7.8 duramax problems

duallydmax06

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hello, does anyone here have any experience with the 7.8 duramax? It's a 03 c6500 roll back. The guy I'm helping said they fired it up ran down the road and it just died and wouldn't restart, I stopped today to take a look at it and it turns over but will not fire there is fuel up to the injector lines and while cranking there is smoke from the exhaust. Unfortunately I don't have a medium duty scanner to check codes. Anyone have any ideas?
 

C.bowles2

2005 lly duramax
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Sounds like an injection issue. Not too familiar with 7.8. Do they have cp3's?




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Awenta

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Sep 28, 2014
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Not too familiar with them. But I would probably be looking for something electronic. Scanning for codes may help. Any local truck shop you can borrow from? Truck scanners are not cheap. What kind of smoke?

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IOWA LLY

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Check the connector at the fuel rail pressure sensor. Seen lots of issues with those on the Deeres. If Matt says there similar I would start there.
 

duallydmax06

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Aug 26, 2014
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Old thread sorry for the delay but I hate when these are left dead.......it was air in the fuel system along with a nasty fuel filter