F350 Powerstroke Electrical?

2458n · Oct 16, 2011

CPS caused my 1996 to do this. Ford offered a recall but mine was not covered. Common problem but I went to international for the part. Local Ford dealership wanted a ton of money just to read the codes. I passed on that and went with the internet knowledge. Great truck when they run right.

Diamondpilot · Oct 17, 2011

It's a fuel issue I would bet.

Chris.

franklinute · Oct 17, 2011

I had the wiring harness replaced on my 2000 7.3 (180,000) miles about a month ago. I all started as an intermittent miss with massive power loss. I also thought fuel issues at first. I could stop the truck, turn the key off, restart engine and everything was good. Problem would go away for up to a month but got progressively shorter. Mechanic checked the codes and it refered to bad ground on #7. The person who changed the wires and valve gaskets out said that this is a maintenance item. He did install new glow plugs while the valve covers were off.

sandman2234 · Oct 20, 2011

Soundguy said:
water in fuel? does the older 350 have the wet fuel dash indicator like the later 250 does ( 04.. etc..? )

soundguy

I noticed this in the book, that the 2000 Ford F350 didn't have that cute little light over in the right corner of the dash, but was standard on the F450 of the same year. Not there on Excursions either. Would be a nice touch to have...
David from jax

Soundguy · Oct 20, 2011

wonder if the 99's do. i have a 99 350 and 450.. i know my 04 250 at work has it..

would be usefull..

soundguy

Highbeam · Oct 21, 2011

56 is right, you can't read our codes with a normal obd2 reader. It will plug in but won't be able to get everything.

Soundguy · Oct 21, 2011

will it get the non proprietary stuff?

56FordGuy · Oct 21, 2011

Soundguy said:
will it get the non proprietary stuff?

Unfortunately, very few things (if any) are 'non proprietary' on these trucks.

If you own a 7.3 liter diesel (I know Soundguy has a couple or three) and intend to do your own mechanic work, you need to purchase the AutoEngenuity software with the Ford Enhanced package. It will do everything a 7.3 truck needs done, right down to cylinder contribution and injector buzz tests. Yes, it's expensive. If you don't intend to do your own repairs, it may not be worth it. If you do, it'll pay for itself in one or two uses. Not only do you save the cost of paying a dealer to pull the codes, but you save the inconvenience of taking it in, waiting on it, then hoping they got the right information. You can monitor very specific parameters of the engine in operation, right down to ICP voltage. You can see an awful lot of information that can lead you down the right path to fix the problem the first time.