A26 International white/blueish smoke from exhaust

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  1. ambushiz

    ambushiz Bobtail Member

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    I’ve been noticing white blueish smoke coming from my exhaust during my driving. It usually lasts about 5-7sec. It started to happen about 3-4months ago and recently had a check engine light come on ( spn:5319 fmi:31 ) I had the 7th injector cleaned after that code came up an the issue went away until now. Is the 7th injector overspraying and causing this to happen? I was thinking of installing a new injector and hope it solves the issue. What would be the likely cause of this issue?

    - international 2020 A26 with 700k miles
     
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  3. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    I believe you will tend to get white smoke when the DOC is starting to break down. If the DOC has never been replaced then it's a possiblity with the mileage you've put on it.

    @Heavyd knows far more about that engine than I do.
     
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  4. Heavyd

    Heavyd Road Train Member

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    That code is basically saying the regen was successful, but the soot load is still high. You are likely looking at replacing the DOC due to the smoke. The smoke is an indicator of an inefficient DOC. Soot loading codes would require at least removing the DPF, getting it baked, cleaned and flow tested. If it passes the visual and flow test, reinstall with a new DOC. To cover your bases, you are likely looking at replacing both the DOC and DPF with that mileage.
     
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