Attention: TDR Forum Junkies I drove to Alvarado,Tx from Corpus Christi,Tx on friday afternoon 5-Sept-08. I had SMARTY #9 with no REVO adjustments programmed. I went the back way up I-77, so there was a bunch of start and stop in small towns. I drove conservatively with a few exceptions to get around couple idiots. Truck ran great. This is a 7 hour trip.
Saturday morning 6-Sept-08 truck started fine but extremely rough idle. When I started rolling there was a terrible clattering sound and a tremendous amout of white smoke from the tailpipe. I stopped, turned off truck, scanned-no codes, set back to stock. I checked to see if oil was contaminated and it appeared normal-black. It was not milky, nor did it smell like fuel. Truck still idling rough, but driveable. A long-time friend in Alvarado,a good diesel mechanic, happened to be in town and I met him to see what could be problem. After truck warmed up would still produce white if pedal mashed.
The tube from the turbo to the intercooler appeared to be delaminating and had migrated about 1/8 inch, so we performed a "field-repair" with rtv and duck tape. I replaced air filter which was kinda nasty and 25k overdue-oops. Now truck will make a "chuff" of black when pedal mashed-it never did this before in stock form. On the return trip to Corpus truck ran great.
Questions---WTF happened? Is it ok to go back to SMARTY? I likey the acceleration and throttle response at high speeds. Should I replace the rubbers on the intercooler? I have heard timing issues can cause white smoke. Could there be too much timing in SMARTY #9? I have also heard of injectors going out in 03 and early 04 trucks such as mine. I still have 5k worth of warranty. Should I take truck to a reputable dealership?
Thanks in advance
Andy
Saturday morning 6-Sept-08 truck started fine but extremely rough idle. When I started rolling there was a terrible clattering sound and a tremendous amout of white smoke from the tailpipe. I stopped, turned off truck, scanned-no codes, set back to stock. I checked to see if oil was contaminated and it appeared normal-black. It was not milky, nor did it smell like fuel. Truck still idling rough, but driveable. A long-time friend in Alvarado,a good diesel mechanic, happened to be in town and I met him to see what could be problem. After truck warmed up would still produce white if pedal mashed.
The tube from the turbo to the intercooler appeared to be delaminating and had migrated about 1/8 inch, so we performed a "field-repair" with rtv and duck tape. I replaced air filter which was kinda nasty and 25k overdue-oops. Now truck will make a "chuff" of black when pedal mashed-it never did this before in stock form. On the return trip to Corpus truck ran great.
Questions---WTF happened? Is it ok to go back to SMARTY? I likey the acceleration and throttle response at high speeds. Should I replace the rubbers on the intercooler? I have heard timing issues can cause white smoke. Could there be too much timing in SMARTY #9? I have also heard of injectors going out in 03 and early 04 trucks such as mine. I still have 5k worth of warranty. Should I take truck to a reputable dealership?
Thanks in advance
Andy
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