Possible broken injector tip

[OBS-Addiction97]

Long story short I was sitting at a stop light, truck was running great. I pulled away and it started knocking pretty loud and pouring white smoke out of the exhaust.

I pulled over and looked at the harness ect to make sure everything was plugged in, went to try and crank it up and it's hydro locked. Does this sound like a broken injector tip? Or bad O ring? These injectors probably have 3k on them at most.

 

[Swaan]

It could be either one.
Regurdless pull the glow plugs and see what cylinder it is then pull the injector send it back to who ever you bought them from. I suspect a stuck inj or cracked nozzle.
It also could be a inj hold down bolt that was not torqued down properly and backed it self off.

 

[OBS-Addiction97]

Hopefully it's something easy. The exhaust smelled like diesel fuel heavily.

 

[OBS-Addiction97]

Injector tip is cracked. Tim you have a voice mail, need a call.

 

[OBS-Addiction97]

What the heck would cause this?

 

[sootie]

water in fuel?

 

[OBS-Addiction97]

water in fuel?

I don't see how. I'm running Baldwin external filters, one has the water separator. I drain it often.

 

[Magnum PD]

Get dropped?

 

[OBS-Addiction97]

Get dropped?

Not since I've had it. The injectors have been in my truck since February-ish and running great. I just changed the oil two days ago and it's been fine. Just randomly happened today when I took off from a stop light. This was an awesome way to Ruin brand new Schaffers oil. :fustrate:

 

[Magnum PD]

Tim would be the one to ask.

 

[OBS-Addiction97]

Tim would be the one to ask.

Yup.. Just waiting on a returned call.

 

[Magnum PD]

Didn't you throw a rod in an engine?

 

[psduser1]

I had a 100% nozzle do the exact same thing. Same symptoms. Drug it home, r&r ed the injectors, and one new nozzle, new orings, and good to go.

 

[OBS-Addiction97]

Didn't you throw a rod in an engine?

Yes, my original motor threw a rod. I got a used long block and had the injectors sent to Tim when I was in the process of swapping in the new long block to have them gone through.

 

[OBS-Addiction97]

I had a 100% nozzle do the exact same thing. Same symptoms. Drug it home, r&r ed the injectors, and one new nozzle, new orings, and good to go.

It was completely random. I'm hoping no damaged was caused by the broken tip.

 

[bluedge8]

I've heard some people say that hydro'ing the motor will bend a rod, but I don't know if the starter has enough power to bend a rod or not. Hopefully it's not so.

 

[Magnum PD]

Good point.

 

[OBS-Addiction97]

I've heard some people say that hydro'ing the motor will bend a rod, but I don't know if the starter has enough power to bend a rod or not. Hopefully it's not so.

I'm hoping not. I let off as soon as I heard the starter bind. I'm going to send the injector off tomorrow.

 

[lariat 7.3]

I called multiple times last week, left a voice mail. Have a buddy that needs his stock set gone through. Never heard back from Tim

 

[gnxtc2]

Yup.. Just waiting on a returned call.

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Billy T.
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