99-03 Ford 7.3 Powerstroke injector cups EASY replacement

[@billbeckett1021]

As much as I am impressed by the replacement of the injector cups, You shop built tool knocked it out of the park!

[@CountryMileGarage]

LOL that's half the fun Bill building your own tools. Thank you for watching and all the support my friend

[@hunterping3613]

@@CountryMileGaragecan you make a video on how it’s made? I just broke mine and I can’t find that tool online without buying at the very least another install tool as well

[@CountryMileGarage]

@@hunterping3613 I think it's pretty detailed in this video on how I made it, but I also made a short about click the link below. Hope this helps and thank you for watching kzbin.infoN5jhiaNJvFY?si=2867xDeMfC2VMljw

[@JimmyMakingitwork]

I remember when my boss had sold injector cups on one of these a while back after I recommended a diesel shop for them. He said he ordered the tools and I could do it...I got it done, but the first time is a bit nerve racking. Good tools are essential and patience. Nice work Theo.

[@CountryMileGarage]

Good tools are key in doing a good and effective job ... thank you for watching my friend

[@MarcoMartinez-sz7ln]

This is the first video that I see very well explained make it looks easy I know it's not but I feel confident to do it myself in 99 7.3 diesel thank you

[@CountryMileGarage]

Thank you and thank you for watching ... hope you get her fixed

[@TowMan127]

Great video. What tool is that you used to install the cups? You made it look so easy.

[@CountryMileGarage]

@@TowMan127 it's a 7.3 injector cup installer tool you can get one pretty cheap from Amazon. Hope this helps and thank you for watching

[@SaerTurner]

Made me very happy your using Liner sealer and not Red locktite like all the other KZbinrs do did you have to cut any seats for the cups there are some castings More so in the 6.0s that are just ugly I personally will cut 1-2 thousandths off as the cup do allow up to 3 cutting when needed makes it harder for any carbon to push up and under and lift the cup damaging the seal but all and all another prefect job I have to say and do you know how many people and techs do not know about the drain plugs I think you are the only one so far I have seen on KZbin that has showed them ........I give you an A++ on this one

[@CountryMileGarage]

Thank you Saer, I didn't cut the seat on the cups they looked very good and smooth. It's not hard to follow OEM directions on how to and what to use but some people like to cut corners. Might as well do it right while you are there doing it LOL ... thank you for watching my friend

[@gilmansgarage6341]

Nice work very interesting...best part was having lunch watching someone else working 😂..there's a lot involved in working on the diesels..but very cool..Thanks for showing Theo..✌

[@CountryMileGarage]

LOL I have more experience with diesel then gasoline so feel more comfortable with diesel they both have their "things" lol ... enjoy your lunch and thank you for watching Howard

[@Schmitty71]

Nice job Theo. I've only had to this once, went pretty good. Took a few flushes to get the fuel out of the coolant.

[@CountryMileGarage]

Thank you Doug ... I had to do the same thing on the coolant flush. Thank you for watching

[@stevenrader2687]

Great video, thank you for sharing. Did you have any issues installing the new cups on the cylinders closest to the firewall? There doesn't seem to be much room for the hammer to place the cups

[@CountryMileGarage]

Thank you. I use a short handle 3 or 4 Lbs hammer and you may need to give it an extra tap LOL ... thank you for watching

[@bad5bad2007]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that has this question.

[@CountryMileGarage]

@@bad5bad2007 it's a little tight but it's absolutely doable ... thank you for watching

[@2369chico]

Recently had the same experience. Where did u get injectors? How's truck running now? Good video

[@CountryMileGarage]

The injector it self where good it just needed new injector cups and O-rings. This was on a customers truck as far as I know it's still running ... thank you for watching

[@ZorovevideosXDD]

For how long you have to dry the Loctite 620 once you install them

[@CountryMileGarage]

I do 24 hours if possible. I start installing the cups in the morning and put injectors in and put everything back together and the next day put the fluids in and start her up. Hope this helps and thank you for watching

[@twatmangle]

Im waiting for the same looking kit from ebay as we speak. If it looks like that one In gonna do what you did before I break it of in the head. Thanks

[@CountryMileGarage]

I would do the mod, it's pretty cheap and works great it was a job on getting it out LOL ... thank you for watching and please subscribe

[@ChanceReynolds-q8t]

Im fixing to have to do do this. I payed a guy while i was on the road to do my injectors and cups. My coolant looked like milkshake dirt. Now fresh coolant and about 100 miles of driving maybe a inch of disel on top of my coolant. Nerve racking i just payed 5k for the job still have the problem?

