It’s a little pricey but definitely worth it.

I've had my top end taken apart multiple times, if you're gonna do that you should also buy the BD manifolds. The drivers side manifolds on these trucks warp and leak, makes a screeching sound as the exhaust gasses piss out. You don't need to pull the cab to get the turbo out, but its tight and the turbo has to be turned to about 10oclock to come out. If you dont have the time or tools which all you really need are 10mm 8mm, 1 7mm if I remember correctly and the proper extensions. Hardest thing are the vband clamps on the cobra pipes. Its not a 4k job. If that's the case my truck has 90k in repairs, I've done everything myself.

Even for a mechanic its expensive. The inserts are priced stupid expensive. Unfortunately your stuck with the insert they make. Its ridiculously over priced

Thank you!

Thank you!

I appreciate that! Thanks for watching!!

Thanks for watching Rafael.

Thank you!

It's really well put together.

Well done. Thanks for the links, including your silicone ring.

Thank you! I’ve been wearing their rings for a couple years now. Wicked comfortable especially at work.

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Well worth the investment if you do these trucks often.

Unfortunately reverse drill bits wouldn't get them out. The bolts fuse themselves into the threads and wont spin out. Reverse drill bits are awesome just not for this application.

michael velez I have another video about doing EGR coolers showing heating the bolt and getting them out. This solution is for the unfortunate circumstances where the bolt ends up breaking. Thank you for watching!

And there is no PB on this one because i purposely broke the bolt to demonstrate the tool.

Ok, I understand that. I'm gonna shoot mine everyday till Saturday when I begin my delete process. I'm using WD specialist. Seems to work a faster and doesn't stink like PB blaster! I'm spraying all the dpf pipe bolts and everything on the egr.

I think it would be a great idea if you plan to have the truck long enough to have to go back in again. The kit is not cheap but will save you a ton of headaches.

Thank you! Right from ford.

That’s the technique I typically use for broken bolts and works great in most applications. You got lucky it worked for you for these bolts. The issue is if they gall the threads the bolt will just keep snapping below the weld. Then because of the heat applied from the weld the bolt becomes almost impossible to drill.

@@InTheShop I did it before I snapped it off. I could tell it wasent going to budge. I didn’t even need a ratchet. Just an extension and spun it out with my fingers. Try it out. It might work good for you too

Might be a little tough to get a grinder on them. I usually heat them with a small brazing tip on my oxy torch then slowly work them out but if they do break this is the best route.

Cost. Most people just want the truck to be pretty and comfortable. They always complain down the road though when the repairs start adding up.

I would definitely get it out before running the truck.

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Welding a nut to broken bolts is typically how I remove them. That being said have you ever tried to remove these particular bolts that way? The reason they break is because they basically weld themselves to the manifold. I found it faster and easier with this method. I have en entire video about welding nuts to broken bolts.

There's an art to drilling. Push down too hard or go in crooked... Things break. Straight on and easy does it

Repairing the broken bolt or the EGR cooler replacement.

@@InTheShop the two jobs

Not an option in a lot of states that require an emissions test.

@@InTheShop how so when the sensor is installed

@@anthonymcdaniel592 egr insufficient flow code. If you don’t tune it and if you do tune it the EGR monitors will say “not ready” and in a lot of states that plug in for testing a not ready on egr is a fail.

The kit has a few options and add-ons and ProMaxx usually recommends calling them for the best value. That being said the amount of time it can save is worth it’s weight in gold. Especially if you work on these trucks often.

It is expensive but can save you a lot of time and money. Unfortunately i don't loan out my tools.

Yeah it happens sometimes. Did you try this kit?

@@InTheShop my boss doesn't want to spend the money for it. We don't normally work on diesel trucks. It was just a really good customer of ours that has other cars we work on and he didn't want to turn down the job.

@@InTheShop so my boss was drilling them out and just snapped a bit off down in the hole. How hard is it to replace the exhaust manifold? Lol i tried to get him to buy the tool. :-)

@@BigFrogs4x4 what did you guys end up doing

@@Austin2276 drilled out and tapped to the next size up.

The kit goes for around $499 depending on the options. Promaxx doesn’t list a price on their site. There are a few options that change the price up or down and ProMAXX occasionally runs deals.

I appreciate the response, didn’t mean to sound like a jerk. Once again, great video and great product. 👍🏻

No problem. You didn’t sound like a jerk. It was a great question. Thanks for watching!

That all depends on how much you value your time. Pulling the turbo and dealing with the manifold is a decent size job. Also most people that buy this tool either use it then sell it to recoup some of their money and save the next guy some cash or they work on these trucks regularly and will be doing this repair on more than one truck.

@@InTheShop even so theres centering tools with the whole nine yards from 20 to 80 bucks with the bits extracting tools and centering tool i mean if you have affiliation with them i get it but as a big influencer how can u justify that 500 to remove a bolt and thats before taxes i love your content and don't get me wrong its just that thats waaayyyy out there for what it is i watch a lot of your videos but thats just insane and yes the resale value holds but common man the community of powerstroke owners needs better than this man

@@danikael2815 my only affiliation is they sent me the tool. They told me to use it and review it either positive or negative. 90% of the time you can not extract these bolts because they are galled in and will not extract. Drilling them without the jig can be very difficult since the bolts are titanium alloy and the manifold is much softer. The tool is expensive and I told them that. Can the job be done without this? Yup but this makes it fast, easy, and accurate. If you plan to fix this problem once then throw the tool in the bottom drawer of your toolbox forever I would say it’s likely a bad investment.

Unfortunately not everyone has that option. More and more states are cracking down on deletes.

I would say it’s best suited for someone that will likely do this kind of repair more than once. Another option is to use it once then sell it to someone else that needs it. It’s definitely not the cheapest solution but it’s the easiest.

I may have over reacted with my view of the price of the bolt extraction kit. I do think it may be more expensive than it could be but, it does appear to be a well made kit. As a millwright and machinist for over 40 years I have drilled out more bolts than I can remember. Stainless steel, titanium and Allen bolts, plus just the regular steel, so I can appreciate anything that makes that an easier job.