[Sparkplug23]

I was driving home one day and my engine just began to sound like it was knocking out of nowhere and rough idle at red light. Getting the rpm's up it seams to smooth out and noticed whitish smoke coming from exhaust every time I took off from a red light. So I ended up replacing the injectors and cups , valve cover gaskets, new harnesses, Also new high pressure oil lines as well. After cranking for a while it finally fired up and I let it idle for a while...during this time the engine was running rough shaking a bit and after 15 minutes of idle I revved it up and in high rpm it is smooth running. I know they say to drive it around for a bit of a trip before it will smooth out again but I noticed that there was oil dripping from the bottom seams of the muffler....small puddle of oil after 15 minutes of idle....what could cause this? ???

 

[Hendy]

Welcome to PSN

do you have a code reader to read the codes with? that may make this a lot easier

My first thought is you could have a bad seal in your turbo, ( that would be scary as that can cause your motor to runaway)

 

[Sparkplug23]

Ok. Ill hook my scanner up and see what it says. I only have a basic reader. I am just right now noticing the oil soaked on the turbo

 

[Hendy]

A basic reader is probably not gonna be able to read the truck as they require a more "heavy duty scanner"

If it doesn't work Forscan is a good alternative, ( I'm bad at explaining so @Jax could you help me explain)

 

[Jax]

Welcome to PSN!

1. Get FORScan scanning software for Fords (free) and an OBDII reader. Greatest troubleshooting tool ever! I do not have financial interest in this tool. I just love it.
$12 for the 1-year PC license (not necc) and $7 for the android. OBDII reader $20-$60.

2. DO NOT throw parts at it . . . if you must, then make them Motorcraft parts. Ford diesels are quite particular about their sensors.

3. Come back with the codes. Lots and lots of smart people here!

It looks bad, with that oil where it is. Remove the air intake hose, reach through the boot, and see if you can wiggle the turbine. If you have blown the turbo, oil smoke / mist can go through the air cooler and you could have a run-away engine!

If you have oil at your muffler, you may have blown a head gasket. All signs point to DON'T START OR DRIVE IT UNTIL YOU CAN IT FOR CODES!!!

 

[Sparkplug23]

Ok. Im going to scan it to c if anything comes up. Thankyou.

 

[Sparkplug23]

When I scanned it. It hasn't shown any codes but like I said I only own a basic reader

 

[Jax]

When I scanned it. It hasn't shown any codes but like I said I only own a basic reader

As @Hendy said above, most scanners won't pull the Ford Heavy Truck codes.

Get FORScan and a reader, or pay someone to scan it for you.

 

[Hendy]

You can have a mechanic scan it for you but they may charge more than you would pay for Forscan, ( some shops charge an hour of shop time even if it only takes a couple minutes )

 

[matthewd11]

Did you suction out the cylinders after all the oil/fuel leaked in after removing the injectors? The exhaust can fill up with oil if you didn’t get all the oil out. Take it for a ride and burn it off. If it still continues to leak take a look at the turbo first.