Check engine light on while towing?
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Check engine light on while towing?
so I got a 2000 f350 dually diesel 7.3L standard 6 speed check engine is always on and while pulling 14000lbs it is really slow but when the check engine turns off u can hear the turbo kick in coal roals like crazy and pulls the trailer like nothing also the obd hook up don't have power but all my fuses are good so can someone please help??
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so I got a 2000 f350 dually diesel 7.3L standard 6 speed check engine is always on and while pulling 14000lbs it is really slow but when the check engine turns off u can hear the turbo kick in coal roals like crazy and pulls the trailer like nothing also the obd hook up don't have power but all my fuses are good so can someone please help??
If your CEL is o then you have codes. Have you pulled them?
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What is your OBDII device that doesn't power up? Have you looked under the hood for soot? If there is soot anywhere at all under the hood (including the bottom of the engine), you have an exhaust leak.
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Welcome aboard.
As others have stated, your 7.3 Powerstroke is not OBD II compliant so most code readers can't read the codes. If your SES light came on, there are codes stored. Without those codes you are just spending large amounts of money on random parts hoping to solve the issue before your wallet runs dry. You don't have to pay someone a lot to get the codes read. You can get the smartphone apps Forscan or TorquePro and a OBD II interface or ask one of us near by to read them for you.
As others have stated, your 7.3 Powerstroke is not OBD II compliant so most code readers can't read the codes. If your SES light came on, there are codes stored. Without those codes you are just spending large amounts of money on random parts hoping to solve the issue before your wallet runs dry. You don't have to pay someone a lot to get the codes read. You can get the smartphone apps Forscan or TorquePro and a OBD II interface or ask one of us near by to read them for you.
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I have the OBD Mate OM123 scanner and it reads my codes when they crop up. My rig is a 2000 7.3 crew cab short bed.
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ohh haha no wonder i took it to orileys hahah so what reader can i use
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