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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 07:11 PM
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Help with engine codes

Hooked up my AF scan gauge today adn played around with it. Its gonna take a while to figure it out but did figure out how to pull codes
Can contribution and buzz test and pulled 4 codes

P0266
P0269
P0272
P1292
I looked them up and it says the 1st 3 are contribution/balance failure for cylinders 2,3,and4. The other is High Side No. 2 (Left) Short to GND or B+

Whats this mean? The motor only has 4k miles on complete rebuild, and no chip at moment
 
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 09:36 PM
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is it running rough?

the last code is an injector electrical problem, could be a bad injector, uvc harness, wireing harness, or idm.

that will also cause it to fail the contribution test on that cylinder.

can you run a buzz test with your gauge?

3 and 4 could have weak injectors or weak cylinders....

I would fix the issue with #2 and go from there.
 
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 10:02 PM
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runs little rough around 1500 with no load on motor but fine when driving. I did run buzz test and thats when the last code showed up.

Havent looked at harnesses yet. Would a lightly bent push rod give the contribution #s? I broke on about a month ago for no apparent reason they were all new at that point.
 
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 10:30 PM
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a bent push tube could cause a failed contribution test.

could you hear all the injectors buzzing the same?
 
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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 10:13 AM
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I had a thread on this worry already Miller.

Basically, dont count the CCT unless you know something is wrong.

You have to have the engine really good and hot. And since I have new injectors, I shouldn't have thrown any codes, but I threw 3 codes.

All out of balance failures.

Its just measuring the RPM change when it shuts off the injector, so if the truck is not running at 100% it will throw codes.

So, dont trust the CCT to much.
 
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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 10:25 AM
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https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...with-them.html
 
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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 11:10 AM
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they all buzzed the same. motor was up to temp but wasn't real hot. the thing that has be concerned is teh running rough with no load
 
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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 11:29 AM
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Yea, you gotta have it hot. and the oil temp has to be over 190.
 
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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 02:19 PM
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Played with the VC harnesses and checked the truck out again today. Ran buzz and got a P1111= Pass. Must have been loose wires. Gonna replace them when get time

Went to to run Contribution test and it wouldn't just gave a P0196. All other codes went away. Oil was only up to about 140* would this prevent it from running test?
 
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30 a harness and there are 4 harnesses.

engine wasnt' warm enough for CCT.
 
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