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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 10:46 PM
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Smoking while idling

My truck seems to be smoking just a little bit when it is idling. Just wondering what might be the cause of this. Anybody else have something like this going on ????
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 11:15 PM
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Injectors would be my guess. Pull the EZ off to make sure. Take a chance or have a return flow test done on them.
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by drew03
My truck seems to be smoking just a little bit when it is idling. Just wondering what might be the cause of this. Anybody else have something like this going on ????
Does it happen on startup mostly? Is it white? If it is, it is most likely injectors. If it is black/grey, i would suspect there is too much fueling or a loose turbo/intercooler hose. Turn down the box or take it off to test. If the smoke is blue, then I would suspect oil is burning from the crankcase...How many miles on the beast?

Rob
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