Does this looks okay? (pic)

sethc24 · Sep 17, 2011

Im not sure if my injector o-rings need replacing or not how does the color of the fuel look?

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Aaron S · Sep 17, 2011

I havent seen a bowl with oil mixed in it before, but that looks the same as my bowl full of fuel when it was on there.

RBernardi · Sep 17, 2011

It looks like it needs some corral reefs and maybe a sting ray and shark swimming in it!!

Aaron S · Sep 17, 2011

Are you having a problem with the engine?

sethc24 · Sep 17, 2011

Ya its been using oil about 2 quarts in 700k of driving. Also its puffing a cloud of blue smoke on startup.

Magnum PD · Sep 17, 2011

RBernardi said:
It looks like it needs some corral reefs and maybe a sting ray and shark swimming in it!!

I would taste it and make sure if it was me.

sethc24 · Sep 17, 2011

lol ewww i dont think i am going to try that lol.

Pstroke96 · Sep 17, 2011

sethc24 said:
Ya its been using oil about 2 quarts in 700k of driving. Also its puffing a cloud of blue smoke on startup.

i wouldnt worry about it as long as its not a ton of smoke. pretty much all 7.3's smoke some on startup. some oil consumption is normal also i burn around 1-1.5 qts per 5k i wouldnt worry about 2 qts in 700k LOL

Magnum PD · Sep 17, 2011

Your avatar is all I'm going to looking at from now on. damnit

BigAlsPSD · Sep 17, 2011

If you are only using 2 qts in 700,000 miles, you are doing pretty good, LOL.
Sorry just had to do it.

Your bowl looks just fine. Although that oil loss is considered normal by international, do you have any oil in the valley? Tailpipe? Have you modified your CCV?

sethc24 · Sep 17, 2011

Sorry not 700,000k lol. I mean 700 km of driving. No oil in the valley or tailpipe. Yes my ccv dumps by a 3/4 heater hose under neath the bed.

So 2-2.5 quarts of oil consumption in 700 kilometres of driving is Normal?

My parents truck ( a 7.3 too) Uses nothing between oil changes.

Pstroke96 · Sep 17, 2011

some oil use is to be expected, but thats excessive, 700km is about 440 miles, something is wrong there, somebody who knows more will chime in with better advive

sethc24 · Sep 17, 2011

I took off the oil filler cap and put it on the filler tube. Started the motor and the cap DID NOT blow off. There is zero external oil leaks on the motor. New oil pan etc.

Will leaking valve seals cause this?. Can injectors leak oil internally?.

Even with a chip the engine seems very lacking in power. I may do a compression test.

Tom S · Sep 18, 2011

I would suspect injector orings way before valve train issues.

kadeninabnitt · Sep 18, 2011

is there any oil in the turbo inlet? before i rebuilt my turbo the seals were leaking and causing mine to burn oil.

lincolnlocker · Sep 18, 2011

how many miles are on the truck

sethc24 · Sep 18, 2011

311,000 kilometres on the truck, eh. I replaced the injector o-rings with new alliant ones about 2k ago. Does my fuel in the bowl look like i might of nicked an o-ring or something?

No oil in turbo inlet, tailpipe, no oil condensation on the back of the compressor housing.

On a side note. When you guys have replaced your injector o-rings how do you put the new o-rings on the injector? Do you use a o-ring pick? Also do you just put a light coat of oil on the injectors before putting them in or do you submerge them in oil for 5 minutes before?

neverkickn · Sep 18, 2011

I just roll the orings on with my fingertips. Oil the oring and slide it on then oil the injector as a whole and pop it in the bore.

sethc24 · Sep 18, 2011

hmmm i used a pick to put em on. I wonder if i nicked an o-ring or 2.

I can pick up an alliant set from riffraff diesel for 60$. I might just buy another set and do them again to be sure. Probably replace some glowplugs too. But i wont go through with it until i do a compression test.