Bad jumping down the highway, need help...
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Bad jumping down the highway, need help...
In the past month ive noticed that very sporadically my check engine light would pop on. When it does, the truck seems to jump, thats the best i can describe it but it has lost power significantly. It used to jump only on the highway but recently it will do it on the street. When i stop and get going again it really has trouble and just keeps jumping until it gets going. The kicker is that when i shut the truck off, the check engine light goes off and it wont have a problem till the next random time, and i do not know what to do. Only things i thought that could be the issue were injectors?injector pump? cam sensor?
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Only a ford or IH cam sensor, parts store ones are hit and miss at best. They're only about 25 bucks. It's at about the 10 oclock position above the balancer on the front of the motor. 10mm wrench. Not a hard job unless the bolt/area is a rusted mess.
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might as well go ahead and buy a few so you can keep some in teh glove box...they go bad all the time.
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well i replaced the sensor last night and had no problem with anything today!!! I am going to order another one from IH, but i just got one from Oreillys. Hopefully it lasts longer than yall seem to think they do, knock on wood!!
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Hopefully it will. It's just that over the years, a lot of peoples experience, shows what works best. That's not to say that others never work, but IH and Ford OEM are the most reliable on average out there.
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ok well i took it out on the highway today and its way better, BUT there is still a small hiccup in it once i run over 70mph... maybe thats the quality of the generic sensor? at this point im not sure if there is another contributing factor as well.
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Improved CPS Cam Position Sensor 7.3L Ford Powerstroke Diesel 1876736C91
just bought this one. maybe it will truly fix my problem. will let you know in 2 days when it gets here but any other suggestions are much welcomed!
just bought this one. maybe it will truly fix my problem. will let you know in 2 days when it gets here but any other suggestions are much welcomed!
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It very well could be the parts store sensor causing your smaller problem. They are not all the same. The one you got ordered is the good one, but if you would have went to ford or IH you could have had the same one for half that cost.
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Great news! That international sensor worked and there are no problems! Thank y'all for all the help and and vice for the best person with the same problem... Don't get a **** sensor from the parts store!