Puff of grey/blue when starting after sitting for a while.
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From: Pemberton, BC / Stanwood, WA
Puff of grey/blue when starting after sitting for a while.
Anyone else experience this?
Anyone had problems with leaking injectors or valve guide seals?
Your insight is always appreciated.
Anyone had problems with leaking injectors or valve guide seals?
Your insight is always appreciated.
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Mine used to puff a bit of white after a long sit. If its just a puff on startup, and only on occasion, I wouldnt worry about it none.
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It's pretty consistent. Every morning and every time I fire it up after a 10 hour shift at work.
Definately grey versus white.
If it were to be oil from the valve guide seals I wouldn't be terribly worried.
My main concern is that if an injector(s) is leaking, I'd hate to have a hydraulic lockup if it were to sit for more than just over night.
Is there a product I can dump in the tank that would be safe to try and clean the injectors befor I think about a trip to the dealer? Dealer is three hours away so I'd like to minimize those trips.
Definately grey versus white.
If it were to be oil from the valve guide seals I wouldn't be terribly worried.
My main concern is that if an injector(s) is leaking, I'd hate to have a hydraulic lockup if it were to sit for more than just over night.
Is there a product I can dump in the tank that would be safe to try and clean the injectors befor I think about a trip to the dealer? Dealer is three hours away so I'd like to minimize those trips.
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The oil is good......awesome since deletion of egr and dpf.
I figured that the change oil indicator was only prompted by either engine time or milage. Correct me if I'm wrong but I doubt there is any on board analysis or measurement of engine oil.
I figured that the change oil indicator was only prompted by either engine time or milage. Correct me if I'm wrong but I doubt there is any on board analysis or measurement of engine oil.
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Could this be from glow plugs/heating grid not functioning properly? I say this because I see not 1 but 6 impulses during the puff that comes out.
Also, I had a CEL come on while driving and could not pull any codes with my H&S console. I did manage to clear it and it has not reappeared. Is there another way to retrieve the code(s) without a trip to the dealer?
If I do have to go to the dealer, do I have to remove the H&S stock program and dpf delete pipe for them to hook up their obd diagnostics?
Also, I had a CEL come on while driving and could not pull any codes with my H&S console. I did manage to clear it and it has not reappeared. Is there another way to retrieve the code(s) without a trip to the dealer?
If I do have to go to the dealer, do I have to remove the H&S stock program and dpf delete pipe for them to hook up their obd diagnostics?
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