaskets. A leak isn’t worth all the work you’re gonna do!
Thanks for this video well detailed 👍👍👍👍
Very nice video mine has about 120K
Awesome job thanks ..
Thank you for a very thorough video on this job!
So happy to help my friend!😎
One note you didn't mention, you need to vacuum fill the coolant system using shop air. If you don't you run the risk of cracking the egr cooler. EGR coolers leak internally, so you will be sucking coolant into the engine without any visible signs of a leak. I work at a RAM center. Was curious how other people do the procedure so I found this video on my free time. lol Also you need to pull the egr valve off and clean it. That is on the intake side. You pull off the motor with the four screws and you can take the valve spring out like any other valve spring with keepers using a socket and hammer. That valve gets gunked up pretty good.
Nah, just let it boil with the lid off
Newer models you cannot clean the EGR and it's no way you can
Can the intake manifold be cleaned similar to EGR valve? That looks full of soot below the mating surface
Good video. Very informative. I saw another similar video and a point was made about refilling the coolant after re- assembly. There's a sort of check valve or opening sealed with an allen head? It was to ensure the cooler was completely filled with coolant prior to engine start.
My truck is a 2018 2500 so I'm not looking to do this for a while but want to learn as much as possible.
Thanks for the video.
Phil Edgar yes that is an excellent point! Thank you thank you!! I unfortunately didn’t share that in the video😔 What I told my friend to do is allow time for the engine to draw from the reservoir and after a week or so, refill the tank to the proper level. If you idle the truck at an incline it will work itself out quicker with the air escaping as new coolant is drawn inside. That was simply to avoid having to mess with that allen head. He isn’t one to even touch that, so I gave the least hands on approach. I have done both ways and they both work. I really appreciate you commenting! Thanks! I’m trying to push out as much quality content as things come up on the truck. Keep rollin!
WOW, dude you make a great video.
Thanks so much man! I really put a lot of effort into my videos, but especially the how-to stuff. God bless my friend!
Excellent video. Very helpful.
You, sir, are my hero.
Hahahaha thanks! I needed the laugh!
Can you do one on how to remove the cover on the back of your console where the 12v plug is in front of the rear seat in a 2014 Ram 3500? I need to find out how to do it.
Greenies are probably having a fit buy you cleaning this in your yard.
I don't think greenies would be caught dead watching a "how-to" video to do work of their own
Thanks
Damn good video thanks for everything earned a like and subscribe from me. AZ Trucker going to look at a 2020 Ram 3500 in the next hour. So I’ve been looking up videos to see if I’ll be able to do the maintenance on it. 💯
Michael Dabney Jr So happy to help Michael! You can do it! I make sure to take my time so I don’t miss anything. Slow is my only speed but that’s better than a monster bill at the shop! 😎 hope you get a good one!
Did you replace the gaskets?
At 4:26, would you happen to know what size o ring or part#? Thanks brother!
Great video man !!!
How often do you do the egr cleaning?
And the cooler?
Or do you follow the Cummins recommended maintenance schedule
Joshua Cripe I really appreciate the support man!
On this truck both cleanings were done at 205k (roughly) for both the Cooler and the Valve. They both definitely needed it bad. I would say the cooler is the bigger cause for concern though. If there isn’t ease of flow in that cooler, it will eventually cause major damage to the engine or simply self destruct with too much pressure built up.
The cooler is first in line and then the valve is down wind. If the cooler is plugged, you’re toast right there. That’s hours ripping it all apart(at least for me). If the valve is stuck shut, you could potentially take it off and clean it out in 20-30min and be out on the road. So in my opinion the valve is the after thought to the cooler.
For all the times I’ve done it I would say 100k is long enough under normal circumstances. I also would want to factor in to the equation how many engine hours you have on the truck. If you idle a bunch then maybe cut the 100k number down. I sleep in my backseat when I’m on the road. I run my truck through the night often and even though I’m not putting miles on, the system is still being worked. I guess one size doesn’t fit all. Sorry I can’t give a more dialed in recommendation!
Great job man
What would you charge me to bring my 3500 by to have you assist with EGR cleaning and cooler cleaning. I’m in your area all the time.
At what mileage do you nornally have to clean or change the egr cooler ?? My frrightliner m2 has 171k miles
Good job great video
By chance do you recommend burping the coolant system after doing this? I’d imagine the coolant levels will drop because some coolant leaks out during the process.
Can you do video on doing the valve and cooler on 2019 3500? Valve is abit different and getting cooler off is a bit different
Thank you 👍
Thank you for ur video u are a blessing.
So happy to help!
Great job, man!!!
Truck Camper Adventure I appreciate it my friend!!
How many miles did you have on this truck when you cleaned the egr cooler ?
