Glow Plugs???
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Glow Plugs???
The truck is blowing lot of blue smoke when you start it in the morning. After it warms up it runs fine and doesn't smoke at all. It has plenty of power once it warms up and it doesn't matter if it is 80 outside or 20, it still does it. I just put a new glow plug relay in about 3 months ago. Any ideas?
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Here's the thread for changing them and testing them. Post 4 explains how to test them. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/4...ke-thread.html good luck
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Mine did that last year. Ended up going to the dealer cause it wasn't throwing codes and the glowplugs were good. Dealer replaced a sensor that had a lower then normal output when cold. Had to leave the truck overnight so they could see what was going on.
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You expect me to remember from a year ago? It did correct the smoke issue, don't remember the sensor but mechanic said it was the first one they had ever seen go south and had to order it in.
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To test the glow plugs measure the resistance with a multimeter. Disconnect the Valve cover harness. Stick one probe on a good ground, I used the negative battery post, and the other one of the four large outside pins. A good glow plug will be between .1-2 ohms. IMO if one is bad on a one side replce them all. I ordered from this company http://www.source-products.com/public_html/index.html a replacement plug to help me out in checking out the glow plugs.
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Originally Posted by stormyrider
You expect me to remember from a year ago? It did correct the smoke issue, don't remember the sensor but mechanic said it was the first one they had ever seen go south and had to order it in.
