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PLEASE help!! hard to start, and extremely sluggish behavior

Old Jan 22, 2012 | 09:02 PM
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Blue can mean oil or fuel as well, depending on smell.
 
Old Jan 22, 2012 | 09:03 PM
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how could the fuel be going out the exhaust?
 
Old Jan 22, 2012 | 09:06 PM
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I'm thinking blown seal in the turbo. Do you have a boost guage? If so does it ever stick?

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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 09:11 PM
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It's from an engine that's unable to run at operating temp (stuck open thermostat) or an uncovered radiator in cold temps. You'll get a light blue colored exhaust, that will smell like fuel.

I looked up a tech thread on cleaning the EGR (it'll get blocked up from soot, causing the same issues). But it's a no go as the pictures on what to look for are deleted.
 
Old Jan 22, 2012 | 09:15 PM
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i dont have a boost gauge, but i could probably take the turbo out and check the seals on it.

and i already cleaned the EGR spotless and that only fixed the problem for 1 day.
 
Old Jan 22, 2012 | 09:23 PM
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May have to check it again. This time if it's coated w/ soot, be only one reason. Incomplete combustion from lack of air. Other words, your turbo is out, or it's so gummed up with soot, it needs cleaned out.
 
Old Jan 22, 2012 | 09:36 PM
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Ok will get around to checking the egr again. That thing is a pain in the *** to get out. So theres no reason to buy a new turbo? I can just clean it and change the seals?
 


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