Ford 7.3 Powerstroke Common problems part 3: Leaking Up Pipes 

It's always good watching your videos your positivity your cool calm and just your desire and love for your truck all qualities that I can relate to so let's continue to make the 7-3 Community grow and to those out there watching the videos don't forget to hit thumbs up and help make this channel and 7 . 3 Community grow thanks again Joe

Amazing testimony on your MPG readings after cleaning your EBP. I rebuilt my 2002 7.3 all by my lonesome and it set in my drive for over a year before i took it on a 600 mile trip. I was amazed at my readings as I had never seen such readings prior to my modifications. I did a EBP delete in my rebuild and never thought much about it. Even so When I ended my trip , My reading was 19.2! That's Gospel! Shows' to go U a little TLC goes a long way and pays off in the long run! Nothing ventured, nothing gained! O by the way, I am in my 70s and still I have a hankering to improve my skills! Keep on truckin'.

Appreciate the info on the up pipe donut gasket failure, and what to look for . I will have to check mine out more thoroughly , and also the fuel system and sensors as well. Thank you for the video.

Hey man, I really appreciate these videos as a new 7.3l owner. Mines also a 2000 and it has over 240k, so all of this info is helping me out a lot. Keep up the good work man!

Great informative video! When I bought my 6.0L truck, I had never had a diesel but I needed one to pull my 30’ Travel Trailer. I watched every video I could about the 7.3s & 6.0s (Powerstrokehelp, Bill Hewitt for the 6.0s). I would have loved to get a 7.3 but they were like a unicorn in my area. I did buy a ‘05 6.0 (studded & deleted) which I love! And have done some upgrades & a few repairs in the past year. The “Blue Spring” upgrade was the best so far for power & mpg. Archoil (oil & fuel) additive was the easiest. That fixed my stiction in #8 injector problem. The 7.3s & 6.0s are great trucks, sites like yours are a great resource for people who are looking to buy or have these trucks. Thanks for all you do making your videos!

Joe thanks for your vids.

My stock Ford up pipes fell apart at 109,000 miles they were leaking bad. I replaced them with the international ballast up pipes. I spent the extra hundred and got the ceramic coated up pipes. They are a major improvement. For future episode I suggest you look at that big monstrosity of a cast aluminum ducting but most of us call a Plenum but ford does not. Due to a shop here and put in the wrong clamps on the turbo and Plenum my plan fractured. I installed the AFe system it's a huge improvement. I enjoy your channel and how do you explain the different jobs. Keep it up

Great videos man. I am completely blind and have been a mechanic for a few years now. Just got me a 2000 f250 7.3 single cab 4x4 with 315k. She’s ugly but I have big plans. Keep on doing what you do 👍

You do a really good job dumbing things done and explaining why

Looking forward to more of your videos.

Learned something new today! Thanks

Thanks bought mine new in 03 wouldn’t sell it,Reason not paying 70 thousand $ for new truck! Few dollars here n there think It will last staying on top of it is the key ! Never any problem in 17 years till yesterday dumped trans fluid @ 200.000 miles instead of changing seal gonna just put nw trans in her n a few things with it. Thanks enjoy your videos. Cool

Thank you. Just noticed soot around lower pipes when changing the oil. Looks like an exhaust leak. I did notice power loss on recent trip towing travel trailer.

Thanks Joe

Thanks man, great video. 👍

Thanks big guy. Another disabled subscriber!

nice work and great video I,have one 7.3 2001 power stroke problem yea loses power from NJ

Good job bro! You keep doing vids that I keep wanting to do about haha, thanks for the motivation

Wow...19.5 mpg.. that’s amazing.. I only get 17..yes 70mph a1950 rpm.. can’t wait to inspect my up pipes

Thanks man

Thank you

Wow man you're getting around 19 mpg that's awesome.... the 7.3 I have has some issues that need to be addressed still but even so I can routinely see somewhere around 15-17 mpg weather I'm driving around town/city or on the expressway doesn't really matter which is cool. Maybe after fixing some things and modifying some things 18+ mpg can be achieved.

Hi Joe another new subscriber from England. 👍Also a wheelchair user.

My 2001 f350 like oil brake inside cab the masther cylinder

Got new up pipes exhaust manifolds they’re at the ceramic coasters intercooler pipes powder coated new push rods 910 valve springs 205/30 injectors kc turbo and a partridge in a pear 🌲

Just subscribed , from Maple Ridge B.C. I am a small commercial bee keeper and have two trucks, F350 and a F550. Both 2002 with the 7.3, I try to do all my own work on both trucks. I have done brakes , high pressure oil pump, wheel bearing, universals. I have been having a issue with the turbo on the 350 , putting a load on and hitting the pedal , getting a whining noise, back off the pedal and the noise goes away, thought it was the turbo, so in the great wisdom of thought I decided to take the turbo off the 550 and put on the 350, then rebuild the 350 turbo, all of which I learned from your videos, did the swap trucked started up great and now when I put the pedal down the whining is worse , someone suggested the up pipes were leaking exhaust , I checked ,they are, before I take the turbo off again to get at the up pipes do you think this is where the whining is from , also I looked at the 550 with the turbo already of off and yes it looks like it is also leaking , but there was no noise coming from it, took the turbo off this truck as I only use it six months of the year, how hard is it to replace the up pipe gasket ,

They are a pain. Especially when you have an E99 and the bellows ups cost 400. Your in belt radiator hose

Hi joe this is Joseph in Oregon say do you know anything abought archoil if so please comment thanks it's fun to listen to your comments on the 7.3 if you remember I'm the guy that is receiving my father in laws 2003 7.3 as a gift I fly to pick it up in October wish me luck

Would a leaking exhaust from the up pipes cause a whistling sound when pulling my 5th wheel at about 2500 RPM and 15 PSI on the turbo? You mentioned something about the noise going away.

My 1 ton doesn't get that 19 mpg

Hi Joe! I am a new subscriber and really enjoy your videos. I have a 95 f350 7.3 dually ambulance which I use to pull a 28 foot travel trailer. I am having high EGTs and am trying to figure out why. I have deleted the CAT and had a free flow muffler installed in the stock exhaust. New NAPA air filter...6636?... My intake manifold had a leak and was fixed. Still high EGTs even when not pulling a load. Any ideas?

I just noticed that exact leak on mine, how can I fix it ??

I noticed that mine was leaking a small amount of oil down the up pipe section, seemed odd. I had just put new injectors in when I noticed it. Any ideas? Great videos!

How long can I go without fixing it

19mpg . Jeez my f450 with 4.88 gets like 10mpg if I'm lucky .