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RamGuy2500
Explorer
Jul 12, 2016

Help...6.7 CTD smoking (update: Cracked injector)

Took the truck out for the 4th of July on a long haul and now my truck is blowing white smoke during acceleration. I'm completely stock and don't abuse my truck. All fluids and gauges look good. Wh...
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carringb
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Jul 20, 2016
FishOnOne wrote:
spoon059 wrote:
Any idea what caused the cracked injector?


It happens. Most likely a manufacturing defect.


Or more likely mis-handling. Injectors are loaded in special totes to keep keep them isolated. But there's always the risk of Mr. Butterfingers being at work on any given day. Crack likely started before it was installed, then grew with heat cycles.

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