Attention: TDR Forum Junkies After experiencing a dead pedal response a few times, I researched the TDR website and magazine and purchased a new Westach fuel pressure gauge and installed it in my '02. The pressure readings were maybe 1 to 2 psi, sometimes. I checked the service manual and it informed me that the pressure should be 10 psi, minimum. I cycled the key and got the P0216 code for the Injector Pump (IP).
I was going to fix it myself, (I ordered a pump relocation kit along with the FP gauge) but I only have 45,000 miles and am still under warrantee, so I didn't want to mess that up. So, I dropped it off at the dealership and told them what I thought was wrong - failed Lift Pump (LP) and failing IP. It took them a week to replace the LP with the new In Tank Pump (ITP) and reset the trouble codes. The dealer would not replace the IP at this time.
I was expecting steady 10 psi minimum reading with the new ITP. Instead, when I start it, I wait about a minute to get any reading at all. Then the gauge kind of steps it's way up slowly to about 7-8 psi. That's as high as it ever gets and it's pretty erratic, dipping down low and back up again. This behavior seems to have nothing to do with acceleration/deceleration. This situation is not what I expected.
So after driving it for a couple of weeks, I experienced another dead pedal, cycled the key and got the IP code again. I took it back to the dealership and told them that it still wasn't right. It took them another week to install the IP.
I just picked it up this morning, and am getting no reading whatsoever on the FP gauge. They probably didn't bother to bleed the line. Of course, the diesel mechanic is not on duty today, so they can't possibly help me.
Does anyone know the flow and pressure specs for this new ITP? My FP readings to this point have not been very encouraging. Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems to me that I ought to get a nice, steady reading at somewhere above 10 psi to meet specifications. I don't understand how Dodge can install this pump and say that it's a fix if it doesn't meet their own specs.
Should I trust this new ITP to be able to adequately feed my brand new IP or should I install an aftermarket system?
I was going to fix it myself, (I ordered a pump relocation kit along with the FP gauge) but I only have 45,000 miles and am still under warrantee, so I didn't want to mess that up. So, I dropped it off at the dealership and told them what I thought was wrong - failed Lift Pump (LP) and failing IP. It took them a week to replace the LP with the new In Tank Pump (ITP) and reset the trouble codes. The dealer would not replace the IP at this time.
I was expecting steady 10 psi minimum reading with the new ITP. Instead, when I start it, I wait about a minute to get any reading at all. Then the gauge kind of steps it's way up slowly to about 7-8 psi. That's as high as it ever gets and it's pretty erratic, dipping down low and back up again. This behavior seems to have nothing to do with acceleration/deceleration. This situation is not what I expected.
So after driving it for a couple of weeks, I experienced another dead pedal, cycled the key and got the IP code again. I took it back to the dealership and told them that it still wasn't right. It took them another week to install the IP.
I just picked it up this morning, and am getting no reading whatsoever on the FP gauge. They probably didn't bother to bleed the line. Of course, the diesel mechanic is not on duty today, so they can't possibly help me.
Does anyone know the flow and pressure specs for this new ITP? My FP readings to this point have not been very encouraging. Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems to me that I ought to get a nice, steady reading at somewhere above 10 psi to meet specifications. I don't understand how Dodge can install this pump and say that it's a fix if it doesn't meet their own specs.
Should I trust this new ITP to be able to adequately feed my brand new IP or should I install an aftermarket system?
Moose00
