Bad Rattle and Blue Smoke 03'
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Bad Rattle and Blue Smoke 03'
I was coming home tonight, I had maybe 1000lbs of hay on, I wasn't really pushing it. Then all of a sudden I get this bad rattle coming from the engine, kind of like when you have no oil but a lot worse. There was also a noticeable decrease in power, maybe like one cylinder was out. I was able to make it home another 7 miles. It was dark so I couldn't see how much blue smoke was actually blowing out of the tailpipe until I got into my garage. All temps were normal, good boost and coolant was fine. I can't be certain but the oil level could be a little higher on the dipstick then usual, I can't smell diesel fuel. There are no codes at this time. Any educated guesses out there are welcome.
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Yep, I just found out what the problem is last night. It seems the exhaust valve seat on the #4 cylinder came loose and a 1/4 chunk got on to the piston and marked it up a little. The cylinder is good. So we'll see if they can drop the oil pan and replace the piston or if more has to be done to get at it. The head is off today to the machine shop to be re-done. According this this mechanic he has seen this as a common problem on the 03's on the same cylinder, can anyone confirm?
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