engine shut down descending steep grade
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engine shut down descending steep grade
i do not think i have seen anything about the engine shutting down descending a steep grade. first it threw the "wrench" warning and than that the engine was going on limp mode. luckily no one was on the road with me, coming or going. i pulled off on the shoulder with part of the pickup and 5er on the road. no steering or brakes used the 5er brakes to stop. turned the key off and restarted it again and no code or warnings. like nothing happened. it happened twice today between yellowstone park and great falls, mt. the second time the engine light stayed on and i had to stop and turn it off and restart it and it went away.
help!!!anyone???
help!!!anyone???
Last edited by marine57_4; 06-27-2015 at 12:45 AM. Reason: need to add "pulling a 5th wheel"
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If you can, buy a code reader at an auto parts store. Capture the codes next time and google them.
If the fuel filters are clogged there's supposed to be a warning message you would get before the engine would shut itself off.
There must be an electronic or computer glitch somewhere? Gotta try to get those engine light codes.
If the fuel filters are clogged there's supposed to be a warning message you would get before the engine would shut itself off.
There must be an electronic or computer glitch somewhere? Gotta try to get those engine light codes.
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Ok, I don't know if the 6.4 had a fuel pressure warning, if you're absolutely certain that the descending incline,has something to do with this then maybe you've got oil growth real bad and the crankcase is too full of oil.
Thermostats go bad easily and you might have an overheating egr cooler. Clogged fuel filters too.
Thermostats go bad easily and you might have an overheating egr cooler. Clogged fuel filters too.
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this is a 2011 f-350 with the 6.7. i just changed the filters before starting on this trip. it has 52k miles. i have the gravity feed from my aux tank to the main tank. i had half a tank of fuel.
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waiting for tech to put on analyser.
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There is also the possibility that there is an air leak from the fuel filter housing too. That has been known to happen after a fuel filter change.
Please do let us know what happens! It helps build our knowledge base to help others out.
One would think that an exhaust back pressure issue code would be a hard code, but stranger things have happened in these rolling computers we call a super duty truck.
Were you using the integrated exhaust brake at the time?
Please do let us know what happens! It helps build our knowledge base to help others out.
One would think that an exhaust back pressure issue code would be a hard code, but stranger things have happened in these rolling computers we call a super duty truck.
Were you using the integrated exhaust brake at the time?
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There is also the possibility that there is an air leak from the fuel filter housing too. That has been known to happen after a fuel filter change.
Please do let us know what happens! It helps build our knowledge base to help others out.
One would think that an exhaust back pressure issue code would be a hard code, but stranger things have happened in these rolling computers we call a super duty truck.
Were you using the integrated exhaust brake at the time?
Please do let us know what happens! It helps build our knowledge base to help others out.
One would think that an exhaust back pressure issue code would be a hard code, but stranger things have happened in these rolling computers we call a super duty truck.
Were you using the integrated exhaust brake at the time?
what the tech said is that the engine went into overspeed because it was in cc. i have been on the road for over 2k miles since the fuel filters were changed out without any problems. he said to take it out of cc when starting down hill and just use the tow/haul. i do think the descent was steeper than the others and i was going 65 mph. if i remember correctly it was 7%.
tech did not give me a code number but said that it said the engine went into overspeed and that is what the computer told me and than threw the wrench warning.
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i had the cc on and the tow/haul.
what the tech said is that the engine went into overspeed because it was in cc. i have been on the road for over 2k miles since the fuel filters were changed out without any problems. he said to take it out of cc when starting down hill and just use the tow/haul. i do think the descent was steeper than the others and i was going 65 mph. if i remember correctly it was 7%.
tech did not give me a code number but said that it said the engine went into overspeed and that is what the computer told me and than threw the wrench warning.
what the tech said is that the engine went into overspeed because it was in cc. i have been on the road for over 2k miles since the fuel filters were changed out without any problems. he said to take it out of cc when starting down hill and just use the tow/haul. i do think the descent was steeper than the others and i was going 65 mph. if i remember correctly it was 7%.
tech did not give me a code number but said that it said the engine went into overspeed and that is what the computer told me and than threw the wrench warning.