How to: Clean EBPS and Improve MPG (7.3L Diesel) 

This was the problem with my 2001 7.3 with only 105,000 miles. Its all stock, with no chip. The tube and sensor were plugged with carbon. By trade I am an industrial diesel mechanic, with up to date emissions training. I have no idea what they were trying to do when they engineered this sensor. My last fill up running empty was 14.4 MPG. Just got fueled up after cleaning this, 168 mile run, got 16.8 MPG, And the best part is I did 70 miles with 2100 lbs load in the back of the truck. I also would say I picked up more power on the low end. Thanks for posting this.

This video was spot on for my 97. Thanks Trey for posting it. It was exactly what I needed to do. I had loss of power, it threw the P0476 code and would die while driving. This fixed it and I did it in about an hour thanks to this video.

I just noticed my tube is completely free because it rusted straight through. This whole time I thought I had a broken manifold bolt or two from all the audible ticking noise on the passenger side. Thanks for the great video, it will make this repair much easier

you work on stuff much better than i do. this would have be rated x for language if i was doing it.

Trey, followed your video and just finished cleaning the EBPS and tubing and had a noticeable change when idling and acceleration from idle. I had followed this video for about a week and other posts from other forums. Thanks for the information as it was really helpful and hope to see increased MPG's Just ordered the fuel bowl kit to do maintenance on it next week, That video you posted on it looks like it will clear another problem I have,

I appreciate the time you took to give your audience a clear and knowledgeable video. Keep up the great work.

Believe it or not I really appreciate this comment. My husband is going to do this today and he tends to break things off sometimes. By sharing your misfortune he now knows to take extra care. I hope you made it to work on time.

GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!!!!! followed it step by step, and lets just say i had to soak my tube brake clean for 5 mins the blow the gunk out with compressed air then drilled on top of that ended up with 3 mpg better thanks for the great video

Found a huge hole in my tube and sensor was extremely clogged. Truck ran a lot smoother, not a huge difference in power but the power was consistent through the whole power band. Thanks for the video

By the way, I followed your EPBV advice in this video last July of 2014 and my fuel economy saw a massive increase. I cleaned out the tube and checked for holes (none) and the brake cleaner ran clear out of the tube. I installed a new EBPV sensor). I was getting as low as 10mpg city and about 13-14 combined highway city. I did the EBPV job and on a 180 mile door-to-door trip I used only 7.5 gallons for a highway MPG of 24 mpg! (I never went above 2000 rpm while accelerating and I kept the cruise control at 2000 rpm for approx 69mph). I'm getting crappy fuel economy again so I will do the EBPV again. While I did a good job the last time of cleaning the tube and installing a new sensor, I didnt do a thorough job of cleaning the the bracket nor did I do a good job where the tube threads onto the exhaust. This time I will clean both out until there is no carbon the qtips.

Your camera work is almost too good. It makes it look easier than it really is lol. Thanks again for all your hard work. I feel so much more confident working on my "new" truck with you along side me :)

great tip thanks i have a 2000 excursion and sure enough it was dirty but i didnt have a speedo cable but i do have a map gas little torch that i heated parts of tube at a time and got it red hot it cooks carbon right at of it and did not hurt the tube.thanks again for the tip.

I just did this on my 2001 7.3, I only own it for 3 years and noticed it had no balls pulling my camper or just regular driving. The tube and sensor were plugged, I cleared it out and now much peppier..Thanks for the help Ty

i saw this vid and checked my tube, turned out i needed a new one because of a hole and the sensor needed to be replaced so thnx great vid

I counted 167 um's

You do a good job on shooting the video's. That in it self has to be hard. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME!!!!

Great Video helped me get my Mpg back from 16 to 20 again.

Great Video. Just did this on my 2003 E350. Had to soak the nut on the exhaust man. for a bit to get it loose. Had to thread the top nut first to get it back on. When I threaded the bottom nut first i couldn't get it to line up. I only had to remove the air box. Got alot of crap out of it. I'll know this week if I got a change in mileage.

he made the install look easy. on my 97 it seemed there were tons of things in the way. I didn't have much luck getting the tube off even with a crows foot. I ended up bending the bracket it was attached to which is a cover for HPOP gear access which would now leak. The good news is FORD sells replacement covers for $20. It was a ton easier to just remove the bracket then mess with separating the tube on the truck.. .strictlydiesel sells a kit to even make this easier. My system was plugged bad

great camera angles, thank you. Does anything need to be drained prior to starting this project?

Thankyou for the video. I have a 1995 f-250 powerstroke. I love the truck but dont know much about it....thanks for helping me learn

excellent video, you are on the few who explain this job

@TreySpooner Good job on the job and also how you show step by step, Keep up the good work

Man I thank you for the idea of how to try to get better MPG I was getting 5mpg hwy & 3mpg city going to try it tomorrow

Mine was totally blocked after 220K miles, I was able to clean out the tube without removing it by using a stout wire and carb cleaner along with some intermittent compressed air. Saved me a bunch of time and didn't have to crawl under truck.

great video seems like you put a lot of time into camera placement to make things easy to understand thanks for your time and your effort just bought my first diesel 2002 7.3 with 70k I wanna really put a lot of time in keeping it running efficiently but not going overboard with trying to milk extra horsepower and torque by using aftermarket goods. ive went down that road with other vehicles and always ended up with problems and I wanna see a million mile odometer one day!

