white smoke!!

bradleyrl · #1 (**permalink**) 02-26-2007, 07:04 AM

Well my worst powerstroke fears have happened. yesterday i was cruzin' about 70, got into it to pass a car, made the pass around 85 and let out of it. when i did the pass i relized i still had edge on hi so i flipped it to low as i was coasting back to 70. with in 30 seconds of flipping the switch, my truck began acting as if i ran out of fuel(gauge shows almost half). When i tried to restart starter would ingage but would not turn the motor. I trailered it to a buddies house(about an hour later) and tried to start it again. this time it did start, didn't sound right and white smoke poured out of the tail pipe. i fear the worst and i am out of warrenty. now the batteries are to weak and when i hook up jumper cables they arced pretty big ( pretty big short). Would somthing electrical cause white smoke? do i have more than one prob?
good diesel mechinics are non-exsistant in my small town. will have to trailer to the city later in the week!!!

99Smokin73Stroker · #2 (**permalink**) 02-26-2007, 10:57 AM

The first thing I would do is remove any/all aftermarket programming like the Edge tuner you're using.

**SCUFFY828** · #3 (**permalink**) 02-26-2007, 11:06 AM

you egr cooler blew out ,need to get egr cooler and oil cooler replaced , the oil cooler gets restricted and causes egr cooler to blow out due to heat , and change oil and filter also ,and if your dealer is picky i would pul the edge off , not that it caused your problem ,but that way you wont have any problems

720Deere · #4 (**permalink**) 02-26-2007, 11:18 AM

Too late to remove the Edge, fellows. He stated that he is out of warranty. It sounds like time to cough up some bucks for an EGR cooler.

**SCUFFY828** · #5 (**permalink**) 02-26-2007, 11:25 AM

i see that now ,do not just put the egr cooler on ,like i said before, the oil cooler is what causes the egr cooler to blow out

**SCUFFY828** · #6 (**permalink**) 02-26-2007, 11:27 AM

just curious ,how many miles on your truck and what year

bradleyrl · #7 (**permalink**) 02-26-2007, 12:09 PM

it is a 2003 with 107000 miles. what kind of money are we talking?!?

**SCUFFY828** · #8 (**permalink**) 02-26-2007, 12:39 PM

got to hate that , i just priced the parts , about 1200. 00 retail ,you might be able to buy them cheaper , depending on labor rate ,we charge 10.0 labor to replace those parts ,our labor rate is 85.00 an hour , you might have to replace egr valve too