Bad EGR cooler or head gasket

[@morphx86]

Done this test on a VW Touran 2.0TDI 16V with DPF. Bubbles were present on idle and increasing in revs. After disconnecting the turbo the bubbles dissappeared. I removed the EGR cooler and it was faulty. Cooland was present on the exhaust gas chamber and on the pipe that goes to the EGR. Awesome video! Very helpful! Thanks a lot for this procedure ideea!

[@nanau2002]

hi,did you have gas in your coolant tank too, like when it s the head gasket?

[@morphx86]

@@nanau2002 Hello! What do you mean? Lot of pressure in the expansion tank? No, there was no pressure(like the blown head gasket do) only loss of water due to cracked cooler.

[@nanau2002]

@@morphx86 thank you!

[@profpetarsazdov]

Did you have white smoke from exhaust? I have bubbles in the cooling system when the engine is hot. When it is cold I can't see bubbles. But I have never seen white smoke from exhaust on the first start or after a long drive. I drive golf plus 2.0 TDI 2005 year 16V. Tomorrow i will do this from video clip. Should i do that when the engine is hot or cold?

[@morphx86]

@@profpetarsazdov try to make it when the engine is warm. During the start-up time, when the engine is idle and cold, the egr is kept closed for the engine to warm up easier. So this will trick you in the test.

[@archierobertson7632]

Great advice . Thank you

[@njpowerstroke]

glowplugs will only give off white smoke when cold. not warm. pressurize ur system let sit then restart if theres white smoke and coolant out the exhaust repair egr n oil cooler for a head gasket check for combustion vapors in ur resevior. monitoring pids will help also.

[@user-gi5md4lk4u]

Good video but what is the connection you remove from the turbo is it the waste gate actuator not explicit enough

[@BulletProofDiesel]

The two wire connector that plugs into the turbo/VGT actuator is what we unplug. This allows the VGT vanes to return to the fully 'open' position hence releveling backpressure. This helps to identify whether the bubbles are from a head or EGR cooler issue.

[@qrs3658]

Really simple test. Where do we get the tool to buy?

[@wanderingquestions7501]

Cylinder compression tests

[@darkwar12345]

this is a great test to use when you're in the market looking at 6.0psd. Just pop the sellers hood and do the test! NICE!

[@nestorcabrera5035]

Porque ase muy seguido laregenerasion mimotor cuninniss

[@UberDAHnooB]

"Or if it's just your head gasket" lol, That little thing? No big deal =D

[@FarmingSK]

Yup awesome vid.. went from mass bubbles to none... thanks for narrowing down the search

[@kevinhancock4064]

Was yoir issue an egr cooler mate ? I had a hg done 2 years ago but under a year later similar coolajt issued and wondering if egr cooler is bad

[@FarmingSK]

@@kevinhancock4064 The EGR cooler fails on these 6.0s but it is the result not the cause. The cause is actually the oil cooler plugging because antifreeze from the oil cooler goes to the egr after. When it is restricted it over heats and cracks. Change oil cooler and egr, put on a antifreeze filter kit and these engines last a long time. Changing antifreeze every 4to5 years helps as well.

[@kevinhancock4064]

@FarmingSK great tip oip Cooper is near filter right ..so when u say change egr do you mean cooler or egr ? As there is the long egr and the egr cooler connecting to the pipe then secondary egr . . Just need to know ideally what fails ..I do hear an odd groan noisecwhich has been present most if my ownership at lower speeds ..which I'm.aware the egr opens mostly at lower speeds ../revs ..maybe that's a telltale sign ..atm I have coolant that goes to exp tank and says there ..this may not return (inclin) due to the ect missing gasket . - have a new gasket with new oem ect . .....the new thermostat I pit in recently made no difference. My tail feels moist often ..got the 2 injectors going in next klmth . But need to nip this in the bud (coolant issue ) . I'm awaiting my coolajt oressure test kit.. Sorry for the long winded reply Nice to have someone on board with knowledge . Ty

[@kevinhancock4064]

@@FarmingSK ignore my egr question you did say egr cooler you think a 2nd hand will be OK? I can test it on its arrival

