The Dreaded DTC p0087
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The Dreaded DTC p0087
I was driving to work this morning and I noticed that the truck started to hesitate a little bit, and then the Dash Daq starts to chime in and say "fuel pressure low." I pull over and let it idle and check for codes and it comes back with the DTC p0087. I made it back home and parked it in the shop and I'm letting it thaw out. On the way home fuel pressure was sporadic.
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Outside temp this morning I saw -1f on the way in to work. I get my diesel from only 2 places and they both have a lot of traffic and they get fresh diesel often. I also always add power service diesel fuel additive. (This time of year the anti-gel white bottle red cap.) Truck sat outside last night, but was plugged in.
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So I called my buddy who is the diesel mechanic at the Ford garage and he said most likely the diesel fuel gelled up. He said start with the filters first.<o></o>
After work I’m going to change both the water separator filter & fuel filter. Then add some more power service (white bottle red cap).<o></o>
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I had a similar issue last year and it was my lift pump going bad, but a different code, but similar symptoms. I'm just hoping that it isn't the HPFP.<o></o>
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Has anyone else had the DTC p0087 from diesel fuel gelling?
Should I be doing anything else?
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></o>So I called my buddy who is the diesel mechanic at the Ford garage and he said most likely the diesel fuel gelled up. He said start with the filters first.<o
></o>After work I’m going to change both the water separator filter & fuel filter. Then add some more power service (white bottle red cap).<o
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></o>I had a similar issue last year and it was my lift pump going bad, but a different code, but similar symptoms. I'm just hoping that it isn't the HPFP.<o
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></o>Has anyone else had the DTC p0087 from diesel fuel gelling?
Should I be doing anything else?
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Well, I had no luck getting motorcraft water separator filter and fuel filter today. No auto parts store had any in stock, and I wasn't about to pay $80.00 for the filters from the Ford parts counter. So I ordered my normal motorcraft from Amazon and they will be here tomorrow.
I had the truck parked in the shop all day which was 45 degrees f and it got thawed out. I checked to see if there was a dtc code and no code showed up in the memory, so the truck cleared the dtc on it's own. I decided to add another 20oz of power service (white bottle red cap) and start it. It fired right up no problems, so I drove to my local diesel station and filled it up with fresh diesel. This station is a high volume station and always has fresh diesel. I then drove around and got the truck to operating temp and everything worked like it should. I kept a watchful eye on fuel rail pressure and everything was normal.
Should I still change my filters when they come in tomorrow?
Didn't know now since it was able to thaw out and I only have 5k on this set of filters.
I had the truck parked in the shop all day which was 45 degrees f and it got thawed out. I checked to see if there was a dtc code and no code showed up in the memory, so the truck cleared the dtc on it's own. I decided to add another 20oz of power service (white bottle red cap) and start it. It fired right up no problems, so I drove to my local diesel station and filled it up with fresh diesel. This station is a high volume station and always has fresh diesel. I then drove around and got the truck to operating temp and everything worked like it should. I kept a watchful eye on fuel rail pressure and everything was normal.
Should I still change my filters when they come in tomorrow?
Didn't know now since it was able to thaw out and I only have 5k on this set of filters.
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I think I'd drain the separator and go from there.
I have put some fuel in there that poured like gel and been ok. But truck was already running and it was -1F when I did it.
with the motor running warm fuel gets returned to keep it warm.
I have put some fuel in there that poured like gel and been ok. But truck was already running and it was -1F when I did it.
with the motor running warm fuel gets returned to keep it warm.
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I had the same thing happen to me a few days ago. Temps were in the single digits all day and dropped to -10 when I started my truck to head into work. The truck was not plugged in all day. After a few miles it started to hesitate and buck. It eventually died. It threw a p0087 code. It took several tries to get it to start again. I drove it home and plugged it in and cleared the code. The next morning I put in a bottle of Diesel 911. It started right up. I drove around so the additive could circulate. Temps were still in the single digits. It still ran rough but didn't die on me. After letting it circulate I pulled my filters. Top filter was fine. The bottom filter was partially gelled. I scraped off the gelling the best I could and soaked the filter in Diesel 911 to dissolve the rest. The filters only had 1000 miles on them. I put the filters back and haven't had any issues yet. The truck is running smooth again. No codes. I too use Power Service winter treatment with every tank but must not have used enough or got bad diesel. I've never had problems before in -20 degree weather so this is a first for me.
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I had the same thing happen to me a few days ago. Temps were in the single digits all day and dropped to -10 when I started my truck to head into work. The truck was not plugged in all day. After a few miles it started to hesitate and buck. It eventually died. It threw a p0087 code. It took several tries to get it to start again. I drove it home and plugged it in and cleared the code. The next morning I put in a bottle of Diesel 911. It started right up. I drove around so the additive could circulate. Temps were still in the single digits. It still ran rough but didn't die on me. After letting it circulate I pulled my filters. Top filter was fine. The bottom filter was partially gelled. I scraped off the gelling the best I could and soaked the filter in Diesel 911 to dissolve the rest. The filters only had 1000 miles on them. I put the filters back and haven't had any issues yet. The truck is running smooth again. No codes. I too use Power Service winter treatment with every tank but must not have used enough or got bad diesel. I've never had problems before in -20 degree weather so this is a first for me.
On side note I would use the 911 additive sparingly,due to it having alcohol in it and be an emulsifier. I think Senix has some good info about the 911 additive.
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I changed my filters and really didn't see anything out of the ordinary. Truck started up no problems and ran fine. I checked for dtc and none came up. I took the truck out and got it up to operating temp and everything looked and ran well. I think right now it is safe to assume just bad fuel and it gelled up on me.
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