ITT: We diagnose WTF is going on with my truck

[t4thfavor]

Tonight in addition to some super fun brake issues I've been having for years, I was greeted in my rear view mirror by a gigantic cloud of white smoke. Naturally, I thought my brakes were on fire, so I pull over to check them, nope, they were normal. I then realized that I had some residual white smoke coming out of my exhaust that smelled sweet.

So great, head gasket right? Well not so fast. The truck ran and drove perfectly, no more smoke, after the initial acceleration, and never again for the 5 mile trip home. It behaved like it normally did, no issues at all.

I check the oil, I seem to have a little more than I should, but it's perfectly honey colored (I just changed it like 500 miles ago), no milkshake, nothing.

So is it something with the turbo? I wish this truck would just disappear honestly.

Have a good night, and if you're feeling down, remember, you could be me.

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[diesel924]

EGR cooler

 

[t4thfavor]

EGR cooler

We have an EGR cooler on the ranger? I thought that was a diesel thing?

EDIT: I see the part, I suppose that could account for how coolant got into the exhaust tract and didn't contaminate the oil then.

 

[Msfitoy]

We have an EGR cooler on the ranger? I thought that was a diesel thing?

We do...replace everything that starts with EGR...sooner or later...

 

[Motorpsychology]

We have an EGR cooler on the ranger? I thought that was a diesel thing?

EDIT: I see the part, I suppose that could account for how coolant got into the exhaust tract and didn't contaminate the oil then.

10-4. Cummins' have them too.

 

[Frenchy]

10-4. Cummins' have them too.

Cummins is Diesel......

 

[Motorpsychology]

Cummins is Diesel......

Boy do I know that! I was only confirming @14thfavor
I had a problem with the EGR on the ISX13 in my Kenworth. It kept throwing codes and threatening to derate (go into a limp mode). Company truck, so all it was costing me was miles while I tried to find a Paccar or Cummins shop on the road within the 3 hour derate window. I had three replaced until a Cummins rep came to the Company shop and found it was a $6 harness for the egr sensor.

 

[t4thfavor]

Boy do I know that! I was only confirming @14thfavor
I had a problem with the EGR on the ISX13 in my Kenworth. It kept throwing codes and threatening to derate (go into a limp mode). Company truck, so all it was costing me was miles while I tried to find a Paccar or Cummins shop on the road within the 3 hour derate window. I had three replaced until a Cummins rep came to the Company shop and found it was a $6 harness for the egr sensor.

I got no codes, no change of performance, the only symptom seems to be sweet smelling exhaust.

 

[t4thfavor]

Started it this am and no coolant smoke, coolant level has not changed, opened bottle and started it. No bubbles that I can see. Going to try and pull a vacuum on it and see if that holds. Other than that, I guess I’ll just start throwing parts at it…

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