Coolant filter

[majek5]

How important is a coolant filter on the 6.0? With the price of repairs on these trucks, is it worth it or throwing $$$$ away?

[Kwattro]

It's most important. EGR and oil cooler WILL plug without one, given enough time. Sand leaching is a big problem on the 6.0L. There's loads of info about it on other specific forums, hours and hours of reading and all the same conclusions.

[DoneDunIt]

I put a Cheap-O coolant filter on mine. I think the others are over engineered. Yet I think I went a little over with mine too. If doing over I would have used the "Help" Tee in my pictures and just 3/8" Fuel line hose. Less than $35 in parts. Use a Ford Fuel Filter from the 1988 Mustang.


Here is a link to all the pictures of my install.
Coolant Filter pictures by DunDoneIt - Photobucket (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l350/DunDoneIt/Coolant%20Filter/)

http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l350/DunDoneIt/Coolant%20Filter/IMG_1687-1.jpg

http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l350/DunDoneIt/Coolant%20Filter/IMG_1689-1.jpg

http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l350/DunDoneIt/Coolant%20Filter/f1e45387.jpg

Here is a opened Ford Fuel filter
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l350/DunDoneIt/Coolant%20Filter/05305f14.jpg

[KT Performance]

We also have these kits. (http://ktperformance.net/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22_63_587&products_id=1749)

It is more than the one above, but I feel it's worth the money. The expensive part is the stainless filter bracket.