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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 08:38 PM
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Quick fuel pressure ?

How can i check the fuel pressure on an 01? My friend's truck drops down to 500-550 rpm after he lets off the throttle for a half second before returning to 600, and hes freaking out. Trucks got 160k miles and a superchips tuner, so I told him the fuel pump could be gettin old.
 
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 08:43 PM
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A truck will run at 0 fuel pressure at idle, so i dont think that's THAT big of a deal. How many miles is on the oil, and what is it's condition?
 
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 08:55 PM
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Not sure at the moment. He said its been doing it for awhile and its getting worse. Its always ran a little rough and seemed just a little off. Is this something to even worry about? It drops 50 rpm for just a half second and then recovers. Its barely noticeable
 
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 03:14 PM
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Well my hypochondriac friend has decided he wants to pull his injectors and have them tested to see what theyre opening pressure is. Would bad injectors even cause that? I know on my truck I have a 10k mod done and when i flip it on/off the rpms will drop 50 and recover after a half second, or right after i shift it drops just a hare but comes right back up. Any ideas what I could tell him to check before he goes pulling out injectors and I get stuck helpin him?
 
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 03:17 PM
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LOL... Let him pull the whole motor...

If anything its an IPR issue... But I doubt its any thing other then normal operation of the PSD...
 
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 03:30 PM
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Ok just making sure I'm not crazy for thinking this is completely normal for a PSD, especially after 160k rough miles.
 
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