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Old Nov 9, 2021 | 06:44 AM
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'01 F250 Fuel/Oil Pressure issue. Not sure which.

Working on a buddy’s ‘01 F-250 7.3 I’ll start with we’ve replaced the ICP, IPR, fuel filter, IDM, and injector O-Rings (They all pass the buzz test). On first fire, it runs fine. Shortly after it gets up to temp, the throttle response goes away, blows a lot of white smoke out of the exhaust, and then the truck dies like it’s out of fuel. Fuel pump sounded healthy when we checked it. Give it 5-10 minutes, it’ll fire right back up and run fine for a few minutes and then die again. I’m banging my head against a wall here and I can’t figure it out. 5/8 injectors have been replaced by someone else. Why 5? No idea. I had the same question. Any ideas as to where to check next?
 
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Old Nov 9, 2021 | 07:38 AM
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No codes or CEL? The parts already replaced were done so w/ Motorcraft parts? A fuel pressure test using the fuel bowl drain as the test port would let you know what's going on there. Forscan monitoring ICP would tell us if hpo is falling off.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2021 | 07:50 AM
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White smoke is usually a low fuel pressure issue.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2021 | 08:43 AM
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@krazyadm , welcome to the FTE!

The fellas have you pointed in the right direction. If I may help point you that way...

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Ford states a minimum of 30 PSI post filter is required for an engine under load. We prefer to see 45+ PSI though.

The link provided above was taken from the 7.3L PSD Tech Folder.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2021 | 09:19 AM
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Thanks for all the replies! I have ForScan and I can't believe I forgot to mention this...the ICP pressure reads 2600psi at idle. At full throttle it reads 3600psi. Brand new motorcraft. I'll run over later on today and get you all a pic of forscan so you can see what I see.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2021 | 11:15 AM
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The ICP should not be reading 2600 PSI at idle. Are you sure you have the unit of measurement set to PSI and not Kpa or another choice?

This is a snip of what a cold and warm (not high idle) engine idling PID's should be somewhat close to.




 
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Old Nov 10, 2021 | 12:02 PM
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How’s the fuel level? They will run out at around 1/4 tank when the pickup foot falls off.
Also in tank filters can cause fuel pressure issues.
Fuel pressure test will tell you tons.

Check the Engine Oil Temp sensor PID. We’ve been seeing some crazy things from bad temp sensors lately.
 
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Originally Posted by krazyadm
Thanks for all the replies! I have ForScan and I can't believe I forgot to mention this...the ICP pressure reads 2600psi at idle. At full throttle it reads 3600psi. Brand new motorcraft. I'll run over later on today and get you all a pic of forscan so you can see what I see.
If it were actually 2600 psi it wouldn't be idling it would be screaming and 3600 psi wot pulling a hill sure, but not sitting in park. Which I'm assuming since it won't run for more that a few minutes at a time.
 
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