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Apr 22, 2018 | 08:04 PM

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Reduced Engine Power Light

2011 F450 6.7 power Stroke on a Rescue Truck. Starting out a fter a minute or so Reduced Engine Power message comes up, engine light on. We pull over, turn off vehicle and restart and runs fine? What is causing this. Nobody seems to know how to fix it. been to several Ford Garages.

Apr 22, 2018 | 08:15 PM

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what codes do you get? Ever check for any codes. These places you have been too, what codes did they pull.

Apr 22, 2018 | 08:21 PM

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They have pulled codes, but truck was running ok. Had truck 2 days and worked fine and said to stop by when the truck was in reduced power and they would fix it. We are 2 hours from the Ford garage.

Apr 22, 2018 | 08:22 PM

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One code came out I believe something about Turbo over boost??

Apr 22, 2018 | 08:26 PM

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refer back to your invoice for the codes. Off hand it could be a number of things, but the one that comes to mind is the old cardboard in the fuel tank one.

Do you use a fuel additive? if so you may be dropped the card board from the cap in the fuel tank.

Apr 22, 2018 | 08:33 PM

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Yes, we do use fuel additive, I put it in myself and am careful with that. The truck does idle alot when on calls, like hours at a time and thought maybe this was effecting things. I will have to check for codes again.

Apr 22, 2018 | 08:36 PM

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extending idling...probably one of the issues then is the egr cooler is plugged. but we need codes to know or have a better idea.

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Apr 24, 2018 | 06:06 AM

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I dont get the Drive to Clean message. Just the Reduced power message. I had the codes rechecked this morning and it came up as PO234 Turbo Over boost Condition. Any ideas?

Apr 24, 2018 | 07:06 AM

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My idea would be a stuck wastegate on the turbo. Ford did away with the wastegate with the new turbo design in 2015, but a 2011 would still have one. But that's just an idea, I don't really know.