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6.0L Powerstroke VGT Turbo Rebuild: Full How To Step By Step Instructions(Post)
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Top 10 Fuel System Upgrades for the 7.3 Powerstroke(Post)The 7.3L Powerstroke is simple, reliable, and painfully honest. If fuel supply is weak, dirty, restricted, aerated, or leaking, the truck will let you know. Fuel system upgrades are not just for big i
Common Fluid Leaks - 6.0L Powerstroke - Causes, symptoms, and how to fix them(Post)Oil and fluid leaks are just part of life when owning an older diesel. But they don't have to be permanent. Stop your 6.0L Powerstroke from marking it's territory, this list of the most common fluid l
The Ford “Switch Fire” Recall Family: 99V-124, 05S28 (05V-017), 07V-078, 07V-336, and 09V-399(Post)If you’ve ever heard an old Ford guy say “check that cruise control switch before it checks your garage for smoke detectors,” this is what they’re talking about. Easilly the most commonly delt with re
Diagnosing The 7.3 and 6.0: Common issues and tips(Post)Diagnosing issues with the 7.3L or 6.0L Powerstroke engines is not necessarily easy. Teaching you how to be a diagnostic pro is not realistically possible through this one article (that takes years of
OBS 7.3 vs. Super Duty 7.3 Differences That Matter When Ordering Parts(Post)The 7.3L Powerstroke ran long enough that people started treating all of them the same. That is how wrong parts get ordered. A 1996 OBS 7.3 and a 2002 Super Duty 7.3 share the same basic engine family
7.3L Powerstroke VSS Rear Axle Speed Sensor: Problems, Related Codes, Diag And Replacement(Post)A bad rear axle speed sensor can cause a lot more than a dead speedometer on a 1994–2003 7.3L Powerstroke. The rear VSS signal is used for vehicle speed, ABS operation, and automatic-transmission shif
7.3L Powerstroke ICP Sensor: How It Works, Failure Symptoms, Codes, and Diagnosis(Post)The ICP sensor is one of the more important sensors on a 7.3L Powerstroke, and also one of the easier ones to diagnose. ICP stands for Injection Control Pressure. The sensor is threaded into the high-
Full Step By Step How To: 7.3L Diesel Fuel Rail Crossover™ (FRx) 99-03 Ford Powerstroke(Post)Full PDF Instructions can be downloaded here: https://www.riffraffdiesel.com/mm5/RESOURCES/Riffraff_Diesel_FRx_Instructions.pdf Product Link: https://www.riffraffdiesel.com/fuel-rail-crossover-frx/ IM
6.0 Powerstroke Torque Specs: Full Bolt Torque Chart for 2003–2007 Ford Diesel Engines(Post)Bolt torque for the 6.0 Powerstroke shouldn’t be guesswork. So we pulled the specs from Ford service manuals and other trusted sources, then organized them all in one place below. Consider this your g
6.0L Powerstroke ICP Sensor: How It Works, Failure Symptoms, Codes, and Diagnosis(Post)The ICP sensor is one of the first things we look at when a 6.0L Powerstroke has a hard start, hot no-start, rough idle, or unexplained surging. ICP stands for Injection Control Pressure. The 6.0L use
Top 10 6.0 Powerstroke EOT/ECT Delta Questions Answered(Post)The 6.0L Powerstroke has a lot of famous problems, but the EOT/ECT delta is one of the easiest ways to catch trouble before it gets expensive. Bad numbers here can lead to failures across the board. T
7.3 Powerstroke Low Pressure Oil Pump Installation: Melling LPOP(Post)Full PDF Instructions can be found here: https://www.riffraffdiesel.com/content/RESOURCES/Riffraff_Diesel_LPOP_Instructions.pdf Required Parts: M208 Melling LPOP: https://www.riffraffdiesel.com/mell
Ford Recall List: 6.0L Powerstroke(Post)Just like our 7.3 recall list, on this 6.0L recall list, we’ll concentrate on drivetrain related recalls and include links to documents where we can find them. Some recalls listed on the NHTSA site ha
Top 10 6.0 Powerstroke Reliability Upgrades Before You Bulletproof It(Post)The 6.0L Powerstroke doesn’t always need cab-off surgery to run better. Sometimes it just needs the weak links fixed before they turn into expensive problems. Before you jump straight to head studs, E
Top 10 Cheap 7.3 Powerstroke Fixes Under $100 That Actually Matter(Post)The 7.3L Powerstroke is reliable, but it’s not magic. It still has 20-plus-year-old seals, sensors, wiring, filters, and plastic bits trying to survive heat, oil, fuel, vibration, and whoever owned th
Hutch and Harpoon Mod (Banjo and Hutch) How To - 7.3L Powerstroke(Post)The Banjo and Hutch (aka Hutch and Harpoon) mod were one of the first "budget" mods for the 7.3L Powerstroke. The Harpoon mod when done, allows for more complete fuel fill up's by removing a portion o
7.3 Injector O-Rings vs. Injector Cups: How to Tell Which One Failed(Post)A 7.3L Powerstroke can make a simple leak look like a much bigger problem. Fuel in the coolant? Oil in the fuel bowl? White smoke? Hard start? Miss? Coolant puking? Random rough running after injector
Top 10 Hard-to-Find or Discontinued Powerstroke Parts Owners Should Replace Before They Disappear(Post)Older Powerstrokes are great because they’re simple, durable, and still worth fixing. The downside? Some of the factory parts are getting harder to find, more expensive, discontinued, obsolete, or rep
6.0 Powerstroke P0299 and P0234: Underboost, Overboost, VGT, or Boost Leak?(Post)A 6.0L Powerstroke with P0299 underboost or P0234 overboost is telling you the turbo system is not matching what the PCM commanded. That does not automatically mean the turbo is bad. Before replacing






