I have a 2000 F250 7.3 and I have a ton of white smoke coming from the exhaust. I'm not making oil and the coolant is clean. I have replaced the CPS, starter solenoid, and put in a new battery. I believe it is a stuck open injector, but I'm not sure how to test for which one it is without bringing it to the dealership. Any tips?
It's always smoking. It started as soon as I took it off cruise control on a 490 mile drive. I replaced one because the previous owner had just replaced the other one.
This is my first diesel also so I don't know that much about them. Anyway I can test to find out which one without pulling each one? How could I test for a bad nozzle?
Can you go into more detail of the "it won't turn over"?
Does it try to turn over?
Does it make any noises when trying to turn it over?
Does it loose electrical power when trying to turn over?
Go back to checking the batteries. Sounds like one is bad, not charged, or not making good connection. I would first use a voltage meter and check battery voltage when the lights are on and then when cranking. If the voltage is low (below 11v) then you need to check the battery circuits. When testing these batteries, you need to unhook one of them and then test. If they are hooked together, a good battery can hide a bad battery. If they are good, you need to look for bad connections which are usually hot when used due to high resistance.
Your injectors won't fire if battery voltage drops below a certain value which I think is 10v.
I have already checked the turbo and that's good. The truck has plenty of power. how hard will it be to pull each injector? I don't know anyone with a scanner and I'm trying not to bring it to a shop
If that's is the case, I'd unplug one side first so you can narrow down which side is having the problem and you wouldn't have to pull a valve cover until you found the side.
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