Hi, first of all thanks to everyone who has posted good info on this site. Searching this site has given me tons of good info.
i have a 95 f250 4x4 psd with 170k that has started to develop a hard start on the first start of the day, then it started to do it after warm up and sitting for a few hours. i took the truck to a diesel only mechanic shop in town with good rep, told him the problem and left it with them to cold start the next day and to scan for codes. they did a scan and a buzz test and came up with a code P1298. So they replaced my IDM with a new remanufactured IDM part # DTPS110 and called me to say it starts better and the bill would be about $950 and that if it did not fix the problem i could bring it back and get my old IDM back.
I did mention that the price seemed a little steep so he took off $150, then i asked if there was a core for the old IDM and he says," ya it's $150". They did not give me $300 off, just the $150 that i should of had off anyway. I googled the DTPS110 part number and i find it for about $450, they charged me $760 just for the part, not labor.
Now i am letting the truck sit for 2 days to see if the starting problem is still there but i really want to return this IDM for my old one then get one of the remanned ones i see online for $250 (there is a link below for the ones i found)
Am I getting ripped off?
Does anyone have any experience with one of these IDM's?
1995 Ford F-Series DIESEL IDM - Injector Driver Module 7.3 litre V8 DIESEL
Low Cost IDM Ford 7.3 Truck ECM ECU IDM FORD 7.3 Diesel Liters
thanks for your time
i have a 95 f250 4x4 psd with 170k that has started to develop a hard start on the first start of the day, then it started to do it after warm up and sitting for a few hours. i took the truck to a diesel only mechanic shop in town with good rep, told him the problem and left it with them to cold start the next day and to scan for codes. they did a scan and a buzz test and came up with a code P1298. So they replaced my IDM with a new remanufactured IDM part # DTPS110 and called me to say it starts better and the bill would be about $950 and that if it did not fix the problem i could bring it back and get my old IDM back.
I did mention that the price seemed a little steep so he took off $150, then i asked if there was a core for the old IDM and he says," ya it's $150". They did not give me $300 off, just the $150 that i should of had off anyway. I googled the DTPS110 part number and i find it for about $450, they charged me $760 just for the part, not labor.
Now i am letting the truck sit for 2 days to see if the starting problem is still there but i really want to return this IDM for my old one then get one of the remanned ones i see online for $250 (there is a link below for the ones i found)
Am I getting ripped off?
Does anyone have any experience with one of these IDM's?
1995 Ford F-Series DIESEL IDM - Injector Driver Module 7.3 litre V8 DIESEL
Low Cost IDM Ford 7.3 Truck ECM ECU IDM FORD 7.3 Diesel Liters
thanks for your time