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Jul 15, 2006 | 09:12 PM

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BowTieHatr

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there is a good chance you will not have any more problems for a while. there is a way to properly check these injectors with the right equipment that ford gives us. a seasoned tech will know what to look for. i have put many injectors in old and new style. yes the new ones had problems, the redesign eliminated the spring problem but anything mechanical will break and only when you dont want or need it to. if you maintain your truck the way ford outlines to your problems will be less i promise. these trucks do not like dirty oil or fuel!!!!

Jul 15, 2006 | 09:25 PM

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Is Ford now using Internationals testing standards? When my were replaced (initially denied) I talked to the local International dealer's certified VT365/VT275 tech and he told me the proceedure International required them to perform was a scuff test. International would not issue replacement injectors unless this test had been done. Ford was not doing this at the time, the International tech told me to take it to a different dealer and quick. Ford tried to deny my warranty claim due to water in the secondary fuel filter. It was trouble shot by not only a non certifed 6.0l tech, but they did not even have an ASE certified Diesel tech at all. Took the truck to the original dealer the truck was purchased at and they took care of everything, even checked several things that the International tech had suggested to look for and did not charge me for it. I strongly urge everyone here to ask to see the credentials of the person working on your truck. Had I done this it would have saved my a lot of time, several phone calls, and the truck would never have had the hood up in the first shop.

Ryan

Jul 15, 2006 | 09:29 PM

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what we do is called an enhanced power balance test. it shows how much each cylinder is contributind to the power cycle. not tooting my own horn but i can handle my own on a 6.0 and i am not ase certified in diesel

Jul 15, 2006 | 09:39 PM

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Don't get me wrong, I am not certified in anything and overhaul and trouble shoot engines that have pistons that cost more than an entire 6.0l engine. 16 of them to be exact. Back to the question at hand, so basicly a computer generated BMEP test is what they use to trouble shoot a bad injector? Interesting. However my scenario was in early 2004 when a lot of guessing was going on about how to fix alot of the early driveability issues. The international techs had a leg up on the mechanical end for several years.

Ryan

Jul 15, 2006 | 09:45 PM

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everyone was guessing ford, international, me .......

Jul 15, 2006 | 09:50 PM

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BowTieHater, what measures the BMEP in the cylinders, as I know they don't have Kiene valves on them?

Ryan

Jul 15, 2006 | 10:10 PM

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precise measurements are taken every cycle of the engine. the computer knows how much each cylinder should put out and at what speed the cylinder should rotate. in a nut shell it islike tires on a vehicle with different air pressures, all will rotate faster or slower. if a cylinder or injector is weak then the enhanced power balace will show it in a exagerated wave form. certain percentage is acceptable but there is a cut off for me and my customers.