Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Fleetguard Enviro-Guard

[Chipstien]

Anyone using this? Says it will work on any ISB or ISC series engine. So how well does it work on our trucks? How hard is it to install? And most importantly, how much does it cost? Thanks

 

[darkhorse]

I'm not familiar with it. What's Enviro-Guard?

 

[hammersley]

I got on this a while back - but looked like a bear to take out the extra dipstick nib -- so I didn't install it - I'm thinking now I may. The extra nib is a place on the block under the VP44 (in my case) where there is a plug that you must remove to install the return line for the enviro-guard. Looked like a bear to do... ... .



https://www.turbodieselregister.com...readid=81587&highlight=Fleetguard+EnviroGuard

 

[Bob4x4]

Contact Pmadrid,

He can answer all your questions on install,pricing and applicability



Bob

 

[hammersley]

Has anybody installed the FLEETGUARD ENVIRO GUARD?????

thoughts on this product.....

 

[MVieira]

I've been running the enviroguard since last june and I'm happy with it. It's simple to install and clean looking, but it's not perfect. The breather assembly is baffled and the heavier oil mist or oil droplets are seperated and redirected back to the oil pan thru the bottom drain and the vapor exits out the top vent hose, but over a long period of time I noticed alittle build up on top of the steering box where the vent tube exits. It is still a world better than the original pill bottle. I didn't have to drain the pill bottle at every oil change any more and my front timing cover wasn't covered with that oily grunge any more. I did add an 18" section of heater hose to the bottom of the vent hose and ran it down just bellow the frame rail in front of the steering box so all the vapor was out of the engine compartment. The hardest part of the install was the soft plug that you have to remove to install the drain tube. I found that an 8mm bolt about 38mm long would fit snugly into the soft plug almost wanting to thread it's way in, then I got a 16" chisel and from under the truck I put the chisel under the head of the bolt and drove it up and out with a short 3 lb. hammer, it only took a couple of wacks. The chisel on one side of the bolt put enough of a side load on the bolt to cause the threads to bind and grab the soft plug. I hope this helps, Mike.

 

[twopipes]

I'll be installing mine this weekend. In a correspondence with gtobey, he stated:



"The plug was quite a "bugger" to get out. It is loc-tited in with red Loctite 271. I used a cold chisel to get it moving, and a screwdriver to get under the flange and began to pry up slowly so as not to break it off or bend the flange where it could not be used to pry it up. I worked the screwdriver around each side equally until it came out. I then used a flexible mirror and saw the red loctite in the hole. I threaded a 3/8 coarse thread bolt into the loctite and pulled it out with the threads of the bolt so that it would not drop down into the oil pan. "



Just a different approach. But, I think I'll give MVieira's method a try first since it appears to be a little easier. And, I like the idea of adding the extra 18" of hose.

 

[gtobey]

Hey, twopipes! Be sure to look into the hole with a mirror and light after the plug is out. If you see something around the inside circumference of the hole, it is probably loctite that did not come out with the plug. If you read their instructions, they say to clean out the hole before pushing the tube and o-ring down into it. I didn't want to push that stuff down into my oil pan where it goes straight into the oil pump without any filtration! Good luck!