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yep, i would check the fuel filters first but i had intermitant stalling and after i let the truck rest and then switch the key 3 or 4 times it would
start and run again for a while. If it is a newer F series it may not be the cps
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Paulina
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Roasty,
If you're still in town, we feel for you. The dumbo mechanics that we are, sounds like a fuel problem / turbo problem. We have spare parts, ie CPS,
fuel filters, but probably won't work for you, the wrong year (we have a 2000).
We're in G.N. now, but will be back in Bahia manana (Tues.). If you need someone to help ease your diesel woes, we're there for you!
Red Ford diesel, call us on 68. Dern y Paulina
P y D
\"Well behaved women rarely make history.\" Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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roamin
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Did anyone mention the Diesel fuel requirements for 2007 plus rigs? They require ultra low sulphur fuel and I remember reading before I left on my
trip in April that there is not alot of that in Mexico past the border areas. If you use regular diesel it melts the converter. Just a thought.
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Bob and Susan
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no it doesn't...
i have a low sulfur diesel and it actually runs better on pemex diesel
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Roasty
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Conclusion
Well it turned into a bit of an adventure getting the truck back to San Diego. We had some friends bring a 20' trailer down, but the timbers started
to split when I drove onto it.
Realising that I would have to go to plan B, we had the local police call the wrecking yard at the BOLA turn-off and they agreed to tow it to TJ for
$1,000. I met them at 11:30 Monday night at Costco TJ and after they had re-connected the drive shaft I paid the fee. Limped over the border at
midnight, and took it to the Ford dealer next day. Fords diagnosis was a fuel sensor malfunction. I told them that I had emailed them a week prior
with zero response and the service manager suggested I send the towing invoice to Ford.
Thanks for all the suggestions/ideas.
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CaboRon
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Glad to see you made it home .
CaboRon
Now, buy yourself an old junker (that can be repaired by any Mexican mechanic, they are quite clever) for your trips to Baja and leave the
expensive vehicles in the States.
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Roasty
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Cabo Ron, I am almost a believer.............
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CaboRon
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It's for sale, you can pick it up in Todos Santos  Cheap or will trade for
somehting much, much smaller.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by roamin
Did anyone mention the Diesel fuel requirements for 2007 plus rigs? They require ultra low sulphur fuel and I remember reading before I left on my
trip in April that there is not alot of that in Mexico past the border areas. If you use regular diesel it melts the converter. Just a thought.
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As stated here many times in the past... the ultra low sulfur diesel IS indeed DISTRIBUTED from the 'border area' (including the El Sauzal/ Ensenada
plant)... and is trucked to ALL Baja Norte stations south of there, from there. (El Rosario and L.A. Bay included).
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TMW
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["the service manager suggested I send the towing invoice to Ford."]
I'd bet they'll pay it or a portion of it. They need all the customers thay can get/keep as all the big truck makers do at this time.
[Edited on 8-5-2008 by TW]
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bancoduo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by roamin
Did anyone mention the Diesel fuel requirements for 2007 plus rigs? They require ultra low sulphur fuel and I remember reading before I left on my
trip in April that there is not alot of that in Mexico past the border areas. If you use regular diesel it melts the converter. Just a thought.
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As stated here many times in the past... the ultra low sulfur diesel IS indeed DISTRIBUTED from the 'border area' (including the El Sauzal/ Ensenada
plant)... and is trucked to ALL Baja Norte stations south of there, from there. (El Rosario and L.A. Bay included). |
Chill out, this guy just got here.
Try this ROAMIN
http://www.bajaquest.com/fuel/
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CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by roamin
Did anyone mention the Diesel fuel requirements for 2007 plus rigs? They require ultra low sulphur fuel and I remember reading before I left on my
trip in April that there is not alot of that in Mexico past the border areas. If you use regular diesel it melts the converter. Just a thought.
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As stated here many times in the past... the ultra low sulfur diesel IS indeed DISTRIBUTED from the 'border area' (including the El Sauzal/ Ensenada
plant)... and is trucked to ALL Baja Norte stations south of there, from there. (El Rosario and L.A. Bay included). |
David,
You left out the other state, BCS ...
Do you have any information on ultra low sulfur diesel distributed out of La Paz to the stations down here ??
Thanks,
CaboRon
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Bob and Susan
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ultra low sulfur diesel is ONLY "all about the smog"
it burns fine
it dealers told you it would work
they would lose their "average corp mileage rating"
and have to pay BIG fines to the EPA
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Hook
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Hmmmm...............a fuel sensor malfunction, huh?
It will be interesting to see whether the dealer attributes this to a simple sensor malfunction or whether the sensor is supposed to affect operation
if it detects higher concentrations of sulphur.
Please keep us posted as to whether the dealer made ANY mention of possibly burning higher sulphur diesel than ULSD.
Unlike David K, my memory of the discussion involving the distribution of ULSD in Baja was ANYTHING but definitive. Antonio initially thought it was
being distributed everywhere in BCN but then produced a memo from PEmex that it wasnt as widespread as he thought. At least that was what I recall.
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Santiago
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
At least that was what I recall. |
Hook: We'll forgive a faulty memory, but dude, I don't know what to say about your continued support of the Padres. sheesh man, have you no pride??
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Hook
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Waddaya mean? I went to ONE game with a few nomads. It was the second game of the season. I think it was the LAST time Hoffman pitched
decently..........LOL! And they won to put them at .500, which may also be the last time that happened this year.
Padre management is terrible. I feel for Bud Black. Many SD fans are unhappy with him. If he gets fired, I hope the Angels rehire him as a pitching
coach.
I am still an Angel fan.............even though I am ex-SoCal. Went to see a Colorado Rockies game before the break..............and they won, too.
But they are bad, bad, bad as is most of the NL West.
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Roasty
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The service guy indicated that the sensor had "gone bad", and looking at the service notes it appears that it was not operating at the correct voltage
?? I mentioned the low sulfur issue to him and the fact that BCN indeed had low sulfur diesel fuel(fingers crossed at that point of the discussion),
he indicated that many other "new" ford diesel owners from San Diego that he serviced travelled in Mexico and he had not heard of any fuel related
issues.
Sad thing about the whole deal is a $15 part can bring a $50K truck to its knees, and without a $150k diagnostic computer you would not know where
exactly the problem was.
Again, The confused look on Sammy Diaz's face ( an undoubted master mechanic) when I lifted the hood to show him the motor was priceless.
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tripledigitken
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Roasty,
Someone had mentioned an inexpensive reader that might have been able to diagnose the problem. Can you confirm this? I also have a ford diesel, by
the way.
Ken
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Bob and Susan
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i blew a sensor on another truck and my oil guy checked it...
he could only tell me it was some smog sensor but i would need to go to the dealer for correction...
the dealer replaced the entire wire harness for the sensor
it was voltage related too...dodge
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CaboRon
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Anyone would be wise to drive a vehicle that can be repaired by the mechanics in the area you will be in.
Mexican mechanics do a good job on older model vehicles.
Few of them can afford the very expensive testing equipment we have come to expect at a garage.
They are just too complicated these days to analize ....
The days of working on your own vehicle are pretty much over .....
Buy old and restore, you will be happier in the long run.
CaboRon
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