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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 08:15 PM
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Smoke on cold start
It only does it in temps under 80* smoke is blue and has a bad stumble around 1800 RPM
Smoking - YouTube
 
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 08:20 PM
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Mine was doing that today .. I am getting an EOT out of range from the scanner ...
 
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 08:40 PM
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Would like to know why mine does it to now and then! I also noticed a bule / white clowd of smoke on turbo wind up and un wind! when getting on it hard when getting up to speed and it shifting gears some times!
 
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 08:42 PM
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I'm not getting any soft codes and EOT is with in a couple degrees of outside temp
 
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I have a spare EOT sensor I'll try and swap it
 
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Old Sep 7, 2011 | 06:20 AM
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Bump..............
 
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Old Sep 7, 2011 | 06:31 AM
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Mine is doing that right now when it is fully up to operating temperature. I just figured it was my worn out injectors.
 
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After mine clears up if won't do it again for about seven hours of sitting
 
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Anyone have any ideas I've gotta get this thing fixed and don't want to just chunk parts at it.

It's driving me nuts I'd rather have it leak two gallons of oil a day then smoke
 
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Just a thought Mike, have you ever changed the injector orings? Notice anything in the fuel bowl?

At least its a bump for more ideas..
 
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Originally Posted by fordpride
Anyone have any ideas I've gotta get this thing fixed and don't want to just chunk parts at it.

It's driving me nuts I'd rather have it leak two gallons of oil a day then smoke
Did you test EOT?
 
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I just swaped the EOT sensor. I'll have to wait til in the morning to see if it helped. My scangauge is reading EOT with in a couple degrees of outside temps
 
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Just a thought Mike, have you ever changed the injector orings? Notice anything in the fuel bowl?

At least its a bump for more ideas..
I did about two years ago but i'm wondering if i ducked one up and it finally let go. I think i might try and do them again
 
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It was the mother #%*^##%#{[^+^}{}*}{#}*}]]%^^£€€£* CPS
 
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Wow, no kiddin? Smokes gone too?
 
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