99 & up 7.3L Power Stroke Engine and DrivetrainDiscussion of the 99 & up 7.3L Power Stroke diesel engine and drivetrain in the 1999-Up Super Duty trucks and Excursions. No gas engine discussion allowed except on transmissions and drivetrain that pertain to all models. Please confine discussion of topics in this forum to those items that are specific to the 7.3L Power Stroke engine.
Ok, guys, it's been a while since I've posted on here, but I finally had my truck looked at by an actual Ford diesel mechanic. I put on a new oil filter, and did my own oil change (Rotella 15w40), we started it up with it hooked up to his computer, and noticed that it was burning a decent amount of oil. At that same time, a misfire or something showed up in cylinder number 5. So, he was thinking that it could be a bad o-ring, bad injector, or in the worse case scenario, a hole somewhere causing the oil to leak into the fuel system? I got ahold of another mechanic who said that he was pretty positive that it was a bad injector on cylinder 5. Have any of you guys ever had this problem, and what were the symptoms you had? It's causing mine to have a delay in the start/hard start depending on temperatures outside. Do you guys think I should just go ahead and buy a new injector, and have it put in, or should I sell the truck? I'd love to get it fixed up, because it's a 99 and has a lot of potential. If you need more info just go ahead and ask me.
I have been chasing a severe oil burning problem for a while now, been going through about 1qt of oil per day, 5-6qts per tank of fuel, and it doesnt leak a drop.
I have changed all 8 injectors & orings, sent them out to be flow tested, found a few more that had gone bad, and Im STILL burning oil. Also changed a bunch of other things, including a new turbo.
I have no Idea whats wrong with my truck, however Im fairly certain its just severe blowby at this point. I was planning on changing out my valve stem seals and seeing if that helps, until my truck started making grinding sounds comming from the clutch area.
I am also dead certain I have a high pressure oil leak somewhere because my engine still stalls from time to time.
If I were you, I would be dead certain its an Injector! Do a Contribution and a buzz test with a Rotunda Scanner or Auto Enginuity, and make sure its a bad injector. Otherwise you might just be wasting your time & money changing injectors all the time like I have.
I dont want to steer you in the wrong direction, and there are alot of other members here that know MUCH more than I do, so don't take my word for it.
They are NEW out of the box, and not rebuilt. Seem to work great, alittle hard to thread the oil spout back on because threads havent been used yet, however they work GREAT! All of my injectors are these aside from 3, dont forget, if you change number 8 you will need a "8LL" injector, and not an "AD"
GOOD LUCK!
-Ron-
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Red 2003 F250 XLT Crew Cab 6.0L Powerstroke FX4 162,000miles,
BONE STOCK
Black 2003 Excursion Limited 6.0L Powerstroke 178,000miles.
Welded EGR, 4" Magnaflow Turbo Back, Warn Manual Locking Hubs, Blue Spring, aFe Air Filter
I have been chasing a severe oil burning problem for a while now, been going through about 1qt of oil per day, 5-6qts per tank of fuel, and it doesnt leak a drop.
I have changed all 8 injectors & orings, sent them out to be flow tested, found a few more that had gone bad, and Im STILL burning oil. Also changed a bunch of other things, including a new turbo.
I have no Idea whats wrong with my truck, however Im fairly certain its just severe blowby at this point. I was planning on changing out my valve stem seals and seeing if that helps, until my truck started making grinding sounds comming from the clutch area.
I am also dead certain I have a high pressure oil leak somewhere because my engine still stalls from time to time.
If I were you, I would be dead certain its an Injector! Do a Contribution and a buzz test with a Rotunda Scanner or Auto Enginuity, and make sure its a bad injector. Otherwise you might just be wasting your time & money changing injectors all the time like I have.
I dont want to steer you in the wrong direction, and there are alot of other members here that know MUCH more than I do, so don't take my word for it.
They are NEW out of the box, and not rebuilt. Seem to work great, alittle hard to thread the oil spout back on because threads havent been used yet, however they work GREAT! All of my injectors are these aside from 3, dont forget, if you change number 8 you will need a "8LL" injector, and not an "AD"
GOOD LUCK!
-Ron-
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Awesome, I appreciate the help! I still can't decide if I want to go ahead and just cut my losses and sell the truck, or if I want to fix it up. If I do end up buying a new injector for that cylinder, do I need to also buy new o-rings?
The injector will come with new o-rings. Be sure to take a look at the injector cup/sleeve while you are in there.
