longer cranking time
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Molon Labe
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longer cranking time
I happen to notice my neighbors powerstroke, and a few others that I have seen at the fuel pumps all seem to start with less cranking than mine...this being my first diesel has me a bit confused. is this glow plug related? injectors? or something else?
When the engine is warm, the "wait to start" light only comes on for a second or two, but still requires a longer crank to start. (prob 2 seconds or so)
It has 220,000 miles, and I dont know the service history.
Thanks, Frank
When the engine is warm, the "wait to start" light only comes on for a second or two, but still requires a longer crank to start. (prob 2 seconds or so)
It has 220,000 miles, and I dont know the service history.
Thanks, Frank
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From: Marana, AZ.
Mine has 210,000 miles and was cranking longer than everybody elses. When was the last time you changed the oil? Fuel filter? Air filter? I did a complete service on mine and it made a world of difference. Because the injectors depend on oil pressure to operate properly, dirty oil or a low oil level (mine was 8 quarts low when I bought it! Took a while to start.) Dirty fuel filter and even a weak lift pump could cause all of the above. The wait to start light is just the glow plug light, when the truck is warm, they are not very necessary, so I would say not to worry about that just yet. If you haven't already, do the above things and re post to let us know how it worked.
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mine also takes a little to start. is there something that controls how long the wait to start light stays on. even when my truck is warm, 70* outside, the wait to start light stays on the same amount of time. seems long to me. but im also comparing to my 6.0 F350 at work i guess.
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Molon Labe
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Mine has 210,000 miles and was cranking longer than everybody elses. When was the last time you changed the oil? Fuel filter? Air filter? I did a complete service on mine and it made a world of difference. Because the injectors depend on oil pressure to operate properly, dirty oil or a low oil level (mine was 8 quarts low when I bought it! Took a while to start.) Dirty fuel filter and even a weak lift pump could cause all of the above. The wait to start light is just the glow plug light, when the truck is warm, they are not very necessary, so I would say not to worry about that just yet. If you haven't already, do the above things and re post to let us know how it worked.
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Molon Labe
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mine also takes a little to start. is there something that controls how long the wait to start light stays on. even when my truck is warm, 70* outside, the wait to start light stays on the same amount of time. seems long to me. but im also comparing to my 6.0 F350 at work i guess.
Hope that helps
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I noticed also that if you have bad glow plugs, the light stays on for a shorter time because the relay depends on resistance to build before turning them off. I think its only a glow plug controller.
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