Gangles
Veteran Member
Recently I sprayed some PB Blaster on my VNT actuator to help resolve an underboost condition. It seemed to have worked as I have boost now. This was over a week ago. Drove home last night. 0 issues, no smoke. This morning, got in my car and it was fine for the first 10 minutes. Then I started seeing smoke, but no issues with acceleration or anything. The smoke got worse and was basically a James Bond smoke screen at times. On the highway, under load, there was not much of any smoke. On the back roads there was smoke when idling/letting off the gas, or if I pushed the pedal to the floor. After my 25 minute drive to work I parked it and took the video below. The smoke smells slightly of oil, though I wasn't trying to shove my face in it.
Head gasket? EGR cooler? Something else going on?
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6_5BYSeKuU
Also, I am assuming a compression/cylinder tester for a gas engine will not work for a diesel? The one I have I used on my former LS1 Trans Am. It screws into the spark plug holes in the cylinder head.
Thanks,
-Rick
Head gasket? EGR cooler? Something else going on?
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6_5BYSeKuU
Also, I am assuming a compression/cylinder tester for a gas engine will not work for a diesel? The one I have I used on my former LS1 Trans Am. It screws into the spark plug holes in the cylinder head.
Thanks,
-Rick
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