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Old 05-05-2010, 10:58 PM
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Lately i been having alot of white smoke coming out of my tail pipe. Whats wrong?
 
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Old 05-06-2010, 08:02 AM
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When is it smoking and what does it smell like?

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Does it only smoke until it warms up? Does it smell like diesel fuel or anti-freeze? Check your coolant.
 

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Old 05-06-2010, 10:26 PM
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idk how to really describe what it smells like and my coolant is full and it smokes all day at times
 
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Old 05-06-2010, 10:59 PM
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White smoke probably from unburned fuel and not anti-freeze. Could be caused by loose injectors or low compression.
 
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Old 05-07-2010, 11:25 AM
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how can i check the injectors
 
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Old 05-07-2010, 02:03 PM
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Order up a set of injector O rings... remove all your injectors and then reinstall them... You have an injector that has burned thru the copper or one of the O rings...


Of course it might be your turbo as well. This happens all the time.
 
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Old 05-09-2010, 12:43 PM
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could the o-ring going out give me bad mpg
 
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Old 05-09-2010, 02:15 PM
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Not really, bad turbo can, low compression can...
 
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Old 05-09-2010, 10:35 PM
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what are the signs of a bad turbo
 
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Old 08-25-2010, 12:12 PM
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If it smells like coolant then what could be the problem? A buddy of mine started white smokin bad and it kind of smelled like coolant. Any answer's would be nice.
 


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