6.7 L Cummins EGR cooler. Detailed diagnosis and replacement. Watch a pro do it correctly
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Dillon is a great wrench. I love his attention to detail. He treats his jobs like they are his own vehicle. This mindset starts from the top,you Dave! You have a 1st class shop. Congratulations
Pete
Wholeheartedly agree, meticulous attention to detail within this field is the distinguishing factor between a satisfactory performance and an outstanding one
And he's a measured guy, no drama, that's good.
These are top class guys ! Very impressive !
I like that just about every mechanic in Daves shop is organized. I know he’s big on organization.
Yep… Another modern diesel with EGR issues! What’s the ticket on this repair? I’m guessing upwards of a grand? These things are built for job security!
Dave I am a 77 year old gearhead. Your videos and your shop are amazing keep up with your attempt to educate the masses.
glad you stepped back and let dillion do his job. He is a pro. Enjoy watching him work.
I love how you guys still try and stay within the stock configuration! ALL diesels suffer with a lot of the same challenges. ALL around this fricken emissions standards that are ultimately killing our trucks. Thanks Dave!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We need more videos with Dave and Dillion!
Dillion is the Mechanic we all wish we had at our local Diesel shop. Keep that one happy Dave! 🇺🇸
We will!
Dave it’s a testament to you how professional and proficient your techs are. It’s nice that they can explain things as well as the teacher. Your service to your techs shows up in their work.
This is how most shops operate, they just don't make youtube videos about it
@@propphotographyaz9992 I spent the majority of my entire life in the automotive industry and while I love your answer, it has not been my experience. To clarify my background I managed 4 states in the automotive industry for a company and I saw many different companies and while most were good they weren’t up to this level of competency. Now I am retired and I could be off base these days but I have only been retired less than 5 years.
And there’s me with my 5.9 Cummins rolling up to half a million miles with no major injuries to my engine other than water pump, alternator, new batteries, new cross over cables, and a dual clutch disk
I have worked in many shops in my career and have left them almost every time because they ripped off customers and would try to sell the customers things they did not need. For example a customer brought n his BMW M5 for the centerconsole doors not closing. My service manager tried to sell an entire new console to customer for $2,400 and t only needed a smll mechanism for under $200. I got in an argument with him and I ended up the one losing my Job over doing the right thing. I got a hold of the customer and told him what had transpired and he hired me to fix his car and than ofered me a job at his machine shop. I wish Daves shop was closer to me because he is the kind of person that I would apply for a job with always doing things the right and honest way he seems to be very transparent with every job they do.BTW that was a BMW dealership in North Carolina
i just wish i could locate guys like dave and you
My boss told me to take a case backhoe to the dealership: got a warning ⚠️ light on and has not power , turns on but not power .
I loaded on my flat bed trailer.
The shop manager said needs a new computer .
When I parked, just check the DEF tank , was empty, walked in to the front door and purchased 4 gallons of the DEF FLUID, magic , the light disappeared. I told jerry about it : he was very very angry. Called my boss , took the tractor back to the job site:
I got 2 hundred bucks bonus.😊
Always do the right thing.
Ignore every other person with different options.
As a 5'9 tech of 10 years. The most impressed I've ever been with one of these videos was lifting up the front end, removing the tires and lowering the truck to working height. Such a simple and obvious thing to do yet so beneficial
One thing I will suggest is that, Dave, when you get a ram diesel, for good customer service, check the heater grid bolt, may save a blown motor
Oh man yes!! That’s an engine braker😡
It's really interesting to watch someone who really knows what they are doing. Really enjoyed this episode!
Hello Dave: Thank you for this video sir. As a former independent repair shops owner we never got involved with diesel engines.But I must commend your mechanic for his thoroughness, expertise, caring, & cleanliness. His level of concern as well as drive to VERIFY YOUR 4 C'S & push through the surrounding components + O Rings to me is uncanny. I understand that he has performed this cooler replacement many times but I did not see his just do a remove and replace operation. It should be noted Dave is that I can see your own personal know how. Expertise, experience, and take no prisoners attitude you have instilled in all of your techs thus far. Dave, the way you do & go about every repair is just normal procedure = OUTSTANDING SIR !!! Dave to find, a crew like yours is just like family as well as the way they perform in my eyes is admirable + you should be congratulated that your vision has come to fruition. Thank you sir, God Bless you, your family, and your crew. ❤❤❤, TMP from N.J
So well said!