I like your videos Trey, very informative, even for an old phart. However, you should be using safety glasses. Debris, or brake cleaning fluid in the eyes could sure wreck a good life.

Thanks for the video... I'll give both my trucks a look see. One question...when you clean out the exhaust manifold port, doesn't anything broken loose from the cleaning end up in the turbo?

awesome video, awesome camera shots!!! you saved me money!

good video my friend from NJ bless you America 🇺🇸

nice camera job, Trey! Work inside engine compartment is difficult to film. Thanks!

hey thankyou for this video my sensor and tube were plugged solid and the truck was throwing no codes, im in the middle of the job now but i just cant believe how bad that was

Helpful video and great filming work!

Just did this. Thanks alot! Big help!

EBPS may get cleaned on my 97 7.3. I don't expect 21 mpg because it has 4.10 gears and pulls weight or tows 95% of the time I drive it, but every bit helps. If you have a truck with mystery problems... was the truck seeing regular oil changes before you owned it...? that can affect a lot. -thanks for vid

You can access the bottom through the wheel well too.

Love your vids! Good voice and clear explanations.

Nice. My truck is a '00 auto trans ex. cab short box F250 with 253,000 mi. On summer fuel it gets 18.6 hwy IDK city. I will try this and get back with the results.

Interesting. I get 12.5 best with my 97 f350 flatbed. But the thing is im not going to bother with this since i have an edge tuner and i have my stock boost sensor and exhaust back pressure displayed and the back pressure stays within a couple from the boost unless the valve closes then it can jump to 30

Make certain to use anti seize on at least the manifold connection. Today i cleaned mine on my new to me 2000 F350 and it was most likely the first time it had been clean. It was seized up onto the manifold and the threads came off with it.

Did the same thing on my 97. But the tube was so plugged and had a crack in it. Had to cut it a part and drill out the carbon. Then silver solder it back together. Would of bought a new line but had to put it back to work the next day.

Great explanation mate you have a new subscriber 👌 I have a excursión 7.3 and I discovered a cople weeks ago sometimes when I driving normally on normal engine temperature looks like this sensor not working properly 😳 😕 because I feel a exhaust valve stuck 😀 I need press a little bit a gas pedal for working normally 🫢 it's the same like when in the morning I started the engine and until not get a normal temperature the exhaust whistling 😃 and when I driving after the engine is hot sometimes he do the same! but I press a gas pedal and the whistling is gone 🫢😀 probably I need making the same process like you showed 🤔 and probably I need replaced that sensor to?!🤔 thanks 😊 cheers from North of Norway 🇳🇴 😀 👍

besides the obvious like air filter and fuel filters? I was told there is a fuel filter in the tank is it possible that could cause anything with loss in fuel millage ?

As Try pointed out in a PM I totally agree that you may not throw a code if this is all plugged.

Excellently done, very nice, thank you.

even when my truck is not running it shows 25 pounds of back pressure on my edge chip data stream. is this also on a 97 year 7.3 stroke

any other things that should be looked at when it comes to decreasing MPG?

Im about to buy a obs 7.3, do they have the same ebps valve? I know its pre emissions, but its a California truck and was wondering if these were equipped with this emissions equipment. thanks

Sounds like its very common but beside a softDTC, what symptoms would bring this to your attention.

Best video on the removal on youtube.

What are the maintenance intervals on something like this? I have never done it...

how do you go about testing the sensor to see if its bad?

Trey, Very nice video! My hands are all beat to hell but its done. I have only driven it around the block so far but its massively smoother. My truck only had 128k on it and everything was totally plugged. I recommend just buying new parts from FORD. Ill report back on Mileage on my big trip coming up. Thank again Trey. Your the man!

What's the best overall programmer u could get for the 1st and 2nd gen 7.3s?

Hi Trey, I have a late '99.5 model that seems to get good highway milage without towing. Back in 1999, I towed a trailer and with truck, gross weight was 40,000lbs. My milage then went from 18 mpg to 16 mpg -- all highway driving. But I just towed a much lighter trailer last week and I average 10 mpg on the highway. Do you think my EBPV is the only culprit for this piss-poor milage? I'm going to clean the EBPV tube and sensor this weekend and I want to be sure I have all the things to check

wondering if you could help me i got a 99 CC f250 7.3 ts 6 tuner, stage 2 intake, 35x12.50mts, 4 inch exhaust, and polished wicked wheel... i just bought the truck and took off the EBPS and cleaned it out along with the tube and the hole for the exhaust.. it was caked... Im still throwing codes 4070 and 4078... the truck idles high during start up as its suppose to and goes back down when i hit the gas... but i only get 10mpg. should i replce the EBPS even though it works but is throwing code?

