cobrabrouk

So I posted a thread awhile back talking about my truck not starting and if it got lucky and did start it ran like ****.

It was pulling multiple random misfire codes, lean codes on both banks, and o2 sensor codes. It hydrolocked a few times and broke two different starters but fortunately didn't do any extensive damage!

The shop replaced my fuel injectors and they wound up being the problem because it runs like a monster again! Runs better than I remember it ever running so keep an eye on your injectors!

militaryrednek

you hydrolocked your motor and didnt do any damage? hydrolocking is from sucking water into your intake. will destroy a motor in seconds, especially if you try to start it after it stalls out because of it. will bend a rod faster than oprah eats fried chicken!

i dont think your using the right termonolagy here.

i hydrolocked a ranger back in the day and cost me a new motor cause i was a moron and tried to start it after it stalled. although insurance paid for it.

if a truck ever gets hydrolocked and stalls DO NOT TRY AND START IT! get it towed home, drain the oil (will be water in it), pull the plugs and blow the water out, let is sit for a few days and repeat the process. ensuring there is no more water inside. then start and see if your good, if you hear a cool cllicking/knocking you just bent a rod and got to buy a new motor lol

cobrabrouk

Actually I'm pretty sure hydrolocking is a situation when any liquid fills a cylinder enough for it to not fire not just water, in my situation it was gasoline from the faulty fuel injector. It hydrolocked while it was in the shop getting a diagnostic I took it in because of the symptoms.

There are different degrees of damage from hydrolocking it's not like EVERY single engine that hydrolocks is going to have the same exact result that yours had.

Anyway enough with the critiquing, keep an eye on your fuel injectors! Thanks!

schissler

lol hydrolocking at speed is what damages motors.


FLOODING (in this case gasoline) is another form of hydro locking and may be a more suited description for this particular situation

cobrabrouk

exactly lol

madeSICC

What year is your truck? And did you take it to a ford dealer for the work? If its a 05 ford would if most likely fixed it for free under the injector warranty or in my case they gave me a completely rebuilt engine.

cobrabrouk

I had a 06 that was actually produced late in 05 but no I took it to a local mechanic. I heard the rumors about ford replacing the injectors only if they were faulty ones and leaving the other stock ones in until they go bad like the others.

Plus I figured it would give them a reason to try and get out of it since the truck is titled a 06 so I just didn't want to hassle with all of the argueing and begging ford to make it right so I just took it to a trusty mechanic.

madeSICC

Yea they probably would do that if it wast to bad. I couldn't start my truck and I had gas coming out of my exhaust so mine was pretty far gone. Mad a awful ticking

cobrabrouk

Yeah I didn't have gas comming out of my exhaust but I did notice black smoke come out once when I was on the way to the shop. I don't have the ticking issue either it just barely started and barely idled. Thought it was going to die on me once or twice on the way to the shop but it's like brand new!

How many miles did you have on your truck madeSICC? I was sitting at 59k