[@kevinhancock4064]

@FarmingSK send hand 1 (icon test it) is 30 quid or 200 new + vat . Egr cooler 600+vat . At dealer or a cleaned 2nd hand cooler is 69 which can be checked also. The egr itself shouod be OK? 1 thing to note . When I removed the egr (smaller 1 left side) and pipe it wasn't that dirty at all esoecially the pipe so maybe it's been on its way out for some time . .....the egr (long one ) shouod be OK right ? Just change oil cooler + new oil and egr cooler ? Ty again

[@BaK3Res]

i dont think there is any harness at my turbo. it is controled only by vacuum. VW R5 2,5

[@eugeemontano9942]

Okay so I have a 2005 Ford excursion with a V10 6.8 l and 8 digit is an s on the VIN number my question is heard a pop white smoke oil and water mix came outengine automatically turned off haven't been able to turn it on since what should be the first thing I do

[@MyStone88]

Illateralus The lift pump on the Dodge with a Cummins isn't the problem. The BOSCH VP44 high pressure pump/timer is the problem. Unlike the previous pump, the VP44 is lubricated by the diesel fuel instead of the engine oil. When the life goes so too the high pressure pump/timer.

[@redsheila67]

me again,i'm not saying the videos dont help but i'm saying dont fix half of your problum cause if you do,you'll be doing it all over again. i have been a ford diesel tech for 10 years and if your egr cooler has filed it's because your oil cooler has failed.the temps between your engine coolant and oil should not exceed more the 15 degrees of each other.to help keep from this concern happen is to keep your coolant system serviced and flushed.i would recommend useing the bullit proff system if

[@profpetarsazdov]

I have bubbles in the coolant system when the engine is hot (maybe it is also when it is cold, but they are too small and I can't see them, or maybe there is not). But, most important is that i never see white smoke from exhaust on first start or after a long drive. Also heating air is working great. But it is losing antifreeze a little bit. So, what can be the problem? I drive a VW 2.0 TDI 16V BKD engine. Please help.

[@andreipt6374]

Same here...

[@profpetarsazdov]

I put liquid for closing holes, and now it is not losing antifreeze, but bobbles are still there. What can make those bobbles?

[@ekydy927]

Water comes from oil drain plug after engine rebuild why?

[@redsheila67]

sorry ran out of room.if your coolant system has already failed them i would recommend bullit proofing your 6.0 but i would still keep the coolant system serviced

[@1978red305]

Change your coolant cap. If you have an Advance Auto Parts store get one. The factory caps on the 6.0s are terrible because of the spring inside of the cap is weak and therefore you lose pressure in your cooling system which also increases boiling point because of the loss of cooling system pressure. It seems too simple to work but if you think about it this is a five to ten dollar part and this may save you from $5000+ repair bill. this is a good fail safe way to keep the system pressurized and from going bankrupt trying to fix a problem that could have been prevented possibly.

[@C4soulja]

1978red305 More misinformation. That is not what causes the failures. Don't preach what you don't know

[@davepearce7545]

He didn't say it caused failures. He said it could make you lose coolant and make it appear that you have a problem you don't have, and he's right. Don't answer when you don't know how to read.

[@vbidou17]

@@davepearce7545 On my side, the first thing I changed indeed is the coolant Cap. No outcomes. Still Bubbles in the coolant tank. I will test this procedure. Very smart idea.

[@vicentegonzales3852]

I did my truck n long running motor and no bubbles at all … any idea why and white smoke or Gary but I smell fuel burning eyes

[@BulletProofDiesel]

Hi Vicente - from what you have described ("smell fuel burning eyes"), I suspect you have a failed fuel injector. The excess fuel can cause the white smoke out of the exhaust.

[@krimke881]

But.. do you have bubles, at all on a completely working healthy engine?

[@aguilera465]

how do i know if my head gasket is bad?. i have the egr delete. on my 02 gmc duramax

[@beerdrinker1972]

do they sell that plug to test or is that something i have to build?

[@anthonyrybczynski5420]

Just install a pressure gauge using some hose and a t fitting inline with the 3/8 hose on the degas bottle. Then go hammer it down the road and see how much pressure you get and how fast it comes up.

