Lost an Injector

[Mike]

I kind of thought maybe it was just a tad rough, but it was so slight it could have been my imagination.

[CactusCurt]

Cackle Thats cool they took care of you. My check engine light comes on when it rains. Good thing its dry around here.

[Truckman]

Cackle

Hah!...I haven't heard that term since the days on Jason's site......Ben

[Honda]

The reason I asked is that I lost an injector in my 97 7.3 and I thought the motor was going to come apart.

[UTAH]

...I thought the motor was going to come apart.

My 2.8 Duramax did come apart because of a bad injector - so, apparently, it can happen. I'm not clear on how the destruction works, all I can do is parrot what the Chevy dealer says bombed my engine.

Hunter

[TriGuy]

Since they have too open it up to replace one have them do all four on that side. It's only a couple of hundred more in parts

[Mike]

Part of the problem is we never really know what the problem is unless we have a code reader that gives the same codes as what the dealer uses. I do have a old, cheap code reader that I used about a month before the Tyler trip. It that time, the CEL came on and I decided to try my old code reader. I forget now what the code was and what it was supposed to mean but I think it had something to do with fueling. I took it to my local Ford dealer who told me their diagnostics gave them a different problem than what I found. Ok, so on that trip they said it was the DEF sender, reservoir, and pump. A total of $1,908. Then the injector in Tyler which actually was a fuel problem makes me wonder about the first trip to the local dealer.

Are newer code readers better than one that is about 10 years old? Shouldn't all readers see the same code?

* On edit I think I have answered the question. HERE

I'm going to buy one of THESE It will be here tomorrow.

[UTAH]

I shouldn't be, but I continue to be amazed at the useful things I learn on this site.

Thank you, my friends.

Hunter

[CactusCurt]

Besides being able to pull the codes, you still need to be able to interpret them. The first time my check engine light came on in the rain, I took it to the dealership. The code was some 3 or 4 digit number that I think said something about some heavy metal or other periodic table element. The printout was several pages long and had lots of numbers and big words. The tech patiently explained that is was related to the air fuel ratio being out of whack because of a dirty air filter. $276 for that lesson.

Btw, it doesnt matter if the filter is clean or not the check engine light comes on in the rain. I can't afford to learn why.