@@kanes5105 Thank you. Stay safe. & have a great weekend 😀. TMP from N.J. 🙏
True Pros share their ”secrets” / knowledge.
Competition can’t exploit secrets from the best in their field.
this was one of the coolest episodes I’ve watched. As a mechanic in the 70s 80s 90s the tools they have now are really nice to have.
Great job Dillon!
Very cool
Wow, editing is so professional and Dillion is a wonderful teacher
Wow, thank you
Very satisfying episode. Between Dillon's prowess as a tech; his simple explanation of the process as well as the replacement EGR Cooler itself; coupled with the music, this is one of my favorite episodes to date.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm not a gearhead, but I love watching your videos, always something interesting to see! I also enjoy the attention to detail all your crew show, something that seems to be lost in today's world.
Loved this format of video! Dillon knows his craft and explains it very well. Keep em coming!!
Thanks! Will do!
Hi Dave Dillon, this is the perfect format for your vids, love it!
Really enjoy these videos. Very informative. If you can't learn it here, you're just a bystander.
Very nice work Dylan, we have very similar styles and even use the same tools! I do recommend using fender blankets for two reasons I see in this video. One be careful of that belt buckle especially with the shirt tucked in. Also those air hoses and vac filler hoses will pick up all sorts of dirt that sticks to them from the coolant being on them and will scratch the crap outta a nice black truck like that!
Dave is the kind of shop owner thats not afriad to get his hands dirty, just the kind of shop owner everyone needs
Dave’s lucky that he hired Dillion. Seems like a nice guy that also happens to be a damn good mechanic!
Proving your shop's integrity will guarantee success. Well done!
Dillion is a class act. Very thorough with instructions on this repair. Great job, Sir!
Like watching artists at work, great job guys
This seems the best channel that covers all things trouble shooting, very good for DIY'ers.theres a lot of things we do, that they never thought of. Your channel might open a few eyes. Thank you.
Glad to have DIYers here👍. Thanks for watching
Thanks for the tutorial Dillion
That’s a new truck to be having EGR Cooler failure! Good work, guys! Love the videos!
It sure is!
This video is a work of art,detailed to perfection
u rarely talk. great job! clear and informative.
Even though I’ll probably never work on cars but very satisfying watching someone showcase their trade 👏
Dave and Dillion, a great job, very good diagnosis, correction and final check. Skill shows and excellent communication.
Dillon is the best. A great face on your company. Cheers from Canada!
Couldn't agree more!
I know I’ve said this before, but FENDER COVERS, FENDER COVERS, FENDER COVERS! Once upon a time in my tech days, I had a helper do an oil change on a truck after we’d finished doing some injectors and he (allegedly) stepped all over the guys chrome bumper with 36 grit sandpaper embedded in his soles and put a bunch of micro scratches in it. Of course, none of this was noticed until the customer returned to this home town dealership on the other side of the country where he had them replace the bumper for almost $1000. I couldn’t contest it because we didn’t have fender covers on the truck during the oil change.
And belt buckles.
@@user-wu8pb5tk8s wear service clothing with non metallic bits or with metallic bits covered up, such as zippers on a jacket with the zipper folded over by the jacket. I have a bunch like this on my old service writer clothing for a company, from one of the big work clothing companies.
Dave, you run a tight, Shop. Awesome job.
Nice work Dillion and Dave!
Do you guys have vehicles coming from all over the country or are you dealing with people in the area? You guys gotta be one of, if not, THE top shop in the country for this kind of work, stellar job every time.
Thank you for the question! We do have them come from all over the country. And people are starting to ask if we can ship engines out of the country. We are very grateful for this reception
I bet they do have people coming to them from all over the country! They are going to have to hire and expand!!
By the way, do you work on 12 valves?? Love you guys!
I sure am thankful that I've kept my 7.3 all these years. What a shame to see good trucks destroyed all the time by this nonsense.
Just want to say that this is my favorite style of content! I watch everything but really love watching the wrenching!
I have blanked my EGR and removed the EGR cooler, it functions better! the reason for the blank EGR oil lumps blocked my inlet and inlet valves.