[@mobileservicepro5446]

Great video, thank you!

[@rogercarcamo980]

Where get the bubble tester ,I have the problem in my ttuck

[@racingdreamz8021]

I used a bottle of Steel Seal to fix my head gasket, drained the coolant, removed the thermostat, flushed the cooling system really good, Then use a radiator cleaner to clean the cooling system , Make sure to flush out all the cleaner 100%, When engine is 100% cold add steel seal with distilled water, turn heater on high & let idle for 30 mins with the radiator cap off........Let it cool for 1 hour the let idle again for 30 mins with the radiator cap on...........next morning let it idle for another 30 mins then removed all water from the system to let the steel seal cure for 24 hours, Replace the thermostat, fill with coolant and your good to go. Mine has been running perfect for 70k miles now as i use the car for uber & lyft, Only cost me about $120 total.

[@enriquepalomino8636]

Where do you get a rubber plug like the one in the video?

[@haulinK2500]

Got mine at ace hardware

[@imjustpassinthru]

Is an EGR cooler the same thing as an "aftercooler" on an 18-wheeler diesel engine?

[@ikisiin5798]

bulletproofdiesel does this test work on the 6.4 ?

[@garygrossjr7801]

fluid bubbling out of dgas bottle?

[@jzsarge221]

On my 2011 lml, the coolant is being sucked in and triggering off the sensor and when I go to add coolant and remove the cap, the coolant rises back up to normal level. I've had all tests done and they pass, headgasket, coolant pressure. Replaced radiator, thermostats, cap, tank and sensor. I've looked everywhere for leaks or residue and found nothing. The engine does not over heat at all and runs fine. But it's still doing it. What could be causing this.

[@DarrinsChannel]

jose zaragoza it's a Duramax a side note is it could be your head gaskets just slowing leaking and getting Burnt so you don't notice mostly likely is the cause

[@milagresfernandes1572]

Chk egr cooler I had same problem

[@jeremiasc.syjr.6306]

Me too...2011 ford trekker loosing coolant without any tra ce of leaking...what are the possible defect?

[@jerrybijleveld9955]

I have the same with now with a ml450 cdi, do you what the problem was?

[@mercedes-benzgroupamg]

​@@jerrybijleveld9955 Me too

[@nanau2002]

hi,i have a 2008 1.8 tdci focus an i made a co2 test and the test is positive, i have co2 in the coolant tank, could be a egr cooler problem or in this case it s 100 procent the head gasket?the coollant has some yellow substance in it,i made a 30 miles drive test but it was no over heating or boiling coolant just went under the minimum sign.thank you.

[@ndricimshkurti7519]

my toyota rav4 have the same problem the coollant have yellow substance and bubble how do u solve it

[@nanau2002]

@@ndricimshkurti7519 do You lose coolant?IT makes high presure in the coolant tank?

[@ndricimshkurti7519]

yes

[@nanau2002]

@@ndricimshkurti7519 i m sorry,IT s the cylinder head gasket or worse broken cylinder.

[@nanau2002]

@@ndricimshkurti7519 do You Have coolant in the oil?

[@MyStone88]

A few years ago, we went halibut fishing in Canada from Washington. We took my friend's '96 F250 and the hi-voltage that runs the injectors fried. We were stuck about a mile outside of camp with 2 coolers full of halibut. The nearest Ford dealer was in Victoria Canada and they wanted $400 for the wiring harness. Major Crap!

[@charlieabbot3649]

Great test. Another variation is to drive the truck a few miles, preferably under load. We do this with the Class A rigs. An even stream of bubbles at idle and at temp, then the load test. If the cadence increases you can deduce it's the head gasket. If it's an even stream it's the EGR. Only problem is, you still have the possibility of having the EGR cooler as well.

[@bogdanskowyrski372]

I can't really disconnect turbo harness cos my turbo doesn't have one. What if I blank off egr valve temporarily?

[@BulletProofDiesel]

Give us a ring, we'll talk you through it. 888-967-6653

[@bogdanskowyrski372]

Hi John exactly as you advised over the phone yesterday I got egr valve off and I can confirm it's all wet inside. Now I need new egr cooler. Once again thanks for your time You are top man.

