Brief puff of white smoke on highway

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  1. Manfrmbklyn23

    Manfrmbklyn23 Bobtail Member

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    International 9200i C15 475HP for the last few days, every so often on the highway (mostly hills) the truck will bog out or become sluggish and let off a medium cloud of white smoke. It happens very quickly and then it's back to running normal again. Almost never happens during local driving. Strictly at higher speeds and I could be imagining this but it seems like hills make it worst. Any clues as to what this can be?
     
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  3. Truck engine machinist

    Truck engine machinist Light Load Member

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    Could be combustion gases getting past the injector fuel o-rings, causing injector misfire under heavy load. Does it go away while still under heavy load, or is it when the load lessens?
     
  4. 4x4_Welder

    4x4_Welder Medium Load Member

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    White is unburnt fuel or water, if it isn't losing coolant then it's probably related to the DPF. How often does it regen?
     
  5. Manfrmbklyn23

    Manfrmbklyn23 Bobtail Member

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    Hey guys, thanks for helping out. Just left the shop and it turned out to just be a really dirty water separator fuel filter. Thank goodness! I had them out my injectors on the computer just for my piece of mind and they are fine. Lucky me. I will sleep good tonight.
     
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