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Old 03-31-2010, 01:23 PM   #3
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Default Re: Ford super duty problems--any Ford techs ????

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Originally Posted by FED 387 View Post
Have a 2000 Ford F250 pick up with the 7.3 Diesel----All of a sudden the truck is howling like made ---sounds like its coming from the turbo-NO POWER but not blowing heavy black smoke---what is wrong and how much to fix it??? Any ideas ??? 97000 miles always taken care of no abuse---- NO MODS to truck totally stock ---thanx Comp 387
Well my 96 did something similar, not a great sound, absolutely no power, check engine light to boot, then it came back to life.....later after a few more of those will it stall and why does it sound like it has a jake brake while idling in the driveway, twas the waste gate on the turbo.....I had 103K miles, no mods either.....could be it.....$ labor as always many hours, parts not too bad, but if its your turbo, you might want to look at the cost of fix versus replace and upgrade.......

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