2000 Ford F-350 V10
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2000 Ford F-350 V10
I have a 2000 Ford F-350 V10 Triton that is currently not running. It all started when I was going to work at 7:00am it just shut off in the middle of the road. I had someone come help me out of the road and found out one of the fuses had blown. It was replaced and not even a mile down the road it died again, luckily next to Orielly's. They came out and did a test and found out it was coil 10. I purchased and installed a new one and went down the road only to have it die again. I replaced the fuse again, and went back to Oriellys and just as I was backing into the parking spot it died, this time smoke coming from under the hood. The brand new coil had caught on fire but I extinguished the flame and got the coil unplugged before any damage happened. Replaced the same coil and it ran fine until I got home, let it idle and it was fine. Then, two days later I started it and it died, again smoke coming from under the hood but no flames or fire. Now cylinder 10 does not fire any more. Does anyone know what the cause is?
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The only way you can "test it at home" is put it in the truck and see if it works. Same as a dealer would do, they do not have off-vehicle testing capability for the PCM.
There is only one thing I can think of that would cause a coil to fry like that: A short circuit to ground either on the wire from the PCM's output pin for that coil or an internal short in the driver circuit.
I'd do a very careful examination of that wire all the way from the coil's connector back to the PCM plug looking for any evidence of damaged insulation that might allow the conductor to short to ground. If none is found, then the PCM is the likely suspect.
In my experience, a blown F30 is usually caused by a shorted RFI cap on one of the banks. I've never before seen an occurrence where that fuse blew due to a shorted coil or its firing circuit.
Luckily, if a PCM replacement appears necessary, it's a plug and play swap out provided you get one that matches yours. No PATS, etc needs to be programmed.
You might want to check in with forum sponsor www.circuitboardmedics.com and see if they have a history on issues like this and how much a repair of your module might cost.
There is only one thing I can think of that would cause a coil to fry like that: A short circuit to ground either on the wire from the PCM's output pin for that coil or an internal short in the driver circuit.
I'd do a very careful examination of that wire all the way from the coil's connector back to the PCM plug looking for any evidence of damaged insulation that might allow the conductor to short to ground. If none is found, then the PCM is the likely suspect.
In my experience, a blown F30 is usually caused by a shorted RFI cap on one of the banks. I've never before seen an occurrence where that fuse blew due to a shorted coil or its firing circuit.
Luckily, if a PCM replacement appears necessary, it's a plug and play swap out provided you get one that matches yours. No PATS, etc needs to be programmed.
You might want to check in with forum sponsor www.circuitboardmedics.com and see if they have a history on issues like this and how much a repair of your module might cost.
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