How’s this Egr Cooler and Valve Look?

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(11-23-2022 )BrandonOlsen Wrote:  

(11-23-2022 )Rawze Wrote:  

(11-23-2022 )BrandonOlsen Wrote:  ... On the turbo I didn't know if the while stuff on top of the blades was normal or not. If you look at the center of the turbo the round peice it looks like its partially broken off and didnt know if thats suppose to be like that or if it broke and I need to be worried

looked perfectly normal to me. The part your claiming is "broken off" is not.. it is part of how they shave the impeller to balance it after it is assembled.

as far as it being dirty.. someone was cheaping out on air filters.. not changing then m enough. or ran it with one of those garbage aftermarket "washable" air filters. -== ANY dust of dirt going into that engine and turbo will very quickly shorten the life of the engine and cause permanent excessive blo-by in the cylinders.. A proper air cleaner and regular replacements is extremely important.

I did replace the filter 2 weeks ago. How often do you recommend changing them out ? I’ve googled it and every answer is different. I haul cattle and do take a lot of gravel roads to get to where I have to go

There is no real schedule, if you are in dusty conditions, take the filter out every week or couple of weeks and knock the dust out, or use an air compressor to blow it out from the inside. When I was working in the oil fields in ND, I think we changed them out every 6 weeks maybe every two months in the summer months. We were considered off road, and the dust was pretty brutal on the dirt roads.