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Missing oil cap

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by Throngil, Oct 9, 2012.

  1. Oct 9, 2012 #1
    Throngil

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    Just finished polishing tractor unit sterling with Detroit series 60 left oil cap off motor drove truck oil everywhere have cleaned motor and body as much as possible and replaced both air filters (they were black) now tractor unit smoking out stacks white smoke when engine warm not cold not burning oil or using water engine power good and engine temp and oil pressure normal is the white smoke from leaving oil cap off turbo ok to white smoke usually sign of bad turbo
     
    Throngil, Oct 9, 2012
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  3. Oct 9, 2012 #2
    PackRatTDI

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    Does it only blow white smoke at idle?
     
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  4. Oct 9, 2012 #3
    Superhauler

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    how much oil did it blow out. prbably nothing to worry about. could of suck some oil in the breather tubes past the air filters and it will take a while to clear out. a small amount of oil goes a long way.
     
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  5. Oct 11, 2012 #4
    WideSkyND

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    Okay, okay,so what actually happened,anything or just some surface oil and air cleaner contamination?
    Suspense!!
     
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  7. Oct 11, 2012 #5
    CondoCruiser

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    Did you leave the cap off or did it blow off?? An engine has to breathe. It sounds like you were building pressure in the crankcase. Check to make sure the vent tube isn't clogged. All it takes is a couple days of being shut down and an unsuspecting dirt dobber will clog her up.

    If you just left the cap off, coincidental things happen all the time and it can be the turbo.
     
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  8. Oct 11, 2012 #6
    gerardo1961

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    1 time i was doing a oilchange and the guy forget to put the cap on i was driving more then 200 miles with this after when i stop the hold engine was dirty ,only i wash the truck and everything was ok ,i was loosing only less then 1 gallon oil ,after no problems,no smoke everything was normal ,my engine is a c13 ,500 hp (Mr.Haney-c 13 european file tuning)
     
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  9. Jan 6, 2021 #8
    u klutzy

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    find out who did it and get it back
     
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