2000 7.3 Powerstroke Poor Man’s EBPV Delete

My way of getting rid of a non-working EBPV system
#diy #automobile #mechanic #73powerstroke

[@Roger_Rabbit_Adventures]

'Custom Works' on utube is a 7.3 mastermind. Personally im not a mechanic, but have a 7.3

[@Thunderbird1968]

Yes he has some very helpful videos

[@ChingonChingon-dn6pu]

I have two stock Ford obs 7.3 diesel trucks, what benefits would eliminating ebpv have?

[@Thunderbird1968]

Typically it’s thought to increase power and fuel economy by lowering the amount of restriction in the exhaust pipe. I’ve heard the the butterfly valve restricts 20% of exhaust flow even with the valve open.

[@Thunderbird1968]

Also the truck will have a deeper exhaust tone from my experience

[@greatodinsraven]

Also, they can get stuck closed like mine is now and severely decrease your fuel economy and power. Better to not have it. I live where winters get down to -30F in the winter, so mine would kick on every time I would start my truck.

[@Thunderbird1968]

@@greatodinsraven yeah that too. I didn’t notice any problems with it not warming up in cold weather, it seems fine. Mine would randomly kick on and off

[@MikeConner.akaRadio]

With yours closed are you getting error codes, and also cant seem to make boost? ​@greatodinsraven

[@MikeConner.akaRadio]

Why are you deleting it, I can't get boost, power in my 7.3 and all my codes point to this dam valve or solenoid. I don't know if it's open or closed. I don't know if it being closed ruins my boost, or it being stuck open?

[@Thunderbird1968]

I deleted the valve itself because I wanted to increase potential power, and then to eliminate some seals that were leaking on the pedestal. I think it being closed would ruin your boost because you are largely restricting your Exhaust with it closed so the whole system will be restricted…

[@Thunderbird1968]

What year is your truck? My truck is a 2000 and I just disconnected the wiring for the EBPV and there are no codes, at least none that show up on the dash and everything runs tickity boo as they say

[@MikeConner.akaRadio]

@Thunderbird1968 mine is a late 1999, I Juat Rebuilt all the injectors, ended up having to replace 2 of them because the ones I had were trashed. I have ohmed and cont checked my entire engine harness all the way to the IDM and PCU, I have tested and replaced every single sensor on the engine, all motorcraft parts. The truck just doesn't have any power, I turbo whistle sounds muffled, or choked, only time I can get and see boost on my gauge is turn my chip all the way up and floor it, the boost goes up maybe 7 pounds and the truck rolls coal super heavy bad but them starts cutting out, like it's got all fuel and no air. I have forsan and I keep getting the P0476 code.

[@Thunderbird1968]

@@MikeConner.akaRadio honestly man sounds like you know more about the 7.3 than I do haha, but what I do know is that the EBPV valve closes to warm up the engine faster which could be producing that black smoke if it’s shut closed. You could try unplugging the harness at the base of the turbo pedestal and see if that changes anything, also I’m trying to think if it’s possible to open the valve without taking off the turbo…maybe with some pliers?

[@Thunderbird1968]

@@MikeConner.akaRadio also what you said about the turbo sounding muffled is exactly how I would describe the sound of the EBPV valve being closed…

[@ChingonChingon-dn6pu]

What are the benefits of eliminating ebpv?

[@darrentylor5473]

One less leak, plus it really only works under certain conditions and if you pull the flapper you get 20% more unrestricted airflow out your exhaust which equals horseypower

[@josephlacour9012]

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