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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Trucks / October 2007

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mc.popes@hotmail.com - 12 Oct 2007 17:20 GMT
the ford we have has been having problems lately. crank up it sounds
rough then it sputters and will run fine for a while then act up
again. we have replaced the cam sensor. we have been putting additive
purchased through a diesel rep seems to help . they checked fuel
filter and replaced last year. we are at wits end spent over 3000.00
on this truck in last year never seems to be better.
SnoMan - 12 Oct 2007 20:28 GMT
>the ford we have has been having problems lately. crank up it sounds
>rough then it sputters and will run fine for a while then act up
>again. we have replaced the cam sensor. we have been putting additive
>purchased through a diesel rep seems to help . they checked fuel
>filter and replaced last year. we are at wits end spent over 3000.00
>on this truck in last year never seems to be better.

Have you confirmed that there is no water in fuel? Sometimes you can
get a slug of water with a tank of diesel and it can cause wierd
problems for time to time as it rolls arounf in tank and a little gets
picked up from time to time. A little bit of water in the injection
system of any diesel can bring it to its knees.
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Jeff Strickland - 13 Oct 2007 00:26 GMT
>>the ford we have has been having problems lately. crank up it sounds
>>rough then it sputters and will run fine for a while then act up
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> system of any diesel can bring it to its knees.
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I'm thinking the same thing. There ought to be a separator gizmo that
collects water. I don't know what happens when it is full of water and can
not separate anymore, but if there was still water in the fuel, the obvious
result would be that it runs poorly.
SnoMan - 13 Oct 2007 00:46 GMT
>I'm thinking the same thing. There ought to be a separator gizmo that
>collects water. I don't know what happens when it is full of water and can
>not separate anymore, but if there was still water in the fuel, the obvious
>result would be that it runs poorly.

I have a friend that bought a Dmax a few years ago (his first diesel)
and for a while he was trying to buy the cheapest diesel he could find
and at some of the seediest places possible too and he started have
problems with it running bad. It turned out to be water in fuel that
seperator was not fully catching and after a few filter changes in but
a few thousand miles he finaliy started using name brand fuel and
paying a little more for it (at my suggestion) and had no further
trouble.
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