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Had one episode this weekend while accelerating onto interstate, where my trucks engine stumbled and at the same time a lot of white smoke exited the exhaust. Is this consistent with regen or perhaps a problem I need to get checked out? Thanks to all who respond.
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Had this happen twice. 1st time I took it in and they updated the software and stated that the truck was overfueling. Second time was deep-water fording and a bit of H2O splashed into the intake and got the filter wet. After the one puff of smoke that was it.
If you have not been crossing a river, I would take her in for a once over.
If you have not been crossing a river, I would take her in for a once over.
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Had mine put James Bond smoke over two lanes of traffic, for about a 1/2 mile, coming into Denver. Came down a long down hill (Aprox 2 miles) in trailer tow to keep off the brakes. Got to the bottom and pushed the throttle, bam smoke screen. it was around 5 deg. outside. I worried about it for awhile, but truck ran normal. Thaught maybe DPF crack, but truck is still running normal after 1200 miles later. I've heard people here mention overfueling durring cold opperation and regeneration and my occurance definately pushed both instances.
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could have been. It was hard to see thru the mirrors and still sotp from impact. It was a ton of steam or smoke. My main point was that if it happens and the truck runs correct afterwords it may have had to do with exhaust temp. not the engine.
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could have been. It was hard to see thru the mirrors and still stop from impact. It was a ton of steam or smoke. My main point was that if it happens and the truck runs correct afterwords it may have had to do with exhaust temp. not the engine.
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It wasn't cold out, and I wasn't fording any rivers, but I was pulling a small trailer. Less than 5k pounds. I guess I will run it by the dealer and see what he says. What is meant by "overfueling" and are there any additional indications associated with "overfueling"? Thanks
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White Smoke
I was following a guy in an 08 and saw that truck do exactly what your describing. Huge cloud of white (Diesel Smelled) smoke. It did it from the time he got in front of me till when he turned off (roughly 4-5 miles)
Personally I'm going to hold onto our 00 & 03 7.3L's till the 6.4 has been around a little longer. Besides the new ULSD isn't widely available in our neck of the woods yet. Of the 5-6 places I regularly get fuel only one has pulled the stickers off of the pumps that states it's not recommended to fuel an 07 or newer diesel powered vehicle from this pump.
Could they just be waiting to assure they've cleared the tanks to avoid the liability?
There are quite a few 08's running arouond here and I can't imagine they are all going to just 1 station.
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Personally I'm going to hold onto our 00 & 03 7.3L's till the 6.4 has been around a little longer. Besides the new ULSD isn't widely available in our neck of the woods yet. Of the 5-6 places I regularly get fuel only one has pulled the stickers off of the pumps that states it's not recommended to fuel an 07 or newer diesel powered vehicle from this pump.
Could they just be waiting to assure they've cleared the tanks to avoid the liability?
There are quite a few 08's running arouond here and I can't imagine they are all going to just 1 station.
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Originally Posted by JKATTY
It wasn't cold out, and I wasn't fording any rivers, but I was pulling a small trailer. Less than 5k pounds. I guess I will run it by the dealer and see what he says. What is meant by "overfueling" and are there any additional indications associated with "overfueling"? Thanks
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Originally Posted by Demolition
The tech told me that too much fuel was being dumped in the cylinders. He also stated that was the cause of the soot on the tips of my exhaust. He said that he checked for a cracked DPF and that it appeared to be fine. After the software update, the truck ran great without a recurrance of the event (until I got the filter wet). As a side note though, I still have sooty pipes but it does not smoke that I can see.