Hey guys so I recently bought a 94 f350 and when I first fire it up in the morning it smokes pretty bad for about 5-10 minutes and I'm pretty new to diesel engine so I was wondering if there are any common problems that could cause this. Truck is a 2wheel drive dually I believe pre power stroke(don't know what the difference is) with a zf5s42. Any help or info on the truck is appreciated

 

Need more details ? Which Engine?, Mileage?, color smoke?, runs rough ?, outside temperaturetup?, etc..etc.... give us more info !

 

Engine is a 7.3 turbo about 230000 average temp in the morning is anywhere from 40 to 50 degrees smoke is white

 

Moved.

If this rig turns out not to be a 94.5 MY, We'll get this moved one forum down.

Stewart

 

The guys here will still need to make sure which engine you have.

The 8th digit of your VIN will determine the motor.

F=Power Stroke with factory turbo
K=IDI with factory turbo
M=IDI without turbo

If it smokes white until warm, then it could be bad glow plug relay, some bad glow plugs, bad UVCH, leaking injector, or burning coolant. To narrow it down, please give more info on which motor you have.

Kevin