Yeah you can do that if you dont live in a state that requires smog checks or arent making videos that you put out for everyone to see
Another great repair and video by Dave's Auto Center. Very informative repair.
You have an outstanding talented staff that know their business.
You guys are very informative which makes watching your videos entertaining. Glad I held onto my 04 Ram diesel. Not the 4.5 where they did the addition of installing EGR and catalytic converter.
The day after, I bought my ram. The egr cooler and the exhaust system fell off on the road, and I never looked back. Had live wire installed
Dave, I’m Ed and been following you for about a month now. Great content and useful information overall.
Today, just one concern I saw that I’m extremely critical about “Safety”. Noticed your technician was not wearing safety glasses when he was under and opening coolant drain plug.
Thank you and your team !
Kroil- is the Best penatrating oil hands down. It even works better if you let soak. Only stuff I will using replacing exhaust manifold
💯 % Quality work and quality replacement parts. Dave & Company, you guy's Rock!!!!
Did three of these bulletproof EGR cooler installs recently. All on 6.7s. They definitely make a good product and have great customer service
Hola 👋 señor Dave!!! That was a great video just looking at the high level of skill and knowledge that you and your workers have is really impressive and even at the end he took the time to wiped around the engine parts to show a great job 👏 very neat clean and professional…You guys are amazing 🤩…keep up the great job…it’s Friday again and this weekend You guys need to take it easy and enjoy the weekend with your love ones…Saludos!!!👋😃👋
He did a great job on repair and the video was great too.
Dave giving that truck a solid colonoscopy
I remember my dad spraying the kroil rust penetrating fluid back in the early 80s. On a rusty boat trailer. Very distinct odor. Still Very effective
Dillon is a damn fine technician.
Bullet Proof makes some nice diesel components, top notch stuff
damn bro did such a good job and I love his little tech tips that make the job go so much smoother. Must be nice having a competent shop and not having to get constantly pulled off a job.
I like watching these kind of videos
I’d buy a Kroil candle if they made one. Absolutely love the smell.
The point of EGR, other than to prematurely destroy a diesel engine, isn’t to be “reburnt” but to provide an inert gas to help displace oxygen. This inert gas can’t react with fuel thereby reducing NOX emissions.
Amazing how so many techs don't know how EGR works. Re-burned eh?
It also lowers the combustion temperature
I wouldn't really consider exhaust to be "inert"
if it screws up your engine.
@@rstats2127that’s exactly it
It’s there to reduce NOX emissions by lower intake thus combustion temps, in the lab it sounds like a great idea but man are they problems on diesels thanks to the soot literally being sand paper
I have a VW TDI. When I removed the EGR, it was almost stopped up with soot. It’s a 2” pipe and the available airflow space was the size of a grape. Threw the EGR in the trash. Exhaust manifold was just as bad. Actually lit it on fire and let the diesel buildup burn off. It took an entire day. It was like a new motor. Then I put bigger injectors in and had it tuned. Little ripper, fun to drive and gets about 45 mpg.
So professional. Love you guys!
You all HAVE to be in high demand in that area of the country! The knowledge and expertise displayed is amazing
I'd bet they have trucks lined up weeks out.
Master Mechanic
Would have been a great opportunity to blank that EGR off. Also why aren't you guys running crank case ventilation filters in the states? Would stop a lot of your intake manifolds clogging up so much. From Aus
Red scotchbrite, a mechanics best friend. Gentle, but gets the job done.
Enjoy all the information I get out of this channel!!! Even though the only diesels I touch at my shop are German diesels. GREAT work guys and always look forward to new videos and shorts.
holy crap I never realized how much crap that was actually removed off my 6.7 . I don't have any of the egr crap . I have like 5 plugs that are tied up out of the way not plugged into anything . I was wondering what they were for lol . and I have no cel . and yes the bulb works .
I really enjoy when your guys do a job and show the process I'm a gear head myself and love learning new stuff I've never worked on a 6.7 cummins I've drove a few but never worked on one ty for the education
Great content and great job to everyone that makes this channel happen. I love your channel Dave!! 👍
I had to do this same replacement on my 16’ Cummins (Bullet Proof makes a quality piece) but what I discovered later was that much of that vaporized coolant was going into my oil. A Blackstone Lab periodic test revealed that my oil was contaminated. I did a double oil flush and another lab sample test and everything was good.