[@CountryMileGarage]

@@ChanceReynolds-q8t diesel in the coolant IS 100% injector cups. Milkshake is oil and that can be an oil cooler ... thank you for watching

[@ChanceReynolds-q8t]

@CountryMileGarage my pleasure. It was disel. Old disel. I bout the truck with it in the resavor. You could light the coolant on fire by dropping a match on it. This truck has so many issues. I'm doing my best. I appreciate your video

[@CountryMileGarage]

@@ChanceReynolds-q8t ha gotcha I have a full playlist on Ford 7.3s if you are interested look it up on the channel. And if you have a video request I'll see what I can do to put something together for you

[@richarddodds9326]

I got that cheap cup puller and when it stops don't force it any more at all. It stops and needs to be removed, then put a 1 1/2 ring on and reinstall the tap, then the cup will come out.

[@CountryMileGarage]

@@richarddodds9326 thank you for the tip. I don't think it would've worked because a couple of them were pretty stuck ... thank you for watching and please subscribe

[@pwcummins4]

Did you put the coolent plugs back in with locktight or Teflon

[@CountryMileGarage]

I used locktight hope this helps and thank you for watching

[@CRIADEROLADRIDOS]

Thanks.

[@CountryMileGarage]

Thank you for watching

[@queenofspadz]

Are the cups threaded or are you making thread to have something to pull them out with?

[@CountryMileGarage]

I'm making the threads so there's something to pull them out with. Hope this helps and thank you for watching

[@steventx77]

If I don't have fuel in my coolant do I still need to drain the coolant?

[@CountryMileGarage]

Yes because you drain the coolant so it will not fill up the cylinders and helps to prevent you from hydro locking the engine. And it'll be easier to clean up and a better change of succeeding. But if you don't have diesel in your coolant why do you want to replace the injector cups ? Thank you for watching

[@steventx77]

@@CountryMileGarage Because I may need to change my injectors and figured do it all while I am there. I am still researching if i need to change them, I may have a deferent problem. Once she gets warmed up good I loose all acceleration and will not start until she sits a day or two.

[@CountryMileGarage]

@@steventx77 any oil in the fuel ? Take the fuel filter out of the bowl in the valley and see if there's any oil in it. Bad O-rings will not always show that way but sometimes they do. But to me it sounds like just bad O-rings

[@steventx77]

Well, I started frome the tank and found my pickup screen broke apart in my tank, and the two screens plugged up. I'll see where I'm at after I replace the screens.

[@ericsmith-sx8xi]

​@CountryMileGarage can you smell the fuel in the coolant or is the coolant a different color with fuel added? My truck is in the shop now and the mechanic told me I need 2 cups but the injectors have not been taken out yet. I guess he has x-ray vision.

[@csautomotive12]

What size is the tap you used?

[@CountryMileGarage]

Can't remember but it looks like a 1 inch tap ... hope this helps and thank you for watching

[@csautomotive12]

@@CountryMileGarage Thanks. Also thanks for a great video.

[@HondaRider190]

my 7.3 puffs white smoke on startup when its cool/cold outside. Is that a sign of bad injector cups?

[@CountryMileGarage]

@@HondaRider190 does it go away in seconds ?

[@miragetacticalfurnitureinc3212]

Is there a way to look down into the cup and see if it’s bad or not so you don’t have to remove it?

[@CountryMileGarage]

If you have fuel in your coolant it's injector cups guaranteed. To find a crack in the cup it must be very bad or sometimes the cup comes out with the injector. Hope this helps and thank you for watching

[@adamwuttemberger7923]

Were there any clearance issues when installing the cups closest to the fire wall?(was there enough room to get a mallet in there?)

[@CountryMileGarage]

It's tight at the fire wall I have a short handle 4 Lbs hammer and held it sideways to tap it in. Hope this helps and thank you for watching

[@adamwuttemberger7923]

@@CountryMileGarage I changed my injector 0 rings , huge improvement , I found extra O rings on 5 out 8 injectors , now the oil line to the turbo cracked , I followed the oil line and it goes to the oil gauge in the cab , can I run an oil line from the oil pressure sending unit to the turbo?

