N14 smoke on deceleration

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  1. Stevekw

    Stevekw Bobtail Member

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    Have a 99 W9, n14. Started having a very slight rough feel/sound week or so ago. Felt like a clogged fuel filter, changed filter same issue. Been getting little worse so taking to shop tmrw. But just today I've noticed when I get on the throttle I get the normal little puff of black smoke, but when I roll out of throttle I get quite a bit of white/grey/blueish smoke . Does this sound like injector? This is my first n14 so not sure what I'm feeling
     
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  3. DUNE-T

    DUNE-T Road Train Member

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    I have a feeling it's injector, $450-500 at any dealer. Don't buy it from private parties, my mechanic told me he witnessed a lot of problems with injectors rebuilt not by Cummins
     
  4. Stevekw

    Stevekw Bobtail Member

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    Yea I'm hoping that's all it is. Going to Kenworth in champaign, il first thing tmrw. They've been pretty good about getting work done pretty quick. Not cheap but what is?
     
  5. X mech

    X mech Light Load Member

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    A friend of mine went to Cummins in Milwaukee they replaced injectors when the whole time it was a loose plug on the side of the head for the injectors. Check your air filter. Sounds like you may have an issue with compression usually rings. That is what happened to me with my Detroit piston rings on number 2 cylinder collapsed.
     
  6. Stevekw

    Stevekw Bobtail Member

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    Right on x mech! Shop called me little bit ago. #2 injector plug on side of engine wasn't making connection. They are running the overhead while they have it.
     
  7. Stevekw

    Stevekw Bobtail Member

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    Ok picked truck up yestetday. The minor miss is gone, but it's still smoking like crazy on deceleration. They test drove it bob tailed so it really doesn't do it unless ur under a load. I have no more blow by than normal, and after 600 miles my oil level hasn't dropped noticeably. The exhaust smells like burning oil rather than raw fuel. Any chance there's oil getting past a seal in turbo, letting some seep out thru exhaust when lifting off pedal? It wouldn't take much to look bad, and I would think if I'm losing oil thru rings I'd notice a change in oil level. Any thoughts apprecitaed
     
  8. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    Usually when an engine smokes blue on deceleration only its worn out valve guides/valve stem seals. Just look at almost any old Powerjoke Ford when they coast downhill lol.
     
  9. Stevekw

    Stevekw Bobtail Member

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    Yea copy that on the Fords, not a fan. Smoke is prbly more grey/white than blue. Just smells like burnt oil, turbo was replaced bout 200k ago by previous owner. But I know he put the cheapest one he could find on it. Guess I'll find out one way or the other!
     
  10. Stevekw

    Stevekw Bobtail Member

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    Well got home and pulled boots off turbo. The fins on front of the shaft were ate to ####, enough slop in it to let it rub housing. You would think a shop charging $100 an hour would check that given the symptoms I told them. Getting a new turbo at Sxhneid diesel in morning.
     
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  11. x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

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    New turbo.. Whoo hoo. You got it!

    Engines should not smoke until temps reach 10 or colder. That much I remember.
     
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