5 9 Cummins white smoke at idle

At my final fill up I noticed that while idling while fueling that the truck was blowing white smoke at idle. I have white smoke and rough idle. Every now and then it seams to stall for just a second at take off.

In order to be able to post messages on the Dodge Cummins Diesel Forum forums, you must first register. Cummings High idle is likely jammed linkage, such as installing a manual transmission engine into an automatic and having the transmission control valve cable pulling the linkage partially open. It does start after about seconds, but the smoke continues, as does the rough idle , it smooths out when revved to about 1k.

Re: white smoke and rough idle the only funny part about this is that everyone i talk to says head gasket but all along ive been saying no and nobody believes me but the bad thing is cummins you described it exactly and that concerns me. Blowing white smoke is a red flag for your diesel engine, yet we see this happen all the time to our customers. In many cases, white smoke emanating from the tailpipe (often at idle once the engine reached operating temperature) typically means a worn out injector. On the common rail Cummins , white smoke is more characteristic of an injector problem. If the exhaust smells almost like bug spray, it is.

L Cummins engine, and I am having some problems. Sometimes when it is col the truck sputters and blows white smoke , and it takes a few minutes to clear out. They smoked on start-up and for minutes after until broker shut them off. He says its normal for the Cummins mechanical diesels to emit white smoke until well warmed up.

Is this true with your experience? Replacement Injectors. If the smoke clears in less than minute, this would be normal depending on temperature and altitude. Blue white smoke that burns your eyes, is un-burnt fuel, cold temperatures, high altitude and excessive idle time all mean cold combustion. Leaking injector s can cause white to blueish smoke.

In this article we’ll troubleshoot low power, or the engine just not running right. If you start the engine, and immediately floor it, it will get to a. Hi CJLennon, Cummins recommends using the dial indicator method for setting non (top stop) injectors. TDC and plunger lift to determine timing. Injector and poor fuel problems can typically be cleared up by treating the truck with Diesel Extreme.

White smoke is caused by either unburned fuel or coolant. Causes of Diesel Engine Smoke - By Color. A brand new diesel engine running at full load will experience a little bit of blow-by upon startup. Blow-by is a condition where diesel fuel, air and vapor are pushed past the rings into the crankcase of the engine.

Truck was let go back to the credit union from the man who bought it originally from the dealer. He said he didnt want the truck because they wouldnt fix the problem with it. Excessive smoke from exhaust!

It also is very low in power. I do not believe your white smoke is oil but fuel from your VP4 I heard this same story (and had it happen to me) too many times. You may be loosing oil in the form of a leak but the white smoke your talking about sounds more like fuel which leads me to believe your VPis saying bye bye.

Last week we got fuel from a brand new place and the next day while unloading (hopper bottom) there was a lot of white smoke coming from the exhaust. It was a cold morning so I thought it was starting to gel up. When I left it smoked real bad but ran great.

It started rough our first cold day here a while back, so I thought I should change the fuel filter, I di then I got a leak from the water sensor on the bottom, (poor design IMO to put it there), ran fine for weeks, with the small leak, then the other day started idled fine, as i drove to the highway it jerked a few times, ran a little rough on the highway, and really rough at the lights. Troubleshooting Cummins Diesel Engines , Troubleshooting Procedures and Techniques This guide describes some typical engine operating problems, their causes, and some acceptable corrections to those problems.