[@CountryMileGarage]

@@adamwuttemberger7923 I'm not sure what you are talking about because on a 7.3 there should not be a external oil line on the turbo. The supply and return are in the turbo pedestal

[@adamwuttemberger7923]

@@CountryMileGarage it's an after market banks system with an intercooler

[@CountryMileGarage]

@@adamwuttemberger7923 I'm not familiar with the Banks system. I would call Banks and see if they have the part that you need and fix it the way it was designed

[@shanehoward9756]

Do you have a part # for stock cups?

[@CountryMileGarage]

Not of hand I'd call the Ford dealer ... thank you for watching

[@PittsRC21075]

What was the size of that tap?

[@CountryMileGarage]

It looks like a 1" tap, but it measures 1-32/2 in diameter so it might be a pipe threat size and not a bolt threat size, hope this helps and thank you for watching

[@richarddodds9326]

It's 3/4 16 pipe thread

[@george2019]

Hi i have engine 7.3 1996. but i have a problem. Frecuently be mix oil with diesel and change new orings and works again by some time. do you think that my cup is broken or need replace?

[@CountryMileGarage]

Only symptom with cups is having fuel in the coolant. Oil in the fuel is O-rings. Did lube up the O-rings when you installed the injectors ? Or was there a injector that was harder to install than the others ?

[@george2019]

@@CountryMileGarage I lubricated them and they only lasted a few months and again they have been damaged. why do you think it could happen? as a result of the damage it no longer ignites. last time changing the injector orings solved the problem but again it presents the failure. and I felt that the injectors entered very easily with the new orings.

[@aymank1983]

But why would you replace them? What are the symptoms?

[@CountryMileGarage]

@@aymank1983 fuel in the coolant is the symptom of bad injector cups ... hope this helps and thank you for watching

[@kingdhonmartinez1867]

Good job idol

[@CountryMileGarage]

Thank you and thank you for watching

[@96318dakotaify]

Just seen this video ugggh my tool broke also how did you get it out.

[@CountryMileGarage]

Used my air hammer with chisel and backed it out. Hope this helps ... thank you for watching

[@96318dakotaify]

@@CountryMileGarage I tired that still nothing I have a bolt down in there I got to the side of that pin but I've been praying.on it nothing hmmmm

[@I_am_Kairos]

I'm doing this job after my compression test. Not sure if I should replace or reseal the injectors.

[@I_am_Kairos]

how would you describe a catastrophic injector cup failure? mine has broken #8 push rod ( from brief hydro-lock? ) I replaced all the pushrods and the #8 injector. Let it warm up for the first time and i now see rising levels of diesel in the coolant. White smoke. Before replacing the injector, the smoke was black, had a hard stumble and there is black in the fuel filter. Lots of oil in the driver's side manifold. No detectable mechanical clatter while running and I now suspect the turbo is also bad. thank you!

[@CountryMileGarage]

Push rods can bend because of a hydro-lock, always make sure there no liquids in the cylinders. Oil in the fuel filter blow is injector O-rings. Fuel in the coolant is injector cups and oil in intercooler pipes are signs of a bad turbo. Thank you for watching

[@I_am_Kairos]

@@CountryMileGarage i'm in the process of restoring everything to new

[@CountryMileGarage]

@@I_am_Kairos I got videos on turbo removal and turbo rebuild if you are interested

[@I_am_Kairos]

@@CountryMileGarage absolutely. Do you recommend rebuilding the turbo or replacing with new?

[@warrenblanchard889]

What’s up brother

[@CountryMileGarage]

My man how are things ... hope you are having a good weekend my friend

[@stankymcgee6742]

"It's how I do it." yet the amazon chinesium tool broke on the first cup removal. Methinks this is your first rodeo.

[@CountryMileGarage]

First rodeo on injector cups in my own shop yes but also as a warning for others on cheap chinesium tools ... thank you for watching

[@gregsoberal7473]

Dude you saved my ass 😮 yes you did. Thank you 😊

[@CountryMileGarage]

Glad I could help with this video and thank you for watching

[@WadeRasmussen-y5x]

Drop a penny into the injector cup before you pull the injector so the brass shavings don't fall in the cylinders. A penny fits perfect for this job

[@CountryMileGarage]

Awesome tip I'll use that for the next time ... thank you for watching