How long to change injectors
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Laughing Gas
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How long to change injectors
A friend has a '05 F-550 and I ran the A/E on it and came up with 4 codes;
Turbo, CPS, PCM, and an exhaust pressure code. No inj. codes.
He took it to a shop since I was not able to work on in a timely manner and the dude told him it had 3 bad inj. and he would change them out for $280. each plus the core (refundable) and 4 hours labor @$90. per.
I do not believe one man can change out 4 inj. and turn it around in 4 hours. Is this a scam?
I had prices of $201. and $211. each for the inj. so there is a industry standard mark up.
Turbo, CPS, PCM, and an exhaust pressure code. No inj. codes.
He took it to a shop since I was not able to work on in a timely manner and the dude told him it had 3 bad inj. and he would change them out for $280. each plus the core (refundable) and 4 hours labor @$90. per.
I do not believe one man can change out 4 inj. and turn it around in 4 hours. Is this a scam?
I had prices of $201. and $211. each for the inj. so there is a industry standard mark up.
Laughing Gas
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If the three injectors are on the same bank, then 4 hours is pretty doable. A 6.0 tech that does a lot of these could probably do both sides in 4 hrs. Why no injector codes though? I think your friend needs to make sure they have the diagnosis right before he starts replacing things. And definitely want to insist on Ford reman injectors
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Laughing Gas
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No, he supposed to change out all 8. I checked with the one supplier and he said same thing. Fix/check each code before buying the inj. Not one inj. code or problem when doing on board tests.
I dunno. I own/drive the 7.3 PSD myself and I know I can't change all 8 inj. in 4 hours.
Thanks!
I dunno. I own/drive the 7.3 PSD myself and I know I can't change all 8 inj. in 4 hours.
Thanks!
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Guess i would have to wonder why changing inject when dtc points to everything BUT INJECT
rare and maybe unheard of all 8 inject go bad
Sounds like he going to spend a bunch money and still have a broke truck
rare and maybe unheard of all 8 inject go bad
Sounds like he going to spend a bunch money and still have a broke truck
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Ask for a screen shot from their IDS running an uncompensated contribution test.
If this is not available, then I would not authorize the repair. With no codes, this is the only way to diagnosis faulty injectors.
If this is not available, then I would not authorize the repair. With no codes, this is the only way to diagnosis faulty injectors.
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A friend has a '05 F-550 and I ran the A/E on it and came up with 4 codes;
Turbo, CPS, PCM, and an exhaust pressure code. No inj. codes.
He took it to a shop since I was not able to work on in a timely manner and the dude told him it had 3 bad inj. and he would change them out for $280. each plus the core (refundable) and 4 hours labor @$90. per.
I do not believe one man can change out 4 inj. and turn it around in 4 hours. Is this a scam?
I had prices of $201. and $211. each for the inj. so there is a industry standard mark up.
Turbo, CPS, PCM, and an exhaust pressure code. No inj. codes.
He took it to a shop since I was not able to work on in a timely manner and the dude told him it had 3 bad inj. and he would change them out for $280. each plus the core (refundable) and 4 hours labor @$90. per.
I do not believe one man can change out 4 inj. and turn it around in 4 hours. Is this a scam?
I had prices of $201. and $211. each for the inj. so there is a industry standard mark up.
I would find a different shop and get a different opinion before dumping all that cash!
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I did mine in my Ex,all 8 in 6 hours with interruptions in my driveway. The only reason I changed them was because I had no history on the vehicle and I had no idea what was done for maintenance on the truck and it had over 200 thousand on the clock. You got to find a shop that has IDS or your just wasting money.
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Whenever I get my big rigs oil changed they tell me I'm not allowed to be in the shop due to insurance regulations. I simply tell them my great west 1 million dollar insurance coverage blows the doors off their shop insurance policies as long as I'm with my truck. They normally don't give me any problems, but occasionally I have to teach the shop forman about insurance policies.
Granted our 6.0s fall under a different policy, but i would simply say if i can't see the work being done I'll take it elsewhere that I can.
Granted our 6.0s fall under a different policy, but i would simply say if i can't see the work being done I'll take it elsewhere that I can.
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