#7 code
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#7 code
So I bought a new ficm and put it in, drove the truck to work the next day and everything was kosher. Truck ran like a champ. I fire it up after a 10 hour work day, and on my way home I get an idle that's outta the norm. So I drive her home and scan her and I get the #7 injector code non contributing or whatever. But the bad idle is only intermittent. It will smooth out at some points. I'm gonna check and see if I have a warranty on the injectors, but Idk if it is seriously bad or not. I'm just gettin ticked off, its one thing after another.
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What is your fuel pressure running. Number 7 is furthest from the fuel pressure regulator and typically failed 1st is fuel pressure is low. Do you just have a 7 contribution code or do you have a low or high circuit code with it?
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I only have p0281 which is the contribution. I think it will clear up i got a little under 1/4 tank, and i just added my cleaner i use every fill up and im hoping it will clear up since its intermittent.
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Im not sure of the fuel pressure. I have the blue spring upgrade. I think it was because i was running a bad ficm. And now i have a good one installed. Or it could be bad fuel. IDK I know that there is a snow storm coming and i have to go to dayton on Monday. I just really need the Ford God to clear this sucker up for me.
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So I bought a new ficm and put it in, drove the truck to work the next day and everything was kosher. Truck ran like a champ. I fire it up after a 10 hour work day, and on my way home I get an idle that's outta the norm. So I drive her home and scan her and I get the #7 injector code non contributing or whatever. But the bad idle is only intermittent. It will smooth out at some points. I'm gonna check and see if I have a warranty on the injectors, but Idk if it is seriously bad or not. I'm just gettin ticked off, its one thing after another.
You've already been advised to install the blue-spring upgrade, and watch your fuel filters like a hawk.
I just want to add this: changing an injector on the 6.0, even on the passenger side, is not as hard as it sounds. I know the feeling of intimidation. Then one day I absolutely had to do it because I needed a truck back in service the following morning... and boom, I did it, and in about 2 hours.
The part that is critically important is the torque on the new injector hold-down bolt. DO NOT use a regular torque wrench to torque it down, as regular torque wrenches are not accurate at the bottom of their torque range. Borrow or buy a low-range torque wrench ("micro torque"). You cannot afford to mess up the torque on that one bolt.
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