99 powerstroke ringing sound

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Jan 26, 2011 | 06:59 AM

bubba deerhorn

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99 powerstroke ringing sound

My 99 powerstroke as well as every other 99 i've heard has a ringing sound coming through the fender well. i had one tech say it was the torque converter even though it works fine. i had another say it was the
turbo even though it works fine. i love this trouble free truck but the
ringing is very annoying.

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Jan 26, 2011 | 07:52 AM

zx250

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If it sounds like a can full of marbles when idling, the yup, it's the 99 TC. I changed mine out because of it.....

Jan 26, 2011 | 02:23 PM

bubba deerhorn

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your description is a little more accurate than mine. for the fix, is it possible to upgrade to a later model 7.3 turbo or go to the after market.
my truck is stock so i'm not looking to upgrade to some huge after market turbo.

thanks for responding.

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Jan 26, 2011 | 02:39 PM

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torque converter not turbo and I belive so

Jan 26, 2011 | 02:42 PM

zx250

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Yeah, TC = torque converter and I upgraded to a newer version. some say it won't hurt anything to leave it alone, but for my part, anything that sounds like that, well, ain't good.