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  1. K

    Coolant in oil after injector swap

    Alright everyone, this is the last thing I have to resort to. This is my first experience with a diesel so please bare with me. So a few weeks ago I changed the injectors on my 1993 7.3 idi non turbo. While pulling out my old injectors the farthest one back on the driver's side was so stuck I...
  2. D

    Gear oil as fuel

    Has anyone tried useing gear oil as fuel. A mine is just throwing away a bunch of brand new ep150 and ep460 gear oil and was thinking it might make a good fuel.
  3. D

    Waste Transformer Oil

    Has anyone used the mineral oil from a transformer in an idi. How well does it need to be filtered or is it already relatively pure.
  4. Stu Bailey

    Oil on dipstick doesn't look right

    So after finally driving the truck back home from installing the new water pump I shut it off and waited a bit before checking the oil. It didn't look right, looked a bit thin, possibly watery? I attached a photo of the dipstick. If this is water on the dipstick, I'm thinking it got in there...
  5. raeasler

    Rotella 15w40 vs Rotella 15w40 Full Synthetic

    Simple questions: Which one is better for the 6.9 IDI ? Any advantage of using one over the other ? Anyone use the Rotella of either "blend" ? Reason for asking is that I'm due for an oil change and I can get a gallon of Rotella 15w40 for $12.50. The Synthetic is obviously a little more...
  6. 9

    93 turbo cdr Does the cdr

    Is the cdr valve on my 93 7.3 turbo idi supposed to keep oil from entering the turbo,oil pooling at opening to turbo
  7. jrollf

    Fun with numbers :) (Oil Analysis)

    I'm an engineer... so I like numbers :Thumbs Up. I have had my truck since 2004 and have put about 114,000 miles on it. With a few rare exceptions I have always had an oil analysis done at every oil change by Blackstone Labs. Since they give me all kinds of fun numbers I have tracked and...
  8. Cheapone1

    Idi 7.3 oil cooler

    I changed my oil cooler part of the engine swap I did. The old ones were not up to par stripped and rusty I went cheap I knew better but well I’m silly some times needless to say they leak does anyone know the part number from ford or international that I can get the proper bolts I don’t want to...
  9. jrollf

    Power Driven Diesel Oil?

    Anyone try engine oil from Power Diesel? https://powerdrivendiesel.com/product-category/power-driven-fluids/convetional-oil/ https://powerdrivendiesel.com/product-category/power-driven-fluids/synthetic-oil/ Claims to be much higher in ZDDP and detergent (calcium) than the modern CJ+ and CK+...
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