P0284 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for November 2010
Cylinder 8 Balance System Malfunction
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| 2003 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 7.3L Poor Idle Quality P0284: Cylinder 8 Balance / Contribution. Greetings to all, I was called in to try to salvage this sad situation. This vehicle is owned by a local car lot who purchased it at auction and had their mechanic repair the engine. It has since been to three different Ford dealerships, had thousands of doll... |
November 07, 2010 | |
| 1999 Ford F-450 Super Duty XL 7.3L Misfire VIN: 1FDXW46F2X P0284: Cylinder 8 Balance / Contribution. Truck came to us low on power, tested fuel pressure normal, checked filters in tank OK. Injector buzz test OK, no codes. Cylinder contribution fails for cyl. #3, #4 and #8 (fairly normal for #8 to fail and it is on the other end of the firing order from #3.). ... |
November 16, 2010 | |
| 1998 GMC Savana 3500 6.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, Lags, won't Rev up VIN: 1GTHG35FXW P0284: Cylinder 8 Balance System Malfunction. This truck just won't go away. I have replaced everything I can think of. Dan suggested a new fuel cap and I got one and this van ran great so I drove it. The van ran fine. I updated my post and the next day this thing started but cannot get out of it's own wa... |
November 26, 2010 |
