V10 Eng, desperate in need of help
I have a 2003 Ford F250 P/Up with 124K miles. In April just before heading back to Sac Ca, I made a u turn and the p/up died. The eng would barely run for a sec or 2 then die and would not restart. Ca...
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Oregun wrote:Sounds to me like a failing fuel pump. I spent a lot of time trying to find the problem and changing parts. What I learned from this experience is fuel pressure does not predict a failing fuel pump. If the fuel pump is bad (totally failed) it will but one that is working intermittently testing the volume of fuel(gals/min) is a better test. Have your mechanic look up the specs for your vehicle and have him do a flow test, you don't want to be caught on the road with a failing fuel pump especially in the summer when everyone is traveling and you can't find a shop available to fix it.
My 99 F350/V10 did something similar. Turned out to be the fuel pump in the gas tank.
When it wouldn't start you could hit the gas tank with a board and then it would start.
Or just wait until it cooled off and it would work. Not a cheap repair.
