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P0284 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for April 2011

Cylinder 8 Balance System Malfunction


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P0284
Help Request Posted
1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 7.3L Excessive Emissions, Hesitation VIN: 1FTSW30F8X
P0284: Cylinder 8 Balance / Contribution. ... running condition, and it smoked a lot. It had sat outside for about 2 days before service work. And it would start and stall. Installed camshaft sensor and got it up and running. The first thing I did was and oil change and fuel filter because it was well...
April 12, 2011
2003 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 6.0L No Start VIN: 1FTNW21P93
P0284: Cylinder 8 Balance / Contribution. ... personal truck & my only ride at that. This truck intermittently will crank & not start after a few mins. shut down hot. It has happened twice now. The last time it happened, I was at my shop & quickly hooked up my scanner. I had codes P0284, 3...
April 17, 2011
2003 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 6.0L No Start VIN: 1FTNW21P93
P0284: Cylinder 8 Balance / Contribution. ... personal truck & my only ride at that. This truck intermittently will crank & not start after a few mins. shut down hot. It has happened twice now. The last time it happened, I was at my shop & quickly hooked up my scanner. I had codes P0284, 3...
April 18, 2011
1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 7.3L Cuts out VIN: 1FTWX32F2X
P0284: Cylinder 8 Balance / Contribution. Thanks for taking the time to help. This Ford was towed in for a cranks, but no start. We charged the batteries, and scanned it. Based on codes and trouble tree diagnostics, we did the following: New #8 injector, New EBP sensor, EBP tube was replaced due to re...
April 20, 2011
1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 7.3L Cuts out VIN: 1FTWX32F2X
P0284: Cylinder 8 Balance / Contribution. Thanks for taking the time to help. This Ford was towed in for a cranks, but no start. We charged the batteries, and scanned it. Based on codes and trouble tree diagnostics, we did the following: New #8 injector, New EBP sensor, EBP tube was replaced due to re...
April 25, 2011