--- title: "Video shows Air Force Ford Super Duty diesels emissions equipment deleted" url: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2024/06/video-shows-air-force-ford-super-duty-diesels-emissions-equipment-deleted/" publisher: "Pickup Truck + SUV Talk" content_signal: "search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=no" author: "Tim Esterdahl" published: "2024-06-20T21:57:14+00:00" modified: "2025-07-23T15:10:41+00:00" image: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/super-duty-diesel.png" --- # Video shows Air Force Ford Super Duty diesels emissions equipment deleted By Tim Esterdahl Published: 2024-06-20T21:57:14+00:00 Updated: 2025-07-23T15:10:41+00:00 ![Featured image]() A rather surprising set of TikTok videos from a mechanic show Air Force Ford Super Duty emissions equipment deleted. The [Ford Super Duty]() diesel trucks come with emissions equipment from the factory to pass Environmental Protection Agency emissions regulations phased in around 10 years ago. EPA emissions-related equipment for diesels is a hot topic among enthusiasts who see it as a way to make diesel engines less reliable, produce less power, and have worse fuel economy. The practice of “deleting” emissions equipment has been popular among these enthusiasts, forcing the [EPA to step in to fine shops]() doing the deletion. Now one division of the Air Force seems to have deleted their Ford Super Duty diesels as well. Two videos taken by TikTok user Saul Mayorga show a pair of Ford Super Duty trucks equipped with turbocharged 6.7-liter V-8 Power Stroke diesel engines. These trucks were in for other maintenance items and Mayorga showed what appears to be a factory plate deleting the exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system blocked off. Also, a quick look under the truck reveals no diesel particulate filter (DPF). The truck was in the shop to have a leaky oil pan replaced so the truck could be put on a cargo plane. Needless to say, this video grabbed a lot of attention from the diesel enthusiast crowd who are crying foul at the Air Force being allowed to have a deleted diesel, yet they can not order one that way from the factory for them. https://www.tiktok.com/@mayorga.\_saul/video/7378899169550880046?is\_from\_webapp=1&sender\_device=pc&web\_id=7372547166377657898 ## Structured page information ~~~json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2024/06/video-shows-air-force-ford-super-duty-diesels-emissions-equipment-deleted/#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2024/06/video-shows-air-force-ford-super-duty-diesels-emissions-equipment-deleted/" }, "author": { "name": "Tim Esterdahl", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#/schema/person/82b06f99329f69a069a5ab6caed18593" }, "headline": "Video shows Air Force Ford Super Duty diesels emissions equipment deleted", "datePublished": "2024-06-20T21:57:14+00:00", "dateModified": "2025-07-23T15:10:41+00:00", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2024/06/video-shows-air-force-ford-super-duty-diesels-emissions-equipment-deleted/" }, "wordCount": 275, "commentCount": 0, "publisher": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#organization" }, "image": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2024/06/video-shows-air-force-ford-super-duty-diesels-emissions-equipment-deleted/#primaryimage" }, "thumbnailUrl": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/super-duty-diesel.png", "keywords": [ "ford diesel", "Ford Power Stroke diesel", "ford super duty" ], "articleSection": [ "News" ], "inLanguage": "en-US", "potentialAction": [ { "@type": "CommentAction", "name": "Comment", "target": [ "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2024/06/video-shows-air-force-ford-super-duty-diesels-emissions-equipment-deleted/#respond" ] } ] }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2024/06/video-shows-air-force-ford-super-duty-diesels-emissions-equipment-deleted/", "url": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2024/06/video-shows-air-force-ford-super-duty-diesels-emissions-equipment-deleted/", "name": "Video: Air Force Ford Super Duty diesels emissions deleted", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#website" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2024/06/video-shows-air-force-ford-super-duty-diesels-emissions-equipment-deleted/#primaryimage" }, "image": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2024/06/video-shows-air-force-ford-super-duty-diesels-emissions-equipment-deleted/#primaryimage" }, "thumbnailUrl": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/super-duty-diesel.png", "datePublished": "2024-06-20T21:57:14+00:00", "dateModified": "2025-07-23T15:10:41+00:00", "description": "A rather surprising set of TikTok videos from a mechanic show Air Force Ford Super Duty emissions equipment deleted.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2024/06/video-shows-air-force-ford-super-duty-diesels-emissions-equipment-deleted/#breadcrumb" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "potentialAction": [ { "@type": "ReadAction", "target": [ "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2024/06/video-shows-air-force-ford-super-duty-diesels-emissions-equipment-deleted/" ] } ] }, { "@type": "ImageObject", "inLanguage": "en-US", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2024/06/video-shows-air-force-ford-super-duty-diesels-emissions-equipment-deleted/#primaryimage", "url": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/super-duty-diesel.png", "contentUrl": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/super-duty-diesel.png", "width": 1280, "height": 978, "caption": "These Air Force Ford Super Duty diesels don't have emissions equipment. 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