I pulled this stuff today. Egr valve... throttle valve... egr crossover tube ... egr cooler ...lol... it's not going back on soon ;-) The only speed dump was the 15mm nut on the inside stud for the cooler I didn't have a hard time getting the socket to line up but I had to work the ratchet handle with my fingers then the nut fell off into the abyss I spent 1hr looking for it and ended up going into my nuts and bolts bin to find a replacement which I found an identical one . During the removal I was also installing the new parts I think I could pull the entire system in 2hrs and put it back in the same the soot removal 4-6 hour soak and flush...lol... I made the mopar egr cleaner mistake servicing the valve years past that shit isn't very effective. But a shop charges thousands to do this service and it's only 4 hrs of labor plus the wash time which most shops only soak about 2 hrs...lol... so that thousands for 6 hrs work ...
I'll clean my stuff up put it in a box and clean the dpf and cat and sit them in the shed if I sell it I can put it back on but the truck can idle all day long without this crap on it and runs better.
Hey there! Sorry that I'm just now getting back with you! That 15mm is just about the death of my fat fingers haha and isn't crazy how much they charge for such simple (not exactly easy) work? It's crazy! I was desperately trying to find a good video going through every single detail but I couldn't, so I decided I should make my own and be crazy detailed haha sometimes it's true that if you want it done right, you've got to do it yourself. I hope it's been running well for you ever since you got the harmful system out of there! Happy I could be a help my friend! Stay safe on the road!
@@HighMileageHelper Runs well debating on adding in the flo pro twister I have or not it's not too loud but the VGT turbo is loud and goofy when it's doing exhaust braking .
Yeah a shop charges couple grand to do that entire job I could see a few hundred but not what they charge. The great thing now is O can idle it for heat or a/c without wondering if the dpf is filling.
yerwrng absolutely! It can breathe right now! Haha keep truckin on man!
have you ever used green coolant...i wonder how similar super clean is to green coolant. Ive always used green coolant to loosen the carbon and iit works wonders but didnt know about super clean
Thanks for making this video! Question tho… will the truck clear out the perform service indicator on the truck automatically?
It did for me after I cleaned the EGR valve. New code one week later and the EGR valve was all plugged up again.
Hi man great video great detail. could you feel any difference after this clean , regarding power ? Response ? Fuel economy?
truck Gum Thanks for reaching out man! You can check out my video on How to improve fuel economy in a non deleted truck! I go into detail about my buddy’s experience after he got back out on the road in that truck. Let me know if you have any video ideas you’d like to see. Subscribe and like the videos if you want more content! God bless!
Is there a clip that needs to be clipped on the egr cooler?
I just bought replaced mine with a rebuilt one. I should’ve cleaned it and saved $800. Lol.
I was thinking of doing this to a peterbilt 384 model with Px9 engine ...
If you think you can do the job, it's definitely worth the preventative maintenance my friend! Stay safe out there my friend!
Ty for your help 👍💪
So happy to help!!!😎
I have a 2015 ram and I can't believe how much maintenance it takes I miss the good old times oil, brakes and tires!
Liviu Cupsa haha I wish I knew those times at all. I feel like I got thrown to the wolves with this spaceship truck lol but we press on nevertheless! 😎
Great video. Will be doing this on by truck shortly. What year was the one you were working on? Also mopar sells an egr cleaner, but it's not cheap. Do you think super clean works just as well?
Andrew Thanks Andrew for reaching out! I had the exact same results with both mopar and Super clean. I maybe used slightly more super clean but like you said, at a much lower cost. I personally believe the mopar egr cleaner price is a rip off but to each his own. I had that cooler brand spankin new!
Oh and I did this cleaning on a 2018 Ram 2500
How often do you recommend this get done?
Good job you do that at 67500 miles
Thanks so much!
Thank you for the video. Genos garage sells the CCV filter and all gaskets for EGR clean. Did you use new gaskets or reusing old ones is ok?
Victor Poliashov Hey Victor! Thanks for reaching out! I’ve used Geno’s before! Good site! I reused the gaskets because it was the first time it was being serviced. In the future it wouldn’t be a bad idea to replace but I wasn’t too concerned about it. Normal wear and tear doesn’t mess them up too quickly in my experience.
@@HighMileageHelper Awesome so I can reuse all gaskets then sounds like. If I only have 50k on the truck average idle hours should I bother with an egr clean? Im wanting to replace the CCV filter and wondering if I should clean the EGR while I'm under the hood
Victor Poliashov I believe Ram says 75k intervals to do it. If you have a lot of free time, then maybe knock it out. The CCV Filter takes 5-10m. The EGR valve takes 10-20min. The EGR Cooler takes me several hours. I like to take my time and be extra careful, might as well make a day of it lol
A loss and power My truck what can I do
What year is your truck?
