Cooling system

Cooling System Features Cooling System Features

• The coolant pump can be serviced without disconnecting
radiator hoses. • Coolant Pump
• Both the glow plug sleeves and the injector sleeves are
stainless steel. • Stainless Steel Injector Sleeves
• Stainless Steel Glow Plug Sleeves

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Internal Coolant Flow

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External Coolant Flow
Deaeration/coolant feed
to degas bottle
Coolant feed
Cooled exhaust to EGR valve
Degas
out to EGR valve Bottle

Color change indicates

coolant temperature
as heat is transfered
from exhaust gases

EG
Heater to the coolant

R
Hot exhaust

Co
Core

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in from right

e r#
up-pipe

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EGR Cooler #1

Partially cooled
exhaust gases

Coolant Pump

Radiator fill/
Overflow supply
to degas bottle
(flow in either direction)
Hot Coolant

Cooled coolant
to pump from Cooled Coolant Hot coolant
bottom radiator port from pump to
top radiator port

Radiator

Cooling System Flow: External Flow

• Coolant is drawn into the inlet of the front cover from the bottom • The EGR valve receives its coolant from a passage at the top of
radiator port and then flows from the coolant pump through the front the vertical EGR cooler. Once the coolant exits the EGR valve it
cover to the crankcase. is sent to the degas bottle (this passage is the highest point in
the system and is also the deaeration port).
• Coolant is also routed from the front cover into the crankcase to a
passage that feeds the oil cooler (shown on next page). • The port directly below the EGR valve return/deaeration port
on the degas bottle is used as a radiator fill/overflow line
• Coolant is routed from the front cover to the EGR coolers, EGR valve,
connecting with the top of the radiator.
degas bottle, and the vehicle heater core.
• A dual thermostat sytem is used to control the flow of return
• The horizontal EGR cooler receives coolant first, then the coolant
coolant to the radiator. If the thermostats are open, coolant
travels to the vertical EGR cooler through a short connection hose.
flows to the radiator to be cooled. The bottom thermostat has
Hot coolant exits the vertical EGR cooler at the top and enters into
a bypass circuit that will allow coolant to return to the pump
the front cover.
when the thermostats are closed (speeding engine warm up).
• A port next to the hot EGR return port in the front cover routes hot
coolant to the heater core for vehicle heating. The coolant then
travels to a Y-pipe where it meets with degas return coolant before
being sent into the front cover, just above the main coolant inlet from
the radiotor.

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COOLANT IN
Cooling System Flow: Back of Front Cover (from block)
• Coolant is sealed via a metal one piece gasket and is
directed out of the front cover through three (3) passages.
Coolant
• Two of the passages route coolant to the crankcase to cool
Orifices
the cylinder walls and cylinder heads (there are different
sized orifices pressed into the crankcase in these two
passages).
• The third passage routes coolant to the oil cooler via a
passage in the crankcase.
• There are two passages for coolant to return from the
crankcase into the front cover.
COOLANT OUT
(to block)

Oil Cooler Coolant Flow

Oil Cooler Cover
(Top View)

Oil Filter Base

Coolant
Outlet to
Oil Cooler Cover Crankcase

Coolant Outlet
Inlet to
Inlet from from Cooler
Cooler
Crankcase
Oil Cooler

Oil Cooler Cover

(Bottom View)

Cooling System Flow: Oil Cooler

• Coolant is directed out of the crankcase and into the oil filter base at • Once the coolant has passed through the oil cooler it is routed
the front of the engine. up to the top of the oil cooler then directed towards the front
through a port where it is then routed down, out of the cooler,
• The oil filter base routes the coolant down into the front of the oil
through a port in the block.
cooler then toward the rear of the engine.

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EGR Valve Coolant EGR Cooler Vertical
Supply Coolant Supply Cooling System Flow: EGR Coolers
from Horizontal • Cooled coolant flows out of the supply port of the front
Outlet cover where it is routed to the horizontal cooler at the left
rear side of the engine.
• The coolant then exits the horizontal cooler and is
immediately routed into the vertical cooler. The coolant
then exits the vertical cooler where it is routed to the return
port in the front cover.
• There is a small port at the top of the vertical cooler where
coolant is allowed to flow to the EGR valve, cool the valve,
then the coolant is routed to the degas bottle. This port is
also used as the deaeration port.
EGR Cooler
• Coolant flows through the EGR coolers and removes heat
Vertical
from the exhaust before the exhaust arrives at the EGR
Coolant valve.
Outlet/Return
to Front Cover

EGR Cooler Horizontal

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Coolant Pump & Front Cover

• The coolant pump, (hub and impeller) is mounted into the
front cover which is the housing for the water pump.
• The coolant pump impeller pulls coolant from the center of
the housing and pushes it outward.
• The coolant pump has a built in reservoir to catch small
amounts of coolant that during normal operation of the
engine may seep past the seal. This coolant will evaporate
over time.
Note: The coolant pump impeller may be
damaged if dropped or hit by a hard object.

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Injector Sleeve
Injector Sleeve • The 6.4L Power Stroke uses stainless steel injector sleeves
to seal coolant from the injector and to transfer heat from
the injector to the coolant.
• The injector sleeve is replaceable.

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Glow Plug Sleeve
• Glow plug sleeves are used to keep coolant from coming in
direct contact with the glow plugs and to seal coolant from Glow Plug Sleeve
the combustion chamber.
• The glow plug sleeve is replaceable. See unique service
procedures or the service manual for more details.

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Degas Bottle
• The degas bottle is located on the left side of the engine
compartment and is part of the left side battery tray.
• One of the ports on the bottle is attached to the EGR valve
coolant line (which is supplied from the top of the vertical
EGR cooler). If this port or hose is blocked, damage could
occur to the EGR coolers and/or the EGR valve.

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