Rough idle & oil in air filter
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with truck at idle, remove oil filler cap, and lay it upside down on filler. If it pops off..(not by vibration, but pressure), you got issues, bud...
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I think that is a sign that your injector o-rings need to be replaced.
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How bad are we talkin? An is there any way to tell which side or cylinder?with truck at idle, remove oil filler cap, and lay it upside down on filler. If it pops off..(not by vibration, but pressure), you got issues, bud...
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Just replaced all orings on injectors a few months ago. Thanks for response
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dead cylinder/s. Believe, only way ot find out is with a compression test.
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well, thats good news. Unfortunetly though, cant think why i didnt catch it earlier..:doh:, but your symptoms are what could be a bent pushrod. Same scenerio..cough/thump thru the air filter...
http://www.riffraffdiesel.com/mm5/m...ore_Code=RRD&Product_Code=HC73&Category_Code=
http://www.riffraffdiesel.com/mm5/m...ore_Code=RRD&Product_Code=HC73&Category_Code=
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After looking into the links, ill be looking for bent pushrods this weekend. Thanks for the help and I'll be posting pics of what I find
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Damn, not the "outlook" we're hope'n for....anyway for you do compression test/
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How?? Where to take it? I've done all the other work myself, can't really see taking it somewhere for compression test. How can I get a kit to do it, cheaply?
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google.... "7.3 compression tester" First link is great plus gives parts breakdown of what you need. It(this site) wont "directly" let me upload link.
That, or pay a dealership/mechanic the same amount, if not more, to do the same task.
That, or pay a dealership/mechanic the same amount, if not more, to do the same task.
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UPDATE... I've been running the truck 'as is'. Still idles and runs rough. I did the compression test on the driver side cylinders and all four got psi b/w 400 & 450. I did notice #8 injector had 'AB' on the solenoid... I had heard it should have 'AE' on it, is this true?
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depend'n on yr of truck. Mines' an L99 and has all AD in them.
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9/98 mfr date. All injectors are AB. Is there anything else that could possibly make an injector foul out after a couple months running??
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