Simple Diesel Head Repair

2016 - Volume #40, Issue #3, Page #33

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Accurate Diesel is a Michigan company marketing a relatively simple fix for a leaking head on a Powerstroke 6.0 Diesel. Owner Tim Wagner credits his friend Mike, who owns a diesel repair shop, with coming up with the idea and making it a reality.
    “As 6.0L Powerstroke engines age, cylinder heads can crack and leak diesel fuel into the cooling system,” Wagner says. “That happens because fuel pressure is greater than the cooling system pressure, so diesel fuel migrates into the coolant when there’s a small crack. The owner first notices it with a strong smell of diesel fuel in the cab, and then, after popping the hood, he sees the coolant tank overflowing with diesel fuel.” Replacing a leaking cylinder head can cost $3,000 to $4,000 or more in a repair shop, but Wagner’s company, Accurate Diesel, has a simpler and far less costly solution.
    “My friend’s idea was to install a steel sleeve the entire length of the injector bore to completely seal off the cracked area and completely separate the diesel fuel and coolant,” says Wagner. “Our kit includes the sleeve and a slightly smaller injector body that goes inside the sleeve.” The kit also includes instructions for identifying which cylinder is leaking. Wagner says a large percentage of the time, people have to fix the 3rd cylinder from the front on the passenger side.
    Wagner began marketing the product in 2012 and says it’s been very well accepted. The basic questions he gets when people inquire about the kit include, "Is this a permanent fix? Can I do the work myself? Does it require special tools? How long does it take to install?" Wagner says, “When I tell them the repair kit does fix the problem permanently and can be installed in 3 to 4 hrs. without any special tools, that pretty much seals the deal, especially when they learn the cost is about $400.”
    The sleeve is sealed into the head with a retaining compound and never needs replacing. Wagner says anyone comfortable with changing a 6.0 injector should be able to effectively complete the repair. He’s also proud to say the kit was selected as one of the 20 most innovative new products in the automotive industry for 2015 by Motor Magazine.
    “The idea behind the kit is to completely repair the leaking cylinder and make the engine whole again,” says Wagner. “There are thousands of Powerstrokes on farms and in commercial operations across the country, so having an inexpensive repair to make them whole again is very satisfying.”
    Accurate Diesel sells many other parts and components for diesel engines on its website.
     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Accurate Diesel, 10973 N. Cedar Crest Trail, Bitely, Mich. 49309 (ph 231-660-1689; sales@accuratediesel.com; www.accuratediesel.com).

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Simple Diesel Head Repair Accurate Diesel is a Michigan company marketing a relatively simple fix for a leaking head on a Powerstroke 6 0 Diesel Owner Tim Wagner gives credit to his friend Mike who owns a diesel repair shop for coming up with the idea and making it a reality “As 6 0L Powerstroke engines age cylinder heads can crack and leak diesel fuel into the cooling system ” Wagner says “That happens because fuel pressure is greater than the cooling system pressure so diesel fuel migrates into the coolant when there’s a small crack The owner first notices it with a strong smell of diesel fuel in the cab and then after popping the hood he sees the coolant tank overflowing with diesel fuel ” Replacing a leaking cylinder head can cost $3 000 to $4 000 or more in a repair shop but Wagner’s company Accurate Diesel has a simpler and far less costly solution “My friend’s idea was to install a steel sleeve the entire length of the injector bore to completely seal off the cracked area and completely separate the diesel fuel and coolant ” says Wagner “Our kit includes the sleeve and a slightly smaller injector body that goes inside the sleeve ” The kit also includes instructions for identifying which cylinder is leaking Wagner says a large percentage of the time the people have to fix the 3rd cylinder from the front on the passenger side Wagner began marketing the product in 2012 and says it’s been very well accepted The basic questions he gets when people inquire about the kit include ‘Is this a permanent fix can I do the work myself does it require special tools and how long does it take to install?’ Wagner says “When I tell them the repair kit does fix the problem permanently and can be installed in 3 to 4 hrs without any special tools that pretty much seals the deal especially when they learn the cost is about $400 ” The sleeve is sealed into the head with a retaining compound and never needs replacing Wagner says anyone comfortable with changing a 6 0 injector should be able to effectively complete the repair He’s also proud to say the kit was selected as one of the 20 most innovative new products in the automotive industry for 2015 by Motor Magazine “The idea behind the kit is to completely repair the leaking cylinder and make the engine whole again ” says Wagner “There are thousands of Powerstrokes on farms and in commercial operations across the country so having an inexpensive repair to make them whole again is very satisfying ” Accurate Diesel sells many other parts and components for diesel engines on its website Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Accurate Diesel 10973 N Cedar Crest Trail Bitely Mich 49309 ph 231 660-1689; www accuratediesel com; sales@accuratediesel com

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