# 2004 Ford F250 Diesel Power Problem

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-f250-diesel-power-problem/32340>\
**Category:** Power/Fuel\
**Tags:** hesitation, diesel\
**Created:** [June 24, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-f250-diesel-power-problem/32340 "2009-06-24T20:13:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![pfeifferdoodle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e68b1a/32.png) [@pfeifferdoodle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pfeifferdoodle)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-f250-diesel-power-problem/32340/1 "2009-06-24T20:13:27Z")

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I have a 2004 Ford F250 Diesel Automatic with 170,000 miles. There appears to be some sort of a power problem where it takes 19 seconds to get from 0 to 60. After that it opens up quite readily.

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**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-f250-diesel-power-problem/32340/2 "2009-06-24T20:22:15Z")

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Possible turbo problem. Needs checked, no simple answer.