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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 05:24 PM
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help!!!!

ok so i have posted here about my problems but i will try to word it right what can make a 7.3 idi turbo blow lots of smoke my turbo spools up and in park just reving it i have 5psi of boost i changed 2 injecters and my temp gun shows all the cilenders ate around 120 deg at idle after 4 or 5 mins i have a vid of what its doing
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 06:02 PM
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looks white and blue. blue could be rings/compression. white would be either diesel or coolant. does it smell like diesel or sweet like coolant?
 
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 06:10 PM
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diesel lots of diesel
 
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 06:11 PM
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I would check your radiator to make sure its not leaking. I would also check the truck really well for leaking (underneath..etc) And double what Rhkcommander said on does it smell sweet like coolant.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 06:21 PM
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dont smell sweet at all it needs a oil change bad if it was one of the injecters that was sticking and i changed it before i changed them there was a big miss could this just need to heat up and be ran? after oil change
 
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 07:55 PM
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If it's cold you'll get white smoke from overfueling until it warms up. By the look of the body I'd say you're far enough north to be in colder temps, take it for a run and try again.

If you're new to diesels, you may also want to clean the CDR, it might be sucking more oil through than it should adding to the issue.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 08:19 PM
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lots of white smoke at start up,probably requires some extra cranking when cold,strong smell of running rich.
i also hear her running rough.she's missing pretty bad.economy probably isn't that good,nor performance.
all points to injectors that should have been changed long ago.
high miles? the couple injectors you swapped,i bet they were stock original G codes dated to match the truck.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 01:33 AM
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lots of white smoke at start up,probably requires some extra cranking when cold,strong smell of running rich.
i also hear her running rough.she's missing pretty bad.economy probably isn't that good,nor performance.
all points to injectors that should have been changed long ago.
high miles? the couple injectors you swapped,i bet they were stock original G codes dated to match the truck.
yes that miss got a lot better after I changed them 2 injecters ill buy more tomorrow are g codes junk?
 
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 08:49 AM
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will air in the fuel system cause lots of smoke??
 
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 10:24 AM
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after watching the video i have teo qustion as it been doing this since when u frist bought it and two have u checked the timing
 
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i set the timeing on the pump i lined the 2 lines up it ran better then i changed 2 injectors got better but still smoking the same how do i check the timeing on the gears if the po got that a tooth off would that be the cause of smoke is there a step by step to checking the timing? and thanks for all the help guys i really appreciate it
 
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and yes bought the truck running like crap
 
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 01:12 PM
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well i had the 2 old injecters tested and the po had it fireing off at 4500psi they had 2 extra shims in them will this cause lots of smoke and running funny?
 
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 02:20 PM
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yes that miss got a lot better after I changed them 2 injecters ill buy more tomorrow are g codes junk?
nah G codes are not junk injectors.just worn out ones are.any decent set as long as they are all the same codes will do great im sure.

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replacing worn injectors for fresh ones,without changing the ip,is said to often due in the tired ip shortly after.this is why its ideal to swap them both at the same time,approx every 100k.sooner with off road working hours.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 04:55 PM
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well i had the 2 old injecters tested and the po had it fireing off at 4500psi they had 2 extra shims in them will this cause lots of smoke and running funny?
Sounds like you might straighten it out by removing those shims. The poor pump is straining to put out 2000PSI. The injectors are supposed to pop off at around 1800PSI.
 
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