Watching the video from Kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪 .it was pretty much good video with One of the colleagues .👍👍😁😁 Thanks Davis for your work shop
Thanks Dave and Dillon for pointing me the direction of the EGR cooler. I have been searching for external coolant leaks. Loosing minute amount of coolant for a couple weeks, Fearing a head gasket, I'll check the EGR cooler. An obvious place to look now that you pointed it out, Duh. Appreciate the tip about Bullet Proof too. Thank you.
Love my 2013 Dirtymax. Irriates me how much these trucks cost and the EPA is killing those engines.
Love the videos and the information. You have an awesome team for the awesome shop. Keep fixing engineering mistakes love it.
Nice job brother thank you for explaining what it does also God Bless You All out there
I bought a 5500 dodge with the 6.7l for 1500 bucks because the owner was told it had a bad head because it was burning coolant. I towed it home statered checking it out egr cooler was blowed out. Fix it for 46 bucks just put block off plates on it.
Great repair
You are a pros pro😊
Great Job Dillon 👍
Amazing detail to all the jobs that y'all do on here Dave great job love the videos keep em coming!
Nicely narrated !
Fantastic mechanic. Thanks Dave
Awesome video! You guys have all the cool tools.
I learn a lot With your videos !
Great production. Awesome work
Great attention to detail, this why l subscribe to your channel. Great show Dave.
Dillon is a NATURAL! Have you considered doing carbon clean soak on the piping to the EGR? The filter top on the motor as well? My guys in Volvo shop use a cabon clean service company and always have fresh clean hoese and top of engine part to swap in when they do work on the sytems.
Using Kroil? Good to know it still exists. We used this when fixing typewriters back in the early 60's. Wonderful stuff for getting into small crevices or tight spaces or rusty threads.
It has
Love the music and editing done on this video great work very enjoyable
a real craftsman
Dave , the “Topside Creeper “ allows easier access to the top of the engine bays of trucks, a lot easier to work on the engines.
Man that tools for cooling system to make sure no air bubble so awesome!
Really nice to watch and follow the steady, methodic procedure Dillon does....not less impressive too, kudos to Dave for giving the stage fully to Dillon, it shows a lot how valuable a good management and healthy boss-employee relationship result with an admiration and allegiance from their customers (in my case, watching from far away, a channel subscriber 😁)
am i the Only person that noticed him Replacing the HNBR O-rings with Regular Black o-Rings. Great Job overall except for that. Those GREEN O-rings aren't there just to look pretty !
Some tips for him -
1) Use Silicone Grease on O-rings to Pre lube before assembly instead of assembly lube.
2) assembly lube is usually a petroleum base product NOT something that should be put on a Black O-RING.
i Do Recommend You Go back & Install the HNBR O-Rings. HNBR O-rings Are Designed to withstand Wider Temperature Variations & Better Chemical Resistance than standard O-Rings.
Thanks Dave. Great job. Good info. God bless. Happy trails.
Awesome video, great work. Thank you. Dave
This guy is a pro
Good work! Making it look easy!
My 6,7 Cummins was deleted. I took all that garbage off of the engine. Now it identifies as a non emissions 5.9. It runs way better and the engine oil stays clean. It doesn’t turn black immediately after it is changed
Didn’t the 5.9L have a cat/dpf?
@@andymike6575 not in my world
@@ianwille5780 it’s a damn shame that 6.7L owners have to tear $15,000 worth of parts off in order for their engine to run as God intended, plus spend at least $2k on a diet program. New truck msrp would be $20k less if it weren’t for all the extra equipment that cost companies hundreds of millions in R&D and manufacturing
It's like watching artists work 👀 amazing
Scotch brite is very effective as long as you’re mindful that no old material/debris gets into the engine in any way.. it becomes embedded in softer metals (aluminum etc) and can accelerate wear . Service bulletins were issued from some automotive manufacturers (can’t recall which at the moment) to their technicians
Advising them to avoid or use only on parts that are not attached or come in contact with the engine internals unless they can be thoroughly cleaned and rinsed afterwards.
The EGR cooler supply to the intake is downstream of the air filter. It is good practice to set a vacuum nozzle there while surface cleaning.
After seeing all the problems with the new diesels, glad I purchased a gas job! As usual great job!👍