Confirmation
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 70
Likes: 0
Confirmation
I believe I have my problem figured out from searching and reading on here but just want to verify. Today while coming home from work, I noticed that the truck struggled to get to 10 lbs of boost. It would roll out tons of black smoke and would finally build boost to a normal level after a while. It did over boost one time and I let off as soon as it did. I believe my turbo needs a good cleaning. I just cleaned the EGR valve last week and it was nasty. Any help would be great.
BTW I have a 07 250 with 107,000 miles.
Blake
BTW I have a 07 250 with 107,000 miles.
Blake
Hotshot
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 19,055
Likes: 235
From: Saratoga Springs,UT
Your turbo veins will look alot like your EGR Valve DID
EveryDAY I give it a Good WOT Basicaly make the turbo veins go threw a FULL RANGE Of MOTION
You may also have a Plugged MAP and Or EBP sensor
Do you have any gauges to check those sensors
EveryDAY I give it a Good WOT Basicaly make the turbo veins go threw a FULL RANGE Of MOTION
You may also have a Plugged MAP and Or EBP sensor
Do you have any gauges to check those sensors
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 70
Likes: 0
No I don't. I do run it hard but only about once a week. If you try to power brake the truck it will hot about 8 lbs and hold with hardly any smoke. Once you drive it and are full throttle you can't see anything behind me. What is an easy way to check those two sensors?
Hotshot
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 19,055
Likes: 235
From: Saratoga Springs,UT
ScanGaugeII easiest way to check those sensors
You must have a Stock Boost Gauge and FYI they are Good Ones some the other gauges on the dash SUCK but BOOST gauge is GOOD
After you get threw this ordeal just go WOT occssionaly you dont have to go fast either just get the Boost to 24-28psi Boost anymore than 28psi boost Back Off it
Odds are its the Turbo dirty you have classic signs being OverBoost
But since EGR valve was Caked with SOOT going to be a Great Idea to check MAP and EBP Tubes make shure they are Clear and not plugged
You have a Couple other things going on so I wonder if clean turbo will fix it all
Get a ScangaugeII its worth it for shure plus need to check other things out too for reliability
You must have a Stock Boost Gauge and FYI they are Good Ones some the other gauges on the dash SUCK but BOOST gauge is GOOD
After you get threw this ordeal just go WOT occssionaly you dont have to go fast either just get the Boost to 24-28psi Boost anymore than 28psi boost Back Off it
Odds are its the Turbo dirty you have classic signs being OverBoost
But since EGR valve was Caked with SOOT going to be a Great Idea to check MAP and EBP Tubes make shure they are Clear and not plugged
You have a Couple other things going on so I wonder if clean turbo will fix it all
Get a ScangaugeII its worth it for shure plus need to check other things out too for reliability
Hotshot
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 19,055
Likes: 235
From: Saratoga Springs,UT
MAP or EBP Tube plugged with soot
Maybe MAP or EBP sensor Giving bad readings
NEED a ScanGaugeII to check these^^^^^^or thats the easy way could do with a DVM but would be More involved
First # Ford Second # International if you have an International dealer close they usually cheaper
4C4Z 9V424 AA / 1870713C91------------------------------------Turbo Reconditioning Kit with Hardware
check this^^^#out they update numbers from time to time
Maybe MAP or EBP sensor Giving bad readings
NEED a ScanGaugeII to check these^^^^^^or thats the easy way could do with a DVM but would be More involved
First # Ford Second # International if you have an International dealer close they usually cheaper
4C4Z 9V424 AA / 1870713C91------------------------------------Turbo Reconditioning Kit with Hardware
check this^^^#out they update numbers from time to time
Fleet Owner
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 27,307
Likes: 549
From: Spanaway
One note when you clean the turbo be very careful around the posts. They can be broken off if you happen to snag on them.
Sean
Sean
Trending Topics
I'm hitting easy street
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 6,395
Likes: 27
From: Central Oregon
Let's not re-live that one too often on here!!!!
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Ford Trucks Coming to Mecum Indy 2026
Brett Foote
5 Best / 5 Worst Ford Truck Wheels of All Time
Joe Kucinski
Ford Super Duty: 5 Things Owners LOVE, 5 Things They LOATHE!
Joe Kucinski
Every 2026 Ford Truck Engine RANKED from WORST to FIRST!
Michael S. Palmer
The Best F-150 Deal of Every Trim Level (XL through Raptor)
Joe Kucinski
Fleet Owner
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 27,307
Likes: 549
From: Spanaway
Sorry for the 
Some thing that can change you day is going
by what the parts guy's book says. Three different
size of u-joint and get home to find out WRONG
only one size. At least I do have one of the three.
Sean
Some thing that can change you day is going
by what the parts guy's book says. Three different
size of u-joint and get home to find out WRONG
only one size. At least I do have one of the three.
Sean
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 70
Likes: 0
Alright well now I have a new symptom. It did throw a code last night and got them checked after work. It ran fine all day until tonight. Now the truck is surging a little at idle. It is jumping up and down a few hundred RPM like it is loping. The code it threw is P2290. So now I seem to think that wither my FICM or ICP is bad.
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 70
Likes: 0
Going to give an update on my problem. It seemed that my alternator went bad and cooked my batteries. My FICM was also real bad and thanks to Ed it is better than new. So far I a new alternator, 2 new batteries and a new FICM. Well since then, the truck has ran great until Monday. It started surging at highway speeds. It threw the low ICP Pressure code again. I changed the ICP sensor and the surging has stopped at higher RPM but now has a small miss at idel. Could my IPR be bad now or what else causing the miss like that in the lower rpm range.
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 70
Likes: 0
Not at the moment. Ed at FICMRepair told me to use HotShots so I picked some up this week. I will add that the truck as full power. I did have an injector scan done and there isn't any misfires on them. I did clean the egr valve again once this happened and it cleared up a little. I still haven't checked the EBP valvle yet. The only 3 things I haven't completly ruled out is the EBP, IPR, and EGR.
Hotshot
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 19,055
Likes: 235
From: Saratoga Springs,UT
your truck has a HPO problem thats the P2290
P2285 is the normal ICP bad code
Hot shots wont help that
Dont buy the Snake Oil Its a Waiste of Money maybe to late this time but next time
P2285 is the normal ICP bad code
Hot shots wont help that
Dont buy the Snake Oil Its a Waiste of Money maybe to late this time but next time
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 70
Likes: 0
I dropped the truck back off at the mechanic this morning. He called me about noon and gave me the results from the HPOP air test. He found no leaks in the system. He rechecked my IPR values after the new ICP install and all is in range. He seems to think he didn't clear the code out after he scanned it the first time. He did notice that if he unplugged my EGR valve that the miss was there but you had to really look and listen for it. Once the truck cam up to temps it seemed to clear up pretty well. He is leaning toward my EGR valve is needing to be replaced.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
nicksorenson
1994.5 - 1997 7.3L Power Stroke Diesel
8
Jul 30, 2014 07:57 AM