Fuel in Water!!!

[eaton34]

I have a 99ps with 180k. the truck has a super chip programer that is on the tow safe setting. the other day the truck started running like poo! It runs like it has a dead hole and i found fuel in the water! i hope to get it scanned tomorrow. has anyone ever had this happen?

[Logan]

Have yout tried draining the water fuel seperator?

[Big Tone]

Do you mean water in fuel?

[Logan]

Maybe I read it wrong.

[mschn99]

Originally Posted by eaton34

I have a 99ps with 180k. the truck has a super chip programer that is on the tow safe setting. the other day the truck started running like poo! It runs like it has a dead hole and i found fuel in the water! i hope to get it scanned tomorrow. has anyone ever had this happen?

u found water in the fuel, or fuel in the coolant??

[eaton34]

i pulled the cap off the coolant tank and there is traces of fuel in my coolant. So much soo that it has been over filling it. Im not sure how long because my girl has been driving the truck this last week. The fuel is in the coolant! HELP

[mschn99]

u have one or more cracked injector cups. They are the brass thing pressed into the head that the two lower injector o rings seal to. All eight injectors will need to come out, pressure test the cooling system, figure out which one(s) are leaking, and relplace them. If more than one are leaking i would reccomend doing all of them. pretty time consuming repair, that requires special tools

[eaton34]

If that is what it is and i was told that could be the problem already. do i need to test my injectors while they are out? can i go to the dealer to buy these brass bushings? i guess i shold replace my glow plugs while im in there also. this tool you talk about can i buy this or will one of my diesel friends have it and does it have a name? if i am going this deep what injectors would you recomend? i tow around 10-13k every weekend. thanks for the help.

[mschn99]

u need a very large tap, a slide hammer, a metal protector, and an installer for the cups, and yes you can get them from the dealer. If youve never been into a 7.3 that deep honestly i wouldnt reccomend trying to replace them yourself, but thats just my opinion.....

[eaton34]

im fairly mechanicly inclined and my cousion is a diesel tech so im not scared to tackel the problem. do you know what causes it and would it bee easer to yank the head off and do it on the bench? How would you tackel the problem? thanks again.