So, you're recommending that I do get the new injector? Just making sure before I make the purchase. Got the directions on the R&R from riffraff, so me and another guy from work are going to be doing it.
Its an easy change, and if your mechanic says its an injector, then he is probably right.
The passenger side is slightly harder to change than the driver side, but its nothing a few swivel joints cant handle on the ratchet.
If one is on its way out, odds are the rest are too. I would personally change ALL four on that side as well as the glow plugs, if you can afford it. I know its expensive, but it gets annoying after a while to be under that valve cover every 2weeks changing an injector because you didnt do them all.
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Personal Trucks:
Red 2003 F250 XLT Crew Cab 6.0L Powerstroke FX4 162,000miles,
BONE STOCK
Black 2003 Excursion Limited 6.0L Powerstroke 178,000miles.
Welded EGR, 4" Magnaflow Turbo Back, Warn Manual Locking Hubs, Blue Spring, aFe Air Filter
Its an easy change, and if your mechanic says its an injector, then he is probably right.
The passenger side is slightly harder to change than the driver side, but its nothing a few swivel joints cant handle on the ratchet.
If one is on its way out, odds are the rest are too. I would personally change ALL four on that side as well as the glow plugs, if you can afford it. I know its expensive, but it gets annoying after a while to be under that valve cover every 2weeks changing an injector because you didnt do them all.
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I wish I could afford to do them all, but it looks like doing just one is my only option at the moment. I could probably afford the glow plugs as well, but not two injectors. :/ The engine only has 40k miles on it, so I'm not sure if it's just this one injector, or like you said, they could all be going. Do you know which side and which one cylinder 5 is?
I wish I could afford to do them all, but it looks like doing just one is my only option at the moment. I could probably afford the glow plugs as well, but not two injectors. :/ The engine only has 40k miles on it, so I'm not sure if it's just this one injector, or like you said, they could all be going. Do you know which side and which one cylinder 5 is?
Its the passenger side, and 2nd from the back.
40,000!!!! WOW! I wish mine was so young!
I hear ya on the not being able to afford it part, Thats the reason I only did mine one at a time.
If you need any help, PM me, Ill give you my phone number if you need any more assistance, or are in a jam during replacement!
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Personal Trucks:
Red 2003 F250 XLT Crew Cab 6.0L Powerstroke FX4 162,000miles,
BONE STOCK
Black 2003 Excursion Limited 6.0L Powerstroke 178,000miles.
Welded EGR, 4" Magnaflow Turbo Back, Warn Manual Locking Hubs, Blue Spring, aFe Air Filter
I would do further testing before I spent the money on injectors, especially if you only have 40k. If you want to sell the truck, ill take it; I need your motor. A bad cps could possibly be causing the miss as well. The bad thing about ford mechanics or a lot of mechanics in general is that they can misdiagnose. Don't take that the wrong way, but I would further investigate.
I do not know the easiest way to test the injector, but you can swap the injector with another and see if the problem follows. this is just time and an oil change. I find it hard to believe its the injector. They should have also done a buzz tes, cly contribution test, etc. You may possible have bad injector orings if the truck is not driven much, but you wont know till you pull it. You can get a full set of 8 oring sets for 50-$60. Just do more investigating before wating money on a new injector.
you might want to think about getting your injector from fullforce. Its cheaper and remanufactured with all brand new parts (basically new). Thats where I get my injectors from. fullforce reman injector
Also the cheapest place to get your gp's would be from rockauto. Theres always a 5%off code floating around too.
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I would do further testing before I spent the money on injectors, especially if you only have 40k. If you want to sell the truck, ill take it; I need your motor. A bad cps could possibly be causing the miss as well. The bad thing about ford mechanics or a lot of mechanics in general is that they can misdiagnose. Don't take that the wrong way, but I would further investigate.
I do not know the easiest way to test the injector, but you can swap the injector with another and see if the problem follows. this is just time and an oil change. I find it hard to believe its the injector. They should have also done a buzz tes, cly contribution test, etc. You may possible have bad injector orings if the truck is not driven much, but you wont know till you pull it. You can get a full set of 8 oring sets for 50-$60. Just do more investigating before wating money on a new injector.
you might want to think about getting your injector from fullforce. Its cheaper and remanufactured with all brand new parts (basically new). Thats where I get my injectors from. fullforce reman injector
Also the cheapest place to get your gp's would be from rockauto. Theres always a 5%off code floating around too.
Are you in Oklahoma? I'd love to workout a deal with you if you really want it.
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