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Old Nov 21, 2010 | 10:12 PM
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please help!!!

i have a 2003 f250 6.0.. for the last three weeks i have been leaking oil and smelling fuel fumes in the cab. i have also experianced hard starts for about 6 months now.. the other day i was coming home from work and stopped at a red light and the truck died just like i turned off the key and now it will turn ove but not start can somebody please help for i dont know anything about diesels!! thank you very much
 
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Old Nov 21, 2010 | 10:27 PM
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You need to read up on the hard start/no start threads. It is most likely your high pressure oil system, but not sure about the fuel smell. Your injectors are run off of a high pressure oil pump and there are components that are prone to leak. If that is the case - your truck will be hard to start, and when the oil get hot - thinner, it will shut down due to lack of pressure.

You will need to take it to a shop that knows the 6.0L or your ford dealer and let them run diagnostics.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2010 | 11:12 PM
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Sounds more like a leaking ICP but the fuel smell is an odd problem. you really need to spend some time under the hood and see if you have a loose fuel line. Any check engine lights? See if the oil is coming from the rear drivers side of the engine.
 
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