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Well I drove it today, did the same thing however when I fired it up after work I got a #5 P0275. I touched the skinny pedal and it smoothed out. Drove the truck home, no issues. I got smoke coming out of the tail pipe on start up but it goes away after a little drive. I'm done driving this thing until I get it fixed. I don't want to cause more damage. I ran the passenger battery to starter cable test when I came home and it was an even crank with no weird jumps or skips.
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It’s not a big enough leak to occur unless a long sit time. Do the fender start after overnight, and you’ll probably have the uneven crank.
However, I wouldn’t. Every time you go through this high pressure clearing, you are risking a head gasket. You got a cylinder code, #5. Yank the glow plug on 5 and crank cold to see if you get fuel spit out to confirm the cylinder. Change that injector. Two bills and some time.
However, I wouldn’t. Every time you go through this high pressure clearing, you are risking a head gasket. You got a cylinder code, #5. Yank the glow plug on 5 and crank cold to see if you get fuel spit out to confirm the cylinder. Change that injector. Two bills and some time.
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Second thought, the problem yanking the GPCM is the risk of little plastic parts falling into the oil pan. It’s not so much of a risk, but it’s more comfortable situation if you pull the valve cover and plug the drains so little parts can’t drop through before pulling the gp harness.
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Yeah I don’t wanna blow a head gasket. I don’t really have the time to do this repair myself but I can diagnose it at least (by your suggestion). Should nothing come out of the cylinder when I do the fender crank?
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