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hilux 3.0TD blue/white smoke at lights
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:41 pm
by peeko22
i have a 03 lux 3.0td and when i pulled up to the lights today a shit load of white and blue smoke came out of the exhuast .... when i took off to pull over got to say 40 km/h it went away
i took a chance on driving home and it would only smoke after i stop at the lights ( very embarassing) and be sweet when cruisin.
boost is all the same and drives the same and i have no idea and its stressin me out
can anyone else help i am outa ideas ????
thanks
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:21 pm
by Willy Hilux
White smoke is unburnt fuel or too much fuel. Ya may need ya injectors cleaned.
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:22 am
by Chucky
Blue smoke is often oil as well.
White can also be water in the fuel.
Is the oil o the dip stick still good?
A coolant pressure check maybe a good idea just to eliminate any problems.
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:43 am
by PJ.zook
If it only smokes at lights when taking off then its most likely youre valve stem seals.
smoke
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:54 am
by stock 4runner
had the same problem with my 2lt as the motors wear they get more blow by to fix mine i had to fit a bigger breather pipe and it all went away had to go from a 1/4 inch line to a 3/4 inch line and no more smoke
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:51 am
by cooter
is it that it only blows smoke at take off or that you only notice it could also be that your turbo is leaking oil
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:49 pm
by lump_a_charcoal
The breather pipe in mine got blocked, and it did strange things for a while, then I cleaned it out, problems went away.
Re: hilux 3.0TD blue/white smoke at lights
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:37 pm
by madrolla68
peeko22 wrote:i have a 03 lux 3.0td and when i pulled up to the lights today a shit load of white and blue smoke came out of the exhuast .... when i took off to pull over got to say 40 km/h it went away
i took a chance on driving home and it would only smoke after i stop at the lights ( very embarassing) and be sweet when cruisin.
boost is all the same and drives the same and i have no idea and its stressin me out
can anyone else help i am outa ideas ????
thanks
Sounds like a turbo problem to me,no back pressure at idle so seal rings leak.Once engine is working and there is back pressure stopping oil from getting past the turbine end seal ring.
Matt