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Failure mode - Ford 6.0L Power Stroke

VGT turbocharger sticking

Reliability tier: verified - verify before ordering, see /disclosure/

Symptoms

Root cause

The variable geometry turbo's unison ring and vanes gum up with soot and oil, especially on trucks that idle a lot or do short trips, so the turbo can no longer modulate. Ford documents this as 'turbocharger carbon deposits'.

Diagnosis

Fixes

clean the VGT (soak and manual free-up) as a stopgap ()

replace with a reman or upgraded turbo ()

Prevalence

common

Affected configurations (37)