Those dang fpr issues....

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Codido187

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Hello duramax lovers,mechanics,enthusiasts. I am having some minor issues after installing my fuel pressure regulator on my 2004 chevy 2500hd lb7.
So my problem is when I am in drive the truck shutters and it has a higher idle then usual. Also when I put the vehicle in reverse it does the same dang thing. The truck has power like a beast there is no white smoke. I am not tuned I am bone stock. Also when the truck is in park it idles normally. I recently did an oil change fuel filter change and I always keep diesel kleen in the tank every fill up. When I replaced the fpr it took me roughly two days because my auto parts store didnt have the parts I needed and I left the wire harness unplugged. My question is should I give my truck some time to relearn everything or what direction should I take.

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IOWA LLY

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You forgot to plug in the ECT sensor. It's located right beside the alternator. If you didn't forget to plug it in then you might have pinched a wire.


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Thank you I appreciate your response I am on shift right now I will get back with you in the morning thank you.
 
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Dang good to know gents I will borrow my girlfriends grandpas soldering iron. What size of heat shrink would y’all get? I would suppose when I removed the alternator I yanked on the already bad wire connections. Why would the truck idle wierd in park and drive is my question. I don’t understand how the ect works as this is my first diesel truck.
 
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IOWA LLY

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The fuel tables and idle rpm will vary with coolant temperature. And if the ECT sensor is disconnected it will think the coolant temp is very cold. (-40f) So the idle rpm will be raised and all sorts of other strange things will happen because the ECM is trying to compensate for the extreme cold.


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IOWA LLY said:
The fuel tables and idle rpm will vary with coolant temperature. And if the ECT sensor is disconnected it will think the coolant temp is very cold. (-40f) So the idle rpm will be raised and all sorts of other strange things will happen because the ECM is trying to compensate for the extreme cold.


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Codido187

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Very interesting thank you for the explanation. I will sodder everything up in the morning. Thank you both for your quick responses I’ll let you know if it changes the roughness. I am sure it will y’all know what your talking about
 
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Ect is buttoned up still surging in reverse and drive. I wonder if I got a bad fpr when I replaced it? Or I have a bad ect but I am not popping any codes
 
IOWA LLY

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What were the symptoms before you replaced the FPR? Where did you get your new FPR from?

Surging and erratic idle can be caused from a whole host of things.....


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Ok the symptoms were surging slow surging at idle rpms would move by 500 at a time. It was a duralast they didn’t have Bosch. I am untuned. I am at a total loss. Ok I’ll disconnect the fpr and see what happens it idles normal in park but reverse and drive it goes into high idle the truck is bone stock
 
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Do you have any way of logging the truck? I would do a log of desired rail pressure, actual rail pressure, ECT, MAF, IAT, FRP command, mainrate (fuel command), and pilot quantity.
 
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Gotta order a fpr online, has to be Bosch


2004 Silverado Cali lb7, Airdog ll 165, fresh sticks at 325k, Rick Fletes Dsp 5 on v2, 33x12.5 nitto at on 20 inch American Racing 20x10 wheels, Stage 5 Built Transmission by Mike Cole with triple disc billet low stall converter, 4 inch Injen cold air intake, Profab Intake Horn, Batmo Wheel, PPE Race Valve, Full EGR Removed w/ fed belt, 3.5 inch MBRP Downpipe, Full five inch MBRP Exhaust axle dump, lbz cp3 pump, Dual Platinum AGM Duralast, High Output Alternator, Cognito Pittman and idler w/ support kit, Cognito Upper Contol arms, Drilled and Slotted Rotors on all four Corners, FED Y Bridge, Shantz Custom Fab Traction Bars.
 
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This is where I get mine


2004 Silverado Cali lb7, Airdog ll 165, fresh sticks at 325k, Rick Fletes Dsp 5 on v2, 33x12.5 nitto at on 20 inch American Racing 20x10 wheels, Stage 5 Built Transmission by Mike Cole with triple disc billet low stall converter, 4 inch Injen cold air intake, Profab Intake Horn, Batmo Wheel, PPE Race Valve, Full EGR Removed w/ fed belt, 3.5 inch MBRP Downpipe, Full five inch MBRP Exhaust axle dump, lbz cp3 pump, Dual Platinum AGM Duralast, High Output Alternator, Cognito Pittman and idler w/ support kit, Cognito Upper Contol arms, Drilled and Slotted Rotors on all four Corners, FED Y Bridge, Shantz Custom Fab Traction Bars.
 
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