Hi, am I understanding correctly that in 1994 Ford put both the IDI and the powerstroke in their trucks? If so, how can I tell which my truck has. Thanks in advance.

 

post a picture or if you have in injection pump on the top front with hard lines going to the injectors and you can see the glowplugs.

 

dose it look any thing like this

 

Joe thats probably worthless to him, his is probably going to be either a powerjoke or IDI TUrbo, both have a huge engine cover on it. The IDI has a big black cover that swoops to one side with a Ford EMblem, says FORD TURBO, the PowerJoke has a smaller straight cover that either says Powerstroke ot TUBO DIESEL. Thats the easiest way to tell, but if the engine cover has been taken off, look at the above picture. Look for the big fuel filter like whats above. If you have that, its and IDI, if you have a black plastic top in the center (V) of the engine, its a Powerstroke.

 

if he has a power stroke u cant see the injectors for the lines so if he sees the injector for line he will get is answer

 

Ok thanks for the help. I am going to look at this truck this week to buy and wanted to know how to tell before I look. Thanks again.

 

this is a power stroke.
http://www.littlepowershop.com/7_3L-...sel-Engine.jpg

 

also a picture of a powerstroke on this page


http://www.garrettauto.com/205.html

 

all you've gotta do is listen to it run...

 

All me and you may have to do is listen to the truck, but someone who has never listened to one may not know.

 

very true Andy

 

The 8th digit of the VIN denotes engine.

K is IDI turbo
F is Power Stroke

 

I just bought a 1994 ford f-350 and I checked the vin on it like you have said. My 8th digit is a C... I was wanting to know if you knew wat this ment? I would also really like to know if it is a true 1994 or a 1994.5. I would like to hook up a programmer but it won't be possible unless it is a 1994.5. Thanks for any help you can give.

 

you could try this to decode your vin

https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenance/vin-decoder/

 

firstly,in 1993 ford offered the optional turbocharged idi diesel.some think in '93 the turbo was standard.it wasn't.the same applies to the '94 turbo idi.


so in 1993 there were two engine options.
1.the N/A idi and there were greatly many more in '93 and '94 than turbocharged.
the 8th digit in the vin = M.

2.the optional turbocharged idi.very low % compared to the n/a's.
the 8th digit in the vin = C or K.

(both my '93's came from ford as n/a - M codes.)

in 1994 it got a bit confusing,but nothing crazy.there were 3 engine options.

1.the N/A idi and there were greatly many more in '93 and '94 than turbocharged.
the 8th digit in the vin = M.

2.the optional turbocharged idi.very low % compared to the n/a's.
the 8th digit in the vin = C or K.

3.the new directly injected and computer controlled yet still same exact cubic inches (or liters) that of 444ci or 7.3l but a whole new platform.ford called it the "power stroke" for advertizing sake.these,like all diesels offered since,all received turbo's.it was over and done.the struggle to turn enough people on to expensive turbocharged diesel engines was no longer anything hard to bring to market.the idi had paved the way,with enough learning that the extra expense of running a turbocharged diesel was worth the increased price tag.
the 8th digit in the vin for the '94 power stroke was always = F.