[@BulletProofDiesel]

@@bogdanskowyrski372 Glad to hear it!

[@ericalexander2134]

What about if you have A LOT of bubbles, then zero when you disconnect the turbo?

[@Stewf85]

From what he’s saying that’s the EGR, if bubbles continued after it’s more likely the head gasket

[@noealvarez6575]

Thanks men!!!

[@cesargallegos6336]

My 6.0 overheats when under load, did this test and there's no change in bubbles I did an egr delete. What might be the problem?

[@SolarSudsShine]

Headgasket

[@stingraystud]

i hate shitty fords but i am a mechanic and this is very informational, good video

[@anthonycurcio5388]

Change your coolant cap on tank with one from advance auto

[@hilham89]

Question. What if the motor has been rebuilt and the person done an EGR delete but you still get bubbles?

[@BulletProofDiesel]

As long as the engine is up to operating temperature, then the bubble test is performed and you get a steady stream of bubbles, that would most likely indicate a cylinder head/head gasket issue.

[@hilham89]

@@BulletProofDiesel I'm also getting some steam like blow by when I remove the oil fill cap.

[@BulletProofDiesel]

@@hilham89 "some" blow by is normal... but in our experience would not necessarily be something used in the diagnosis of head problems.

[@hilham89]

@@BulletProofDiesel reason I ask is because I started my truck up it was already warmed up and what not but i just stopped to grab a bite to eat and started it back up after leaving I noticed it wasn't getting hardly any power. I know 1 or two of my injector's are bad but nothing like this as I pull a hill it goes down fast and has no power to pull a hill. I noticed my turbo isn't spoiling as loud when I start the truck and it idles and also I noticed it spoils down way to fast after shutting the truck off

[@BulletProofDiesel]

@@hilham89 Alright, understood. We don't think those symptoms would be related to head issues... sounds like it could be injector or turbo related.

[@1HSYURIDIA]

This test aply for any diesel engine ? Maxforce dt ?

[@BulletProofDiesel]

We can really only speak to this specific application in this video, but we are starting to get a lot of experience with the DT and we do produce EGR coolers for it. Perhaps give us a ring and we'll help out however we can: 888-967-6653

[@Up-hill-Battle]

Whats there to say about NO bubbles? I don't get any bubbles. Not even when I unplug the turbo harness

[@tiggfigg]

I believe if you have no bubbles, then you don't have anything wrong with EGR cooler or head gaskets.

[@leemarchant7191]

I know this is an old comment but I wanted to share what I saw today. When I started the truck I had no bubbles. Once it started to warm up I started to get bubbles. Then the high idle kicked on. I had a really steady stream. When I unplugged the turbo I went to almost no bubbles. Thanks bullet proof diesel!

[@EliAlexanderClark]

A good way to tell if it’s your oil cooler EGR or head gasket, is if you’re oil cooler is leaking oil. Then it’s probably your oil cooler.

[@grzesko3710]

What this one got to do with oil cooler??? I thought it was about leaking COOLANT...?

[@mj-7444]

What if no turbo

[@redsheila67]

i have watched a few of these videos and not once has anybody told the people what causes the egr cooler and head gaskets to fail but i will.coolant flows to your oil cooler first and then to your ecr cooler,if the oil cooler is restricted (low coolant flow),the egr will have a loose of coolant flow there for letting the exhaust gas temp to get high there for causing the egr cooler to leak and if you dont notice the loss of coolant then guess what happens next.thats right blown head gaskets

[@chrisacres]

Are you having a stroke?

[@redsheila67]

@@chrisacres yeah I am

[@estrelladelnorte1308]

thank god it could be "only my head gasket"

[@cgrobe21]

So should I get any bubbles if I do this? If my cooler is good and my head gaskets are good would I get any bubbles?

[@dlsmodz]

+Chadd Chevrolet Yes.. No matter what you will get bubbles, your just looking for a change in the way they are coming out. You will also want to have your engine at normal operating temps while doing this test.

