ExploreNW
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- Joined
- Mar 12, 2019
- Messages
- 217
- Reaction score
- 131
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- 43
- Location
- Mead, WA
- Vehicle Year
- 1994
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 2.3 (4 Cylinder)
- Transmission
- Manual
- Tire Size
- 235/75/15
Good morning all!
I got my F250 5.4L back just a week ago from getting its 4th fuel pump & 3rd FPDM. I couldn't get it started yesterday, and today when I went to go fawk with it (basically hammer the key & have someone spray starting juice 'til it at least stumbles) it stumbled to life after 30 seconds of cranking, then the in-dash display showed "TBC FAULT ... Check Gauges" while it beeped at me. The second I press the gas pedal she'll shut right off. As of now it is not displaying any codes on my scan tool and all live data looks normal. Starting fluid has very little effect if any, so it may not be getting spark 95% of the time.
Work it had done in '18:
Spark plug recall/SP-509 conversion
All coils
Fuel pump #2 & FPDM #1
All wiring to pump and driver overlayed
New throttle body
New FRP sensor
Work it had done in '19:
Fuel pump #3 & FPDM #2
PCM/EEC-IV Failed - Computer Replacement
Brakes & rotors
New injectors bank 1
Work done in '20:
Fuel pump #4 & FPDM #3 (OEM this time, $705 total)
This is my work truck. It's a lemon, it has been nickel-and-diming our small business since we got it. Up until this incident it has always been professionally maintained for this reason. It's pretty well done and ready to be replaced but we need to get another 6 months out of this thing before we can go get an '18-19 diesel. Has anyone else on TRS fought these issues before? All I could find is issues pertaining to the 6.0 diesels, irrelevant to my gas motor.
I got my F250 5.4L back just a week ago from getting its 4th fuel pump & 3rd FPDM. I couldn't get it started yesterday, and today when I went to go fawk with it (basically hammer the key & have someone spray starting juice 'til it at least stumbles) it stumbled to life after 30 seconds of cranking, then the in-dash display showed "TBC FAULT ... Check Gauges" while it beeped at me. The second I press the gas pedal she'll shut right off. As of now it is not displaying any codes on my scan tool and all live data looks normal. Starting fluid has very little effect if any, so it may not be getting spark 95% of the time.
Work it had done in '18:
Spark plug recall/SP-509 conversion
All coils
Fuel pump #2 & FPDM #1
All wiring to pump and driver overlayed
New throttle body
New FRP sensor
Work it had done in '19:
Fuel pump #3 & FPDM #2
PCM/EEC-IV Failed - Computer Replacement
Brakes & rotors
New injectors bank 1
Work done in '20:
Fuel pump #4 & FPDM #3 (OEM this time, $705 total)
This is my work truck. It's a lemon, it has been nickel-and-diming our small business since we got it. Up until this incident it has always been professionally maintained for this reason. It's pretty well done and ready to be replaced but we need to get another 6 months out of this thing before we can go get an '18-19 diesel. Has anyone else on TRS fought these issues before? All I could find is issues pertaining to the 6.0 diesels, irrelevant to my gas motor.