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Post by whitetaildave24 on Aug 15, 2018 18:47:40 GMT -5
Can anyone recommend a reputable diesel mechanic? Used to have a buddy that worked at Andy Mohr in Plainfield, but he is gone from there now. My excursion is losing coolant, but I’m unable to find a leak anywhere. From searching online I have ideas of what it could be, but I’m not going to start tearing into it just by guessing. I’ve had a family member go to outlaw diesel in greenfield, but wanting other opinions as well. That’s a good hour away from me.
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Post by nfalls116 on Aug 15, 2018 20:25:18 GMT -5
Can anyone recommend a reputable diesel mechanic? Used to have a buddy that worked at Andy Mohr in Plainfield, but he is gone from there now. My excursion is losing coolant, but I’m unable to find a leak anywhere. From searching online I have ideas of what it could be, but I’m not going to start tearing into it just by guessing. I’ve had a family member go to outlaw diesel in greenfield, but wanting other opinions as well. That’s a good hour away from me. Scheid diesel in Terre Haute best Nkp diesel in Rockville second Then there is a shop here in Montezuma he does really well with powerstrokes and does pretty good with other brands all are pretty good drive for you but scheid is a pretty big nationally known shop everyone locally is probably trying to get their trucks built for the extravaganza |
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Post by saltydog on Aug 16, 2018 4:48:15 GMT -5
WD I sent a txt to my son asking him his opinion. He's a diesel mechanic at Clark Power equipment at Harding and 465.
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Post by greghopper on Aug 16, 2018 5:19:15 GMT -5
If you was happy with Andy Mohr your be happy anywhere....they suck at diesel work! Always have always will.
The place downtown off 70 on west side is my suggestion for a Ford.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Aug 16, 2018 7:49:44 GMT -5
WD I sent a txt to my son asking him his opinion. He's a diesel mechanic at Clark Power equipment at Harding and 465. Appreciate it. |
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Aug 16, 2018 7:51:48 GMT -5
If you was happy with Andy Mohr your be happy anywhere....they suck at diesel work! Always have always will. The place downtown off 70 on west side is my suggestion for a Ford. I was only happy because I knew who did the work, he really knew what he was doing, and the price was cut in half because it was his cost. I won’t take it there now, because I have heard that before. It was just a water pump and fan assembly that time. |
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Post by jman46151 on Aug 16, 2018 10:39:05 GMT -5
I had my injectors replaced at Scheid a few years ago. Overall it was a good experience but they missed some details. They forgot to hook the crankcase vent back up and also there was a wiring harness that they didn't put back on the stud so eventually it would have caused a short because it was loose.
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Post by saltydog on Aug 17, 2018 5:07:55 GMT -5
WD as you may have it figure out my son says its head gaskets. If you would like to talk to him I can give you his number.
Sorry for the late reply, got real busy at work and didn't have time to get back to the forum
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Aug 17, 2018 5:13:05 GMT -5
I got a few referrals from a local shop, so I will probably take it in there. Head gaskets is worse case and I’m hoping that’s not it. Performance hasn’t been affected at all. Still runs and performs just fine.
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Post by esshup on Aug 17, 2018 6:47:56 GMT -5
A lot of this pertains to gas engines, but maybe this will help a bit.
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Post by deadeer on Aug 17, 2018 8:25:45 GMT -5
There is a simple test, called a bowl test, that checks for combustion gas in the coolant resevior. That will determine if a head gasket is leaking.
It can also pass coolant into the exhaust thru the egr cooler, if that particular engine has one. I am not very familiar with each automotive diesel application tho. I am in a big truck shop.
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Post by esshup on Aug 17, 2018 10:19:12 GMT -5
There is a simple test, called a bowl test, that checks for combustion gas in the coolant resevior. That will determine if a head gasket is leaking. It can also pass coolant into the exhaust thru the egr cooler, if that particular engine has one. I am not very familiar with each automotive diesel application tho. I am in a big truck shop. How do you perform said bowl test? |
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Aug 17, 2018 10:20:21 GMT -5
There is a simple test, called a bowl test, that checks for combustion gas in the coolant resevior. That will determine if a head gasket is leaking. It can also pass coolant into the exhaust thru the egr cooler, if that particular engine has one. I am not very familiar with each automotive diesel application tho. I am in a big truck shop. Egr cooler, oil cooler, and head gasket are the three I’m down too. Egr seems to be quite common. |
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Aug 17, 2018 10:31:16 GMT -5
Is the bowl test the same as the bubble test? Testing for bubbles in the fuel bowl or container.
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Post by scrobertson on Aug 17, 2018 11:55:21 GMT -5
Oil cooler will result in milky oil. Remove fill cap and check for grayish sledge.
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Post by deadeer on Aug 17, 2018 12:20:11 GMT -5
Bowl test is performed by running engine to temp, and drawing the fumes out of the top of the coolant resevoir. A blue solution is drawn into a two part tester with a vacuum bulb. If there is contamination, one part turns green. It is an instant color change and easy comparison to the control solution.
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