Plugged exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) coolers are the bane of every diesel pickup owner. These radiators plumbed into the intake system do their job at keeping the air we breathe healthier by ...

The Technology and Maintenance Council has a Task Force looking in to EGR cooler maintenance. During a 2007 engine scorecard session at the 2010 TMC Spring Meeting, EGR cooler concerns were mentioned ...

Two critical elements that need to be checked out at 100,000 miles are the EGR valve and the DPF. Hasten says to run a computerized flow test on the DPF filter tol show if the filter in the exhaust ...

Bruce Smith puts five cleaner/degreasers to the test cleaning cross sections of a plugged Ford 6.7L Power Stroke EGR Cooler to see which one (s) work the best ...

While most of the early problems have been engineered out of the exhaust gas recirculation systems on today’s clean diesel engines, corroded coolers, stuck valves and other problems still plague ...

Most diesel engines in the U.S. use a combination of technologies to reduce emissions. Usually there will be a diesel particulate filter (DPF), selective catalytic reduction (SCR) with urea (DEF fluid ...