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PLEASE help!! hard to start, and extremely sluggish behavior

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Old 01-22-2012, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Ltk
nope how can i test that? id imagine i have to have a tool right?
very easy.....15 minutes https://www.dieselbombers.com/ford-p...procedure.html

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but the blue is either fuel or oil correct?
white/grey is fuel or coolant depending on smell
 

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Old 01-22-2012, 08:43 PM
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i asked about the blue :p i need to know if my turbo is going out or what the issue is
 
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Old 01-22-2012, 08:45 PM
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just test the ficm to get that out of the way
 
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Old 01-22-2012, 08:46 PM
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does the ficm have anything to do with not being able to accelerate with out my truck having a seizure?
 
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Old 01-22-2012, 08:48 PM
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mine did that, its just narrowing things down.
 
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Old 01-22-2012, 08:51 PM
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im afraid if i dont get this problem fixed soon, the turbo could fail on me.

and i dont know what a multi-meter is
 
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Old 01-22-2012, 08:53 PM
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a volt meter...
 
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Old 01-22-2012, 08:55 PM
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well now i feel like a dumb ***. ok so after this test if evrything is fine what do i do? itll probably be a couple days before i can get into it.. supposed to snow tomorrow and i dont have a garage
 
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Old 01-22-2012, 08:57 PM
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if your ficm is fine, your turbo might be sticking... it may need a cleaning
 
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Old 01-22-2012, 09:00 PM
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do you know of any write ups on cleaning the turbo? i wouldnt know where to begin after i got it out without a write up telling me what to do
 



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