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I want to start by saying thanks for taking the time to reply to my message! You were a great help.
I have moved three times in the past year and half and did not get the notice of the recall. When I dropped it off at ford I told them that I heard there was a recall. They told me it would be a $131.00 charge just to put it on the computer.
Two days later they said they fixed it and there was no chrage! It was the Cam Sensor and was covered by Ford. It seems my luck is starting to change. Since this Divorce it seems everything has been bad luck! But maybe this is a sign of things turning! LOL. Thanks greatly Tony!
Steve
They was probably thinking the same thing as me in which normally when that Cam Sensor goes out it's out and your dead in the water, thats the first time I have ever heard of it working like your was doing.
I know what you mean about Divorces and really glad you was able to have a change of luck and hopefully things keep getting better for you Steve as someone that has been through it twice I know what you are going through.
Again you are very welcome!
Tony
Yes on divorces. It has been three years worth of bad luck! So, this was a suprise of no charge to fix the truck! I feel for you going through two of them. I say, "I will never say I do again" but in reality, I probably would if under the correct circumstnces.
When I open the hood of any vehicle, it is like a foreign language to me. I normally do not post on these message boards but figured I would give it a try. Once again, thanks for taking the time to inform me of possible reasons for it acting up. I wish you the best of luck with anything you do in the future! Take care
Steve
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thank you
Jay
It could be a few things, The fuel injector pump could be going the only way to tell is have a Pressure test done on it. Water in the Fuel and / or the glass bowl is full of water ( located on the fire wall near the Brake Booster ), Pluged Injectors ( get some BG Diesel fuel Injector cleaner but you have to run the whole tank threw once you add it in order for it to work right or at least drive 200 miles all at once ). One other thing you can check for is a bad Intake Manifold, Air Filter or some other type of Air leak or Air pump ( I know those can cause problems on those old 7.3's.
Hopefully it's one of those and not your Injector Pump going out.
Tony
I will change the air filter, fuel filter and add some treatment. I spotted an old cab-over round-nose White truck out along the turnpike in western PA I'll take a ride to check it out that will be about 300 Miles. What about spraying carb cleaner or something of that nature around the intake like is done on gas engines to check for leaks?
Jay
That is something I have never tried or had to do on these motors. But I do keep my motor washed off that way when I have to work on them I don't have to deal with the grease & oil. If you did a good cleaning on it and there is a crack on the Intake there will be a Dirt Streak showing the crack and just checking to see if the bolts are lose is pretty easy to do as well.
Trying to keep repair simple as to not spend a lot of money on it as those old one's non turbo are not worth much unless you really love that truck I myself would not put a lot of money into it.
Let me know if those are working at all and hopefully it's something simple,
Tony
I have already had a lot of work done to this truck, and most recently replaced the fuel pump and regulator.
Justin
Not sure who said it but yes check all your Fuses and the oil in it, an old trick some places do is they will actually put Saw Dust in the Tranny to make them go a little bit longer, it usually will not go much longer but long enough to sell it. So if you see anything on the Dip Stick drain the oil completely and have it tested. Now as far as both you go the shop where I had mine replaced is the best price that I know and they come with a Awesome Torgue Converter by a guy here in Denver. Last year I had got a price from them for people out of town. Now the shipping & price may have gone up but last year for a Rebuilt Tranny with new Torgue Converter was 2,650.00 plus about 200.00 in shipping ( 100.00 each way - You ship yours here and the new back to you ) The Pulling of the old tranny and putting the new back in is actually not that hard to do. If you have basic tools plus a Good 15MM Impact Socket along with being able to make you a 3 feet long Exention for the top Bolts and I found that a ATV Lift ( 59.00 from most auto parts store ) works the best as they have only 2 Rails to lift an ATV and are tranny's not being flat the gap in between the rails lets it work great to R&R the Tranny. Of course if you have Air Tools it goes a lot faster, I pulled my own in under 2 hours and put it back in in about 3 1/2 hours but I did replace the Carrier Bearing at the same time. If you want me to check on price or have them call you just let me know. Even if the price has gone up too 3000.00 total which I don't think it has it would still be a steal as the same tranny from that is built as good as mine to buy from an online shop or your local shop would probably be 5000.00, I know for most good Torgue Converters people are paying almost 1500.00 alone for it.
thanks in advance.
thanks
There are a few things that will cause this. O- Rings, Fuel & Air Filters, Exhaust blow by, Head Gasket, Yes the Piston Ring Cracked but two that are over looked alot of times and is usually the problem is the Turbo starting to go out and the Valves getting ready to be sucked in or a Valve that is Sticking. What oil are you running in your motor ?
Tony
P.S. Didn't we talk about this before ?
White smoke is unburnt duesel fuel
Plugged air intake ?
dripping injector (meaning not atomized properly) , maybe try and isolate which cylinder is producing most of the smoke if u can
low compression in a cylinder
start it cold one day and right after starting touch the exhaust manifold on each cylinder to see which ones are not warming as fast as others, is it a systemic or local to one cylinder would help in diagnosis
Good luck
dave
This truck kicked butt the last 4 years I had it. Dealer serviced regularly from DAY ONE - even bought my tires from them too!
This was my first diesel truck and wasn't sure about the vehicle maint required so I let the dealer handle it.
It started in Sept 2008 with 109,000 miles. A coolant leak - I thought it was the thermosat that froze closed and was forcing fluid back through the system somewhere.
But when I got the call from the dealer SEVERAL DAYS LATER, they said that BOTH the EGR and oil coolers needed replacing. This service took 2 weeks to diagnose and perform. $2,300 later I get the truck back.
I drove it home and it sat for 2 days, I get fuel and another stop 100 feet away and it would not start. Crank yes but start no.
For the first time in 30 years I needed a tow. I was embarrased to see my well kept vehicle on a flatbed back to the dealer.
After about 10 days they diagnose the problem as an oil pressure sensor. The injectors were not getting notified that there was enough pressure for them to ignite the fuel. The service required the removal of the turbo - a BIG deal.
OK This one they fix for free after I complained to the Service manager. (They originally asked me for $700+tax) I picked it up on Saturday morning and drove it about 140 HIGHWAY miles. 1 mile from my home it starts to buck and spit and the engine went down to low rpms and about 20 miles per hour. A cloud of thick black smoke came out of the exhaust for 1/2 mile until the engine recovered and acted fine.
I had this problem before with the EGR valve but that service was performed only 7,000 miles before this incident.
So I returned the truck to the dealer Monday morning, got it back Monday evening and drove it over to the GM Dealer and bought a used H3 for a LOT LESS MONEY!
It broke my heart to part with that 2004 Ediie Bauer Excursion, I kept it in great shape but I wasn't about to spend good money on a problem.
FORD better watch out - I thought I would never switch but Found On Road Dead is a reality with this engine.
Thanks
TJ
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