[@sssaris19]

Hi guys is the same for diesel and petrol engines i got 1.8t petrol

[@BulletProofDiesel]

Unfortunately we'd have to have experience with your specific engine to know.

[@naprawavp44]

Cool and interesting movie.

[@MRZ28DAD]

Funny did the test on hot 6.0 liter no bubbles, actually it pull some water up the tube but coolant pressure is 10 to 12 psi driving around. Mash down on the throttle 16-18 psi but no coolant relief.......yet

[@Up-hill-Battle]

Randy Heilman I had the same result. Anything to tell from NO bubbles?

[@lllateralus]

Yeah, you are set with that cummins. Except for the lift pump, injector pump, tranny, ball joints, body, interior... But damn. At least you got that cummins. Lol

[@JoseSanchez-wh1zb]

I hope my egr is bad^_^ lol

[@teds4983]

Stoped at 40 seconds. I have a Cummins, have fun ford boy's

[@keithheimendinger7774]

i watched this because it's on a 6.7 Cummins that it's happening on. Ford doesn't own bad EGRs.

[@concretelife3063]

so you want no bubbles?

[@timbowyer9344]

I have had head gaskets tested ...telling me there ok... But in 90deg temps running hard my Air Condition blows hot ???????.... if I turn off Air conditioning and slow down to 55 mph or so it runs. OK PLEASE HELP,,,, I have had it at the Ford dealer and it cost me $5,000 I am had it in a shop in Colorado and it's close by 4000 nobody knows what's going on

[@edm9760]

not sure what your symptoms are Im a little confused.

[@466htrd]

Tim, I don't know if you got this problem figured out or not. I had the same problem in my truck. It turned out that the ac compressor was shot. It was so bad that the pulley and clutch assembly on the compressor was ready to fall off. At highway speeds the AC would blow hot, cruising in town the air was cold.

[@tim55inman]

Tim Bowyer q+.

[@bradleynelson5915]

$5,000 to fix the A/C ? Did that fix it? And now another $4,000 to fix it again? Someone's playing you....

[@bmwsincekid]

And how to check on Cars made this century :D not old ancient cars?

[@bradleynelson5915]

Ancient cars didn't have EGR coolers, oil coolers inside the engine, so yes they are referring to modern Ford(International) diesel engines in this video.

[@John.407]

7.3 aren't high voltage injectors..... The high pressure oil pump on the back of the motor runs the injectors (To a guy in the comments)

[@C4soulja]

ford658 Yes they are. You don't know what your talking about. Don't spread misinformation because of your lack of knowledge

[@colomoto9014]

How do I buy or make this

[@BulletProofDiesel]

Give us a ring at 888-967-6653 and we'll talk you through it.

[@Razgriz-YT]

Exactly. Gimme my 6.0L any day

[@TSilvs96]

im so glad i own a cummins

[@cbake9440]

why you just go through transmissions and clutches like there is no tomorrow

[@cbake9440]

what then dam difference

[@MyStone88]

I'm a ford guy but I wouldn't own the 6.9, 7.3, 6.0 or the 6.4 for the reliability problem they all have. I own an '02 Ram with a Cummins and I love it. It's my first Dodge so I basically bought the motor and it happened to come with a Dodge body. It would be perfect if Dodge came with an Allison tranny.

[@lostcoastlocal7073]

So Your a ford guy but wouldnt buy a ford? Instead a dodge duramax

[@SMiller5488]

Hows that VP44 holding up for yah...

[@bradleynelson5915]

That's strange because no one has ever in the history of the world had a single problem with the 7.3 . But yet you are a Ford guy?

[@MyStone88]

Ford should stayed with the International diesel or another company who specialized in diesel engines. 6.9, 7.3, 6.0 and 6.4 are JUNK

[@cbake9440]

what you mean international built every motor up until the new 6.7 durrrhhhh

[@cbake9440]

your saying the best diesel engine ever built is junk 7.3 the one that runs 500 thousand miles with hardly any service but oil and filter.were the fuck you go to diesel school at back wood Peter puffin ville.

[@bradleynelson5915]

Stayed with International? What brand do you think these junk engines are? By the way, the 7.3 actually is a decent design.