couple questions
 

So after reading all the great results with the rev-x oil additive i want to order some. how much do you put in at one time?

i want to clean my turbo. kinda curious about the dirty turbo issues. is it only because the egr gets dumped in there and the oily smoke messes it up? If that is the case, then deleting the egr would eliminate any further cleaning? or am i off on this because i am a newbee and still dont fully undrstand the turbo system yet? please set me on the right path. I watched the video on cleaning the turbo. Man figure out a way to clean it without taking it off and i could retire! do i need to get any gaskets or other parts when i put it back on? Also would someone tell me the entire/air exhuast circuit and what the different pipes do for the turbo system
thanks amigos, JR

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ok read some of the air flow tech in the bible. understand a little better now. the egr recieves exhaust gases and passes them threw to the intake back threw the turbine. So do you guys that delete the egr still have dirty turbo issues?

An EGR delete will help tremendously yes, but wont alleviate it. The best thing for keeping the turbo clean is not letting the truck sit all the time, and when you are driving it, have a heavy right foot! You need to exercise those turbo vanes and they only way to do it is putting a load on it. Trucks that sit parked for long periods of time (rust build up) or trucks that idle all day long (improper fuel burn) are the ones that usually have issues with sticky turbos. It's really not that big of a deal, I'm sure if you haven't had the turbo off it looks intimidating. It's not bad though, just take your time. The first time will take you a while, but after that you'll know what tools you need and how it works and will be much more efficient.

Rev-x, add 2 bottles with every oil change. Stuff works wonders...

Piping for turbo.. pretty simple.

Coming off of the heads is your exhaust manifolds, they point backwards on the engine and connect to what we call up-pipes. The up-pipes run up the back of the motor towards the turbo and meet at a junction that we refer to as the y-pipe or y-collector. This y-section just mates the two up-pipes from their respective bank and connect the up-pipes to the turbo housing. So exhaust leaves the heads and goes out the back and up to the turbo, this is what drives the turbo. Continuing on the exhaust side, exhaust is then expelled out of the turbo housing into the down-pipe, which is exactly what it sounds like, comes off the back of the turbo and down to the rest of your exhaust system, and out of the truck. On the intake side, you've got your normal intake which feeds into the front of the turbo and that air is expelled out of the turbo housing through the passenger side intercooler piping (often called CAC tubing too) and then through the intercooler, then through the intercooler piping on the drivers side, and then into the intake elbow, which feeds the intake manifold then into the heads. Make sense?

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thanks
 

Mdub, you the man. thanks for the explanation and info. So i dont need any gaskets or etc to take the turbo off. Just get the cleaning supplies/disks etc and go to town and put it back together. When i cleaned the egr, it was a little sooty but not bad. Since reading info here on the forum and from the advice from the replies, I have been driving the truck like i stole it.

You can buy the gaskets if you want, I've never replaced anything any time I've had my turbo off, yank it off and drop it back in, no issues. The kit isn't expensive, but not really needed IMO.

If you do pull the turbo, I would highly recommend getting the updated turbo oil drain tube from Ford, it's like $35 and you'll already have the turbo off anyways. There's an updated feed line too, it's around $70, I didn't buy it for mine though, I don't really get the point of it honestly, doesn't look like a larger line or anything. The drain tube is a good upgrade though, it's mandrel bent and larger diameter now. Helps the oil drain out quicker. :c: