Time to retire the 7.3 OBS?
I've had this 1997 F250 diesel for over 15 years and in that time, it has left me stranded just 3 times. Once a dozen or so years ago when the fuel bowl heater shorted and took out the ECS fuse with ...
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theoldwizard1 wrote:Bird Freak wrote:theoldwizard1 wrote:Wow, your buddy got ripped big time. $10K for a EGR cooler! I just replaced mine 2 years ago for $300. That was with a stainless steel tube unit and having a Ford tech install it.
My buddy just had the EGR cooler on a 6.0L replaced. IIRC, it was about $10k ! :E
Just talked to my buddy, besides the EGR cooler they decide it need new head gaskets (?) which meant new head bolts (torque to yield).
He said "close to $10k" when everything was done.
One of his big problems was finding a shop that could get him in and out in under 1 month !
That was still too expensive and took too long. I can assure him that tech did him no favors.
