how do you know?.....

MyFirstDiesel · Dec 16, 2013

this is probably a stupid question, but how do you know if you truck is running good and nothing is wrong? mine starts right up everytime, even in the cold, i am just new to diesels and always worried something is wrong ever since i replaced the tensioner and idler pulley (tensioner split in half). how do you know if you have a bad injector? or if a piston or gasket or any major motor part is going? I think I am just freaking myself out. will codes be thrown for those kinds of failures? will there be a loud nock or tick? my truck is deleted but still has egr equipped which will soon be gone. just a nervous first time diesel owner. just rolled 80k miles.

forcefed6.4ford · Dec 16, 2013

When it happens you will know.

Powerstroked162 · Dec 16, 2013

I would say a good indication of your truck having a issue would be when you're on the side of the road saying " what the ***"...

silverpsd_06 · Dec 16, 2013

Oh you'll know when something goes to total chit

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Stroked777 · Dec 16, 2013

All it takes is to understand your truck. Turn the radio down, you can tell a lot by listening. If I listen to my motor and using my foot as an indicator to I can tell when my trans is about to shift, how hard my motor is working, I can hear the cylinders firing and hear te increase on detonation sound when the engine is getting loaded up, can also even tell if the cylinders are still cold. Can tell if it's boosting a lot and etc. just drive it and listen to it. You you'll soon know what's the good normal sounds and what's not so good sound.

ramonpowerstroker · Dec 17, 2013

Powerstroked162 said:
I would say a good indication of your truck having a issue would be when you're on the side of the road saying " what the ***"...

True! Run it till something happens then you will know if something is wrong!

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Csilva187 · Dec 17, 2013

Powerstroked162 said:
I would say a good indication of your truck having a issue would be when you're on the side of the road saying " what the ***"...

Lmao!!! Made my evening.

powerstrokinfirefighter · Dec 20, 2013

Yep you'll know for sure. If it's like mine it'll run fine then BAM... On the side of the interstate at 1030 at night with trailer in tow

JrStroker · Dec 25, 2013

One thing I've learned, things can go from perfect to sh*t overnight.

As in my case, truck ran fine, shut it off, started it up the next morning and bam, choppy exhaust and cylinder 2 misfire. Injector said see ya!