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tdavis
08-26-2009, 07:27 PM
Sorry Dannyboy, but the truck is sick now..

I'm getting p0308 codes. The codes started just after doing the CPS recall.

Anyone have a black CPS I can borrow?

Dealership wants $160 just to hook it up to the computer, and then they will probably recommend replacing #8 injector, to the tune of $1k. They also claim the CPS can't cause this problem..

I'm considering buy the AE OBD2 scanner kit for Ford to do some of my own diagnose.

IZwack
08-26-2009, 08:12 PM
I dont know which engine you have (7.3 or the 6.0) but the 7.3 usually eats a CPS every few years. So I'd probably just buy one and if its not the CPS, then you'll have a spare CPS when the inevitable comes around.

For the 7.3, the CPS is $30 from Advanced Auto: http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_Camshaft-Position-Sensor-BWD_20970480-P_985_R|GRPSENSAMS_528119840___

Dannyboy
08-26-2009, 10:40 PM
He has a 7.3

In my '01 Excursion at 101K (it was already out of the 5 year warranty anyway) they said a failed wiring harness that I drove on for some amount of time caused an injector to fail. The wiring harness wasn't all that bad of a repair...being in So. California working and only knowing of the dealer to work on a diesel was the bad part of that deal for me. The wiring harness was allegedly a common issue.

Sorry about your luck Tom!

Tbars4
08-26-2009, 11:08 PM
..:scratch:...I want to say thats what happened to a buddy of mines truck not to long ago...90ranajo helped me thru it...You might give him a shout..;)

tdavis
08-26-2009, 11:27 PM
I dont know which engine you have (7.3 or the 6.0) but the 7.3 usually eats a CPS every few years. So I'd probably just buy one and if its not the CPS, then you'll have a spare CPS when the inevitable comes around.

For the 7.3, the CPS is $30 from Advanced Auto: http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_Camshaft-Position-Sensor-BWD_20970480-P_985_R|GRPSENSAMS_528119840___

AA is not available on the West Coast..

Yea, the 7.3 eats CPS, and from what I can tell, always registers a weak #8 cylinder. It has a special injector in that cylinder also.

I found on E-bay a complete rebuilt injector set, gaskets, and harness for under $1k.

The dealer wants AT LEAST $300 per injector, plus LOTS of labor (quick estimate was easily over $1k for JUST the single injector).

tdavis
02-08-2010, 01:38 PM
Well, with the new smog reg's coming in for California Diesels, I broke down and ordered Autoenginuity's OBDII scanner setup, with the Enhanced Ford software..

No, I haven't fixed this bugger yet, I've been broken for the past 2 months to even care (funny thing, 1 tank of diesel has lasted me over 2 months!)