Now I'm completely lost, please help!
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Now I'm completely lost, please help!
Cold starts have been a bane all winter. When starting cold it idles a bit rough, sounds like a miss. If I try to drive it, I get very little to no power and thick black smoke from the tailpipe and I can hear it missing very good. When I stop trying and press the brake the engine sounds like its choking. When I finally get her going and I get to about 20 to 40 mpg it starts jumping and and loosing speed and power (no smoke though). After she reaches normal operating temps all issues seem to go away. Also I'm showing no codes what so ever.
What I've done (or wasted money doing) so far:
-Cleaned EGR
-Changed GPCM
-Changed Glow Plugs + Harness (I broke it!)
-Changed ICP
-Checked Oil
-Checked Fuel
-Tested the FICM voltage (48 KOEO, 47.8 Cranking, 48 EO) Perfect!
When I changed the ICP it got better but still not good. I changed my oil before winter so it should still be ok. I'm not loosing coolant either. I'm going to try the RevX in the oil to see if maybe that will help. Anyone have any ideas what's going on?
What I've done (or wasted money doing) so far:
-Cleaned EGR
-Changed GPCM
-Changed Glow Plugs + Harness (I broke it!)
-Changed ICP
-Checked Oil
-Checked Fuel
-Tested the FICM voltage (48 KOEO, 47.8 Cranking, 48 EO) Perfect!
When I changed the ICP it got better but still not good. I changed my oil before winter so it should still be ok. I'm not loosing coolant either. I'm going to try the RevX in the oil to see if maybe that will help. Anyone have any ideas what's going on?
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I'm using Shell Rotella T6 Full Synthetic 5w40, the same thing I've used in her for years. I'm using my Bully Dog Triple Dog to scan it, I used the one from ORielly's yesterday to double check. I'm using all Motorcraft filters!
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No codes, the only one I got was for the ICP and I changed that. The unusual thing is this problem has been going on for a while and the ICP code came on last week so I changed the sensor. Its a little better after the sensor but still not right.
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It's a better scanner than the bully dog / insight type scanners, for one. It provides access to parameters monitored by your engine but not shown on your gauges, for another.
One way or the other, I think you need a better scan.
Auto Enginuity is another option, but then it's a couple hundred dollars invested instead of ten for the Torque Pro app. The next step would be Ford software.
One way or the other, I think you need a better scan.
Auto Enginuity is another option, but then it's a couple hundred dollars invested instead of ten for the Torque Pro app. The next step would be Ford software.
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Sounds like some bad injectors. Change your fuel filters? How'd they look?
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