I have a Ford excursion with a 6.0 diesel. 20k ago I put in new injectors, oil cooler, fuel pump, standpipe, ect. It's now at 170k, and has run fantastic up until this week. Typically it takes 4 secs for the oil gauge needle to rise on start up. It still does but on hot mornings, it may stall before the guage rises. Once I restart, it runs smoothly. Then when driving home last Friday, after 30 miles in Michigan heat, it stalled at the light and no oil pressure on the gauge. It would not restart at all.
I had it towed home, and 3 hours later it started up and purred. I ran it at idle for over a half hour and it sounded great.
Today I started it and it slowly began to fire up, not the roar as usual but a assisted speed up of the started until it caught. It ran well at idle, but lacked power coming off the idle when moving. It did move. I parked it near the workshop so I had access to tools and 110v power.
I have a laptop scanner to get codes, monitor performance, and power balance.
To me it's like it doesn't have enough oil pressure to fire the injectors properly.
Any suggestions? Ideas?
I am trying to figure out a plan as I will start on it early next week.
Thank you for your help.
I had it towed home, and 3 hours later it started up and purred. I ran it at idle for over a half hour and it sounded great.
Today I started it and it slowly began to fire up, not the roar as usual but a assisted speed up of the started until it caught. It ran well at idle, but lacked power coming off the idle when moving. It did move. I parked it near the workshop so I had access to tools and 110v power.
I have a laptop scanner to get codes, monitor performance, and power balance.
To me it's like it doesn't have enough oil pressure to fire the injectors properly.
Any suggestions? Ideas?
I am trying to figure out a plan as I will start on it early next week.
Thank you for your help.