EBPV Question

[sagebel]

It seems like my EBPV is staying shut when ambient temperatures are in the 40's. Is this right? It doesn't seem to do it consistantly so It doesn't seem right.

Scott

 

[BJS]

nope not right, there is a tube that goes to the backpressure sensor that gets clogged up w/ soot and causes the problem that you're describing. Well that or a bad sensor.

 

[jlayne]

mine will shut if i'm going down the road and lift the go pedal you can hear is start to whistle but as soon as i hit the fuel again it opens (boost gauge responds accordingly) if yours isn't opening when you are on the skinny pedal you got a problem

 

[95_stroker]

EOT sensor is what sends the signal to open and close the EBPV.

 

[sagebel]

Can I just unplug it at the pedestal electrical connector? Maybe it is time to hook up an exhaust brake.

Scott

 

[JimmyDee]

Can I just unplug it at the pedestal electrical connector?

I unplugged mine 2 or 3 years ago and have never looked back. I understand they will not move even if reconnected after a few months of being unplugged but oh well. Mine is going to get gutted this summer and would have been gutted back just after I unplugged it but decided to have a heart attack and bypass surgery instead. Guess I got to get a round toit.
Jim

 

[sagebel]

I can easily see how it would get stuck. When I had it off during the turbo swap, I cleaned the inside of the housing and it was some pretty thick soot.

Scott

 

[Dieselmeister]

I say, "if you don't need it, delete it"

I gutted mine about 4 or 5 months ago... We don't get super cold here, maybe as low as 28 once a year. It really made a difference in temps when hauling loaded.

 

[dmftoy1]

I unplugged mine 2 or 3 years ago and have never looked back. I understand they will not move even if reconnected after a few months of being unplugged but oh well. Mine is going to get gutted this summer and would have been gutted back just after I unplugged it but decided to have a heart attack and bypass surgery instead. Guess I got to get a round toit.
Jim

I'm not sure how long it would take for them to jam up and I imagine it would vary by truck, but I put on one of those EBV Exhaust brakes about 3 years ago, and mine only gets "activated" when I'm towing in the big hills and maybe once per winter. So far (knock on wood ) it has never failed to open/close.

Have a good one,
Dave