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Message: [QUOTE="FirstSixOh, post: 152155, member: 3412"] I am just back from the Ford garage with a new FICM, and I had a chance to talk a little with a man who seems to be a very good diesel mechanic. Couple of things jumped out at me. First, he said he had never seen a FICM last for 220,000 miles. I wonder if he might just have been trying to make me feel good. Anybody gone longer than that on a FICM? Second, he pretty obviously didn't like my coolant filter and my choice of Delo ELC. He said it was foaming, and since air bubbles do not cool the engine, that hot spots might develop. He made a pretty strong plea for a complete coolant flush and Ford Gold. My coolant is only a week old, and I am staying with it. But just to be as safe as possible, is there a safe anti-foaming agent available that is compatible with Delo ELC? This work was a new FICM and replacement of the leaking little orange EGR cooler hose. It was a BOAT job: Bust Out Another Thousand. [/QUOTE]

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