another quick question, my truck is 99 F350 7.3L and im about to turn 190k, what is the life expectancy of the fuel injectors , truck runs great now but im knocking on wood and watching my mirrors everday and hoping not to see black smoke and fuel pouring out every where

Watched this one a few months ago, then, did this task. How often should this be done? How many months or miles? Great video. Thanks Trey, Rich

Nice beard! your hair looks wonderful! Good information Trey!

great video! I think I will be doing this soon.

thanks for the post your videos are awesome!!

yea I've replaced the seals before its easy I have heard that its real common on the 7.3 PSD

Just bought a 97 Im going to try this out

I'm having trouble finding the IAT sensor on a 2001 F-250 Super Duty with the 7.3L Turbo diesel, any suggestions?

replace your degas cap with a new ford one. the one on your truck is responsible for blown headgaskets, egr coolers, etc on the later 6.0. weak internal spring lets the pressure escape and that allows the coolant to boil

Do you have a video on how to change the Air Filter on a 2002 E350 Diesel Box Van? I need to change mine, and would like to see a video on how to do it first. Thanks.

I lost 2nd gear in my trans and the dealer said I have back pressure problem code..Any ideas?

will this work on the older 7.3 powerstroke engines?

I started jabbing at the sensor before looking at a video how will i know if i damaged it?

My ebp is reading 49-50psi at idle. Is that too high?

Just curious what are you pushing for MPGs on 7.3?

I took mine off, holy crap... literally i had a pin size hole at the manifold for the exhaust to come through, took forever to clean it out, not sure if im getting better milage... about 14.9 anything else i can do for better milage?

Great video. Thanks!

Ahh I see, well it is possible man, what year is your beast? also do you have anywhere you can go to get Red Diesel, for like farm equipment?

very helpfull, thanks !

What did you spray on everything?

After cleaning the hole in the manifold you should fire the engine up to blow out any loose stuff that's in the hole so it doesn't get shot into the tube.

Kool video dude its nice to find other 7.3 vids out there to show you DIY. Ive been trying to do this for awhile because my MPGs have dropped. Is your EBPS tube new it look shiny because mine is rusted up and its going to be a pain to get off. Also did you see and improve meets in MPGs after you did the cleaning

Castrol super clean will dissolve the soot. Pull the sensor squirt, rinse done.

Nice job, Trey! Pop

This should help remove the sensor start the truck and feel if your getting pressure it isn't clogged who would want to go through all that work not me. Also you can put a hose over the sensor opening run some diesel " do not use nothing flammable" down the tube and use a air gun to give it a cleaning. Does anyone have info on this sensor like at what pressure it open and closes.

I have a f-250 sd 7.3 and with 180K and only gets like 8-10 mpg..This should help out?

how many miles is a f-250 7.3 powerstroke good for?

I cant findit on my early 99, help please

Nice boat!!

It that tube goes to exhaust you can pull sensor and squirt some carb cleaner in the port till it flows if not hit it with compressed air.

Pretty sure its a 1-1/8 socket to remove. Also, I'd suggest working from the bottom of the tube (manifold) up to the sensor. It makes it where you dont break the tube and bracket.

Looks like me working on stuff, tools dropping and stuff 🤣 my patience and language are very different though!

Great video! Well detailed

I have a 99.5 psd I have done a ebpv delete .... With that said will this be pointless to do. How does this improve mileage. Thanks nice video by the way

Hey Trey.... don't know if you're still checking this or not but I have a question. Mine's an 03 F350 4x4.... I'm getting 13.5 at best per gallon. I've heard of people getting 20... Could this be the issue?

my roomate has a 99 f350 with a 7.3 he used to get about 14 to 15 average mpg but the truck developed a pinhole fuel leak. he lost a little power but no average he gets like 22

my tube and sensor were plugged but I was not throwing any codes...

What does PHP stand for?

Bought an 89 7.3L in 1994. Got 17mpg. retired couple years ago, and thought it would be fun to rebuild that tired old thing... Bought another engine, and with a very good Diesel mechanic friend gold plated my way through a total rebuild... Switched the engines out and was eager to see great mileage again... Got 14... took it to the big boys and asked them to check the timing of injector pump... Now getting 13... This sucks big time... They suggest switching out injectors... Any thoughts?

Why not run the speedometer cable through while it is still in the truck?

Happen to know the part number for that sensor? Having trouble finding it on ford. 01 F250 7.3

I think thats mostly for Custom Tuners, I have heard from my brother, Who works for Catipiller, that when you do the custom tunes that you need to adjust alot more shit to go accordingly thats what i just baught the chip that was pre-programmed and everything.

Great video thanks.

So what's to stop me from just spraying a shit load of brake cleaner into the tube while it's still attached to the truck, and just letting it drain into the manifold?