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P0281 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for June 2008

Cylinder 7 Balance System Malfunction


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P0281
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1999 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1FTNF21F8X
P0281: Cylinder 7 Balance / Contribution. hello all , Im far from a Diesel Tech but the boss wants it fixed... i ran the functional test with the Solus(cylinder contribution test) test ran came back cylinder 5,7,8 i replaced those 3 injectors same problem misses bad redid the cylinder contribution tes...
June 18, 2008
1996 Ford F-350 XL 7.3L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTJW36F6T
P0281: Cylinder 7 Balance / Contribution. Hi, folks. See above codes please. Please note the cylinder contribution tests were taken and codes set when the problem was occuring, which is intermittant. When it runs fine, cyl contribution tests pass. I started by looking @ the tan and red wire that the I...
June 19, 2008
1999 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1FTNF21F8X
P0281: Cylinder 7 Balance / Contribution. hello all , Im far from a Diesel Tech but the boss wants it fixed... i ran the functional test with the Solus(cylinder contribution test) test ran came back cylinder 5,7,8 i replaced those 3 injectors same problem misses bad redid the cylinder contribution tes...
June 23, 2008