Very rough idle when cold.
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Very rough idle when cold.
I have a 2007 F250 4X4 6.0 diesel. When first started it idles extremely rough to a point it sounds like a old gas engine missing. BUT after it warms up for about 15 minutes it runs and idles like a new truck. I'm thinking it's the injectors if so is this something I can change/clean ....
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Ps. I'm in Louisiana so it's 98* on a cool day , when "cold" I mean just started for many hours. Lol.
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Ps. I'm in Louisiana so it's 98* on a cool day , when "cold" I mean just started for many hours. Lol.
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I have a 2007 F250 4X4 6.0 diesel. When first started it idles extremely rough to a point it sounds like a old gas engine missing. BUT after it warms up for about 15 minutes it runs and idles like a new truck. I'm thinking it's the injectors if so is this something I can change/clean ....
Thanks
Ps. I'm in Louisiana so it's 98* on a cool day , when "cold" I mean just started for many hours. Lol.
Thanks
Ps. I'm in Louisiana so it's 98* on a cool day , when "cold" I mean just started for many hours. Lol.
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So I can get these things checked.
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15W-30 with two qts of Lucus Oil Stabilizer. I know big mistake I learned from y'all. Fixing to change it to 5W-30 with two qts of Hot Shot Secret , stiction eliminator. I see now it was bad move to ad that Lucus and running that thick oil. I'm in south Louisiana so it's 95-100 degrees , so I thought I was helping.
What u think about Hot Shot products.
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What u think about Hot Shot products.
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Changing oil very soon
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change oil to 5W40 Rotella T6 full synthetic with a motorcraft or racor oil filter only.
also make sure you have the factory size oil filter cap, and not one of the taller aftermarket ones.
i have read more people having better results with archoil rather than the hot shot.
also make sure you have the factory size oil filter cap, and not one of the taller aftermarket ones.
i have read more people having better results with archoil rather than the hot shot.
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change oil to 5W40 Rotella T6 full synthetic with a motorcraft or racor oil filter only.
also make sure you have the factory size oil filter cap, and not one of the taller aftermarket ones.
i have read more people having better results with archoil rather than the hot shot.
also make sure you have the factory size oil filter cap, and not one of the taller aftermarket ones.
i have read more people having better results with archoil rather than the hot shot.
Think I will change it with some 5w40 or 5w30 ( what's the difference )regular Rotella to help flush out the thick crap I've done to it. Then maybe 3000 miles or so change it again to the synthetic blend.
What y'all think ?
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Truck sees 90% hwy miles. How many miles do y'all normally go between oil changes ?
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