Hey sir. Just a quick question. Im having low coolant problems and a diesel mechanic told me to change out the cooler. Would a lot of build up be a cause for the cooler to draw in more coolant? I bought my 14 used with 151k miles on it and the soot that came out the cooler was insane. Thank you!
a bad cooler would have a crack in it, which would cause coolant loss. Was this what you ended up finding was wrong?
Hey I really like your videos have you had any problems with your def system cleaning my truck says it can only go 189 miles before it won't start again now I'm down to 28 this happened once before removed all def from tank and put new and replace filter and it seemed to work for about 2,000 miles now it's doing it again do you have any videos on this or any suggestions 2011 Ram 4500
brandon dean hey man! I really appreciate you reaching out! So I have a 2012 which is pre-def. I don’t have to worry about that but unfortunately my friends do that have these trucks. My buddy had that problem and he drilled a hole in the tank and drained it and put a self tapping screw with the washer at the end. He didn’t have any future problems with it(the truck got wrecked 100k later). I imagine if he did he would just unscrew that and keep draining. Is it possible you’re getting bad def?
@@HighMileageHelper it is possible I remember the last time I bought def I was a little bit concerned about the age of the def but I did not look at the date code to figure out how old it was I purchased it at Home Depot it was Peak is there any cleaning solution I can run thru it possibly injector plugged? Hey man thanks again for getting back to me I've never done this before reached out to someone
brandon dean I would definitely check on the date next time and if possible, try to buy the def at the pump so it’s most likely fresh and hasn’t been shipped and stored at who knows what temperatures (which can contaminate it). All the transport guys I know try to save money but the pump def is usually the safest bet. I will also check with my def buddy’s to see if there’s any type of cleaner they run through to keep it clean. I will get back to you!
I will always get back to you guys as soon as possible. I’m currently power washing the new garage as we speak haha so this is a little break for me lol I want to be a help to you guys as much as I can. I have a list of videos I want to do coming up but I just need more time in the day haha
Thanks for your help I really appreciate it. There are about 55,000 people that live in my area and we still don't have def at the pump I will definitely be paying attention to the date code from now on
brandon dean so I checked with my 2013+ guys(who have put crazy miles on like me) and they said that making sure you stay topped off on def is critical. If you let it go too far down the debri inside on the bottom can be sloshed around and get sucked into the line causing problems. My one friend who’s truck I worked on in this video says that he refills his tank at 3/4 left at the lowest, that way there’s less movement at the bottom of the tank for things to get agitated. I hope this helps! He’s had zero problems with 230k following that always getting the newest def possible.
About how long does it take, without the filming of course
I would say between 2-4hours for me, if I run into small problems along the way
How long did u let the cooler and valve dry after cleaning
Hey friend! Probably 15minutes. The heat from the engine is going to evaporate any water moisture still inside. I’ve never had a problem each time I’ve done it like that
Did you have to drain your coolant before disassembling the cooler?
No, because it’s at the top of the system I simply cover any vulnerabilities (turbo) and let the little coolant that does pour out go wherever it wants and then clean it up afterwards. I’m sure there’s a more responsible way to do it but for me it’s. It worth the headache and trouble to me.
Hope all goes well! God bless! 😎
@@HighMileageHelper awesome. I knocked mine out 3 days ago and your video made life way easier. I appreciate the content
How do you know when the EGR cooler needs to be cleaned ?
Busy Beezz I believe Cummins/Ram says 75k but it’s good to do as often as possible. You’ll see an increase in mileage. So on the other end of that, your mileage may drop down a bit and that may be your cue to go clean it. Just my thoughts! Hope it helps.
Or you’ll see codes P0249D or others
How often do you do that
The manual says 75k I believe!
@@HighMileageHelper thanks
Took mine off to do that same thing on my 2018 3500. Couldn't get it back on and said fuck it. Threw it in the trash. As well as the DPF filters.
Cummins Owner You do what you gotta do I guess! Stay safe out there!
This video is amazing. This will help a lot. I would like to pick your brain if you could contact me.
Send your phone number to my email: contact@highmileagehelper.com
BS when you can see day light , or a high powered light through it it is clean. Just cleaning the last 1/4" does next to nothing.
This video would be 10 minutes shorter if you didn't keep showing the bolts, over and over.
and over
I cleaned mine with gasoline
jad b Hey there! Thanks for reaching out! That’s a good idea, definitely would break up the carbon deposits. Do what you gotta do!😎😂
Delete it and throw that crap in the garbage
Haha Francis I definitely feel that sentiment, but unfortunately I can't due to my job and potential authorities crushing my wallet haha God bless my friend!
Great job. Thanks
Thanks my friend! God bless!