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Old May 25, 2012 | 11:00 AM
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My father inlaw has a 02 7.3 superduty and he us getting too much fuel his air box broke and he just has an aftermarket breather on it would the air intake sensor make it get too much fuel or run rough
 
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Old May 25, 2012 | 11:23 AM
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Most of us have aftermarket air filters and just zip tie the sensor to something close to the filter.

How does he know he is getting too much fuel?
 
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Old May 25, 2012 | 11:28 AM
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You can smell it it smokes white without a load he just bought new injectors and it started doing it and had them buzz tested and they tested good
 
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Old May 25, 2012 | 11:38 AM
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You can smell it it smokes white without a load he just bought new injectors and it started doing it and had them buzz tested and they tested good
Buzz test only test the electrical part of the injector. Have him do a CCT (cylinder contribution test).

Who did the labor on the injectors? Does the engine have a miss to it?
 
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Old May 25, 2012 | 11:41 AM
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Penn injectors it didnt till here lately we called them and said it wasnt the injectors they said it was an electrical problem
 
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Wouldnt white smoke indicate oil in the chamber, not excess fuel?
 
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Old May 25, 2012 | 11:51 AM
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It sure smells like raw fuel it dont use any oil
 
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Originally Posted by cheddar89
It sure smells like raw fuel it dont use any oil
Generally excess fuel presents as black smoke.
 
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Old May 25, 2012 | 11:53 AM
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White smoke is usually unburnt raw fuel. It can be caused by a few problems. Were all the injectors replaced?
 
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No thats burnt fuel this is fuel that aint bein burnt
 
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Yes all injectors were replaced
 
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Originally Posted by cheddar89
Penn injectors it didnt till here lately we called them and said it wasnt the injectors they said it was an electrical problem
How can it be electrical if it passed the buzz test? I would bring it back to them and have them run more test. Were they rebuilt or new?

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Wouldnt white smoke indicate oil in the chamber, not excess fuel?
Unburnt fuel.
 
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Old May 25, 2012 | 12:11 PM
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I think there rebuilt thats what the injector place said were just tryin to avoid pulling them again if we dont have to
 
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Penn injectors it didnt till here lately we called them and said it wasnt the injectors they said it was an electrical problem

I guess you mean pensacola. Never dealt with them but have read some horror stories. Do a google search for reviews.
 
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Ya thats them lol
 
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