ok so my 95 f250 7.3L is having real bad misses like it literally dies then comes back to life when im goin down the road. i got it to stop a few days ago by adding more oil to my oil pan because it was showing almost a gallon low after i changed the oil i used 15 qts of 15-40 now its so bad it wont stay running and it is jerking me around ever time it dies/misses. any ideas?

 

Check the oil again. If its not low, check the fuel filter.

 

Oil Is good And So Is The Fuel Filter

 

The cam sensor can cause the truck to die and come back to life. Have you changed it out? Use only one from Ford or IH, as parts house ones are hit or miss.

 

Ok I Will Replace That This Weekend Its Located Behind The Timing Cover Correct? Like You Have To Pull Of The CoveR ? And If So Is Ther A gasket Fo ThecCover. I Haven't Replaced One In A While And Want To Make Sure I Remember right

 

No you don't pull the timing cove. The cam sensor is stuck into the front of the cover. It at 11 o'clock of the crank pulley

 

ok ThankS Ill Be Taking Care Of This Tbursday Night Or FridY And Will Post How It goes

 

It's an easy fix, I did mine last night. took less than 10 min

 

Sorry for the late response here but I changed the semsor and also a leaky valve cover gasket still not fixed !!! It's driving me crazy I think it may be in the harness maybe a short but idk how to go about trouble shooting it. Amy ideas or somebody local of the junction city Kansas area wanna come out to my place and help me out

 

Check the IDM. Take it off and shake it to see if it has any water in it.

 

If it isn't your IDM, I would be willing to bet money that you have a short in your UVCH. This can be due to oil on the pins, and or burnt pins likely due to the oil causing excess resistance in the plug. Pull all your valve cover harness connections. Look for oil in there, and on the pins. If they are oily clean them with some QD cleaner, if they are burnt replace the pigtail harness. I'd also go inside the valve covers and look at that wiring.

 

^^^ Ck your gaskets and external plugs for damage . A scan tool could be helpful at this point . IDM water intrusion should also be checked .

 

Dies it do it at idle ?

 

Yes at idle and on the road first thing in the morning I'm going to check the idm for water inside I did check all the plugs going Into the valve covers all are running good I know I can cancel out the injectors cause as I pulled each plug I put a light test to check to make sure all were pulsing and sending signals and all looked good

 

Also a scam tool was hooked up and didn't show any codes they dealership I bought the truck from did the scan and was saying they weren't getting any signal even though the day I took it the engine light came on but went off and didn't come back on after I turned the key off