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Old Nov 4, 2011 | 02:17 PM
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Hey guys, think I have injector(s) leaking fuel. I have the really rough/hard starting with the smoke in the picture and REALLY rough idle till the engine gets up to about 70*F ish.

Here's a pic of the exhaust smoke that I want to verify and figure others can use it for comparison as well.

 
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Old Nov 4, 2011 | 08:43 PM
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Are you getting any codes?
 
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 01:14 AM
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nope, no codes, no check engine light. It runs like a top once it warms up a little...
 
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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 11:11 PM
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White smoke isn't just Fuel it's also Oil. I have a local Stealer Diesel Mechanic he has shown and shared allot with me. They have a Chrysler programer tool that can diagnose injector issue to very fine detail. Pay to have it done, the high injection PSI will burn a hole into your pistion. Warm up has nothing to do with.
 
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Old Jan 8, 2012 | 02:51 PM
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Dealing with the same problem. Injector is leaking a bit sitting. It will go on for a while like that but eventually you will get a hellacious amount of smoke and then eventually start setting a misfire code. You can sniff it for coolant or oil and will probably just smell the emissions with a lot of water dripping out caused by the catalytic converter trying to deal with all that fuel.

It will also eat up that plug so you can wait for a code to set to see which one it is and then replace your plug (plugs if due) and the injector. If it starts setting the code and you get a hard start do not try to start it. I did and blew the rocker arm off so now I have to do both the injector and pull the cam cover to reset that rocker arm.
 
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