Have an 01 Cummins that has been having power and dead pedal issues. Put a new Lift pump on it, because the stock one wasn't doing anything, then last week it lost all power and started smoking ... BAD I'm talking fogging out a 4 lane highway just trying to maintain speed.
got it home and read the codes, 216 and 230. Installed new VP44, dead pedal gone and power has returned, but it is still smoking and now sounds like it is missing on at least one cylinder, and the engine is bouncing all over the place under the hood.

Wondering if a bad injector can cause all this?

I know a bad lift pump will cause the VP44 to fail, but will it also cause damage to injectors?

Any Ideas or Advice welcome

thanks

Hooligan

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OK Just went and started it again and now see that there is also smoke coming from the overflow on the front of the timing cover

 

erik how long did you run it with it smoking like that? allmost sounds like an injector tip cracked on ya, and possibly damaged a piston

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.....or it dropped a valve

 

Maybe 10 miles to get back home after smoking started Parked it till I got your Pump.
then after putting the new VP on it today I went probably 2 miles to see if it would clear up when it got warm, That's when I heard the knocking.

Hooligan

 

i would pull the injectors out just to be safe....fuel can cause a pretty good knock

 

That's what I was thinking as well. Don't suppose you have an extra set of injectors laying around? (I have a VP44 I could send ya )

 

yes sir i do....you want stockers or 150's for a little boot?

 

would like 150s, but right now I mainly need to get the truck back up and running.
I'll give you a call and lets see what we can do. you at the shop?

Hooligan

 

i am allways around one of the 2 numbers....just give me a call on the cell in about an hour or hour in a half if ya dont mind

 

Cool man, I'll give you a ring in a bit.

Thanks

Hooligan

 

#4 injector was the culprit, Pulled it out and it was all funked up.
Got the 150s in this morning and everything is great.
Knock and white smoke are gone, Tons of power and thick black smoke only when it should.

Thanks Dustin for the pump and the Injectors

Hooligan