Why is my Prado blowing smoke?
there is a likely chance one or more of the injector sealing o rings have split. On occasions this problem is only experienced when the vehicle is left on an incline, thus indicating the front injector is most likely the one at fault.
What causes white smoke when starting a diesel engine?
According to Zack Ellison at Cummins, “White smoke is an indication of unburned diesel fuel. Normally, it would happen at startup in cold weather with lower compression engines and retarded timing. You get an incomplete combustion during startup and it causes raw diesel fuel to come out of the stack.”
Why do I get white smoke when I start my Prado?
The oil weeps past the seal, onto the valve stem. When the engine starts it burns off causing the smoke. However, valve stem seals usually only leak if the valves are worn anyway and flogging around. Otherwise they just go straight in and out of the seal lubricated by a smear of oil and dont stretch the seal.
Why does my Toyota Prado have blue smoke at start up?
Just to expand a bit, worn valve stem seals normally show up as BLUE smoke at start up after being parked overnight. The oil weeps past the seal, onto the valve stem. When the engine starts it burns off causing the smoke.
Why is my Toyota Hilux blowing white smoke?
Copy and paste from baileys diesel site “Your Hilux or Prado has white smoke and a rattle after cold start. This is usually caused by the leaking injector seal we talked about. A simple check for this is to park the truck, nose down, overnight. In the morning, if the symptoms are worse, your common rail injectors are failing.
What does it mean when your car is blowing white smoke?
Get the fuel system serviced if you’re worried about it (especially the injectors). A faulty turbo can can also cause white smoke but it would be fairly noticeable due to the noise it would make. creampuff writes… White smoke indicates burning coolant. Burning coolant usually indicates a head gasket problem. No its a deisel.