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BAD FUEL????
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BAD FUEL????
I have a 2004 Ford Excursion 6.0 with 70,000 miles and have a problem. We recently went on vacation, fueled up on the way home and didn't drive it for about a month. I got in it the other day and driving down the road, it fell on its face. I had the pedal to the floor and it just stalled out, spittin and sputterin and then finally took off. Since then, it has done it a few times. I have changed all of the fuel filters and religiously use additive. What could this be? Is it bad fuel or do I have a problem?
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Do you have any lights...CEL (Check Engine Light) or WIF (water in fuel) on the dash? Do you have anyway to check for soft codes...those that won't through a light. Drain your HFCM and see if your getting water or diesel. Shouldn't get more than about a pint or two of fuel out of the HFCM...even with a full fuel tank. There are a couple of things it could be...but a little more information would be helpful.
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No light codes. Drained the HFCM with little water. I have a buddy coming over this weekend with a reader to check for codes. I bought the excursion new and my wife rarely drives it, mainly used for vacations and during football season. Could not driving it more than a 500 miles a month be harmful on it?
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No light codes. Drained the HFCM with little water. I have a buddy coming over this weekend with a reader to check for codes. I bought the excursion new and my wife rarely drives it, mainly used for vacations and during football season. Could not driving it more than a 500 miles a month be harmful on it?
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when it was sputtering was it making a popping noise briefly losing power, im gonna go with Sammy and say sticky turbo, its common among 6.0l that are not driven hard and or often, did u notice u were going up hill or only under hard throttle did u have a trailer, mine did it on the way out to the dunes with a trailer and when I unhooked the trailer it only did it on occasion progressively getting worse, until I had it replaced, the codes it gave me was something like not enough EGR flow, and something with boost malfunction, but no check engine light
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I drove it again this weekend, it did it again but only for a few seconds. No popping noise before losing power. I ran the dog &*!@ out of it and never lost power again. Should this motor be ran alot more than my wife or I drive it? In my opinion this is a "classic" and want to keep the miles off of it if possible.
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I drove it again this weekend, it did it again but only for a few seconds. No popping noise before losing power. I ran the dog &*!@ out of it and never lost power again. Should this motor be ran alot more than my wife or I drive it? In my opinion this is a "classic" and want to keep the miles off of it if possible.
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you need something with not only a cetane inprover, but also a fuel stabilizer for something that sits as much as you have described.
i use the john deere diesel fuel additive, which is blended for them by stanadyne. i know nothing about the lucas product but i know stanadyne is considered as the gold standard as far as diesel fuel additives go.
i use the john deere diesel fuel additive, which is blended for them by stanadyne. i know nothing about the lucas product but i know stanadyne is considered as the gold standard as far as diesel fuel additives go.