nitroguy
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I'm planning on having a mechanic do a compression check before I do anything, but to help my smoking problem (doc's been telling me for years...) I'd like to have a plan for moving forward. At walmart, I saw these. Which would you recommend? (let's number each bottle: 1-5 in order from left to right, to make it easier to make suggestions.)
To recap: I've got a '93 IDIT with 195k miles on it, that has been smoking a bit, ever increasing to the point now where it's all but undriveable. I'm losing coolant at the rate of 1.5 gallons every 100 miles or so (it's getting expensive!!!). Color of the smoke is white, but it seems to be getting blue-er with time. Observations:
*There's oil in my coolant. Especially in the recovery tank. It's dry of coolant with a 1/4" thick sludge layer on the bottom.
*Coolant recovery bottle has a hose that drops down to the bottom of it. (Could that be the blue smoke? It's sucking up oil from there?)
*There's no coolant in my oil. In the 2,000 miles I've owned it, I haven't had to put a drop of oil in it. Dipstick reads maybe 1/2 quart low, but it's far from the "add" mark, so I left it until I change it (which will be soon, I think).
*Mechanic said there is significant blow-by coming up the dipstick tube when dipstick is removed.
*Injectors are OEM, pump replaced "5 years ago" (whatever that means)
*Glowplugs are unknown, but it starts like a champ no matter what. Worst start was in 15 degree weather after sitting for 2 days unplugged. WTS didn't come on, waited until the clicking, then took 2 seconds of cranking then it fired right up.
Any suggestions? I'll get the comp test done probably Wednesday, but until then, got any advice?
Thanks!!
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To recap: I've got a '93 IDIT with 195k miles on it, that has been smoking a bit, ever increasing to the point now where it's all but undriveable. I'm losing coolant at the rate of 1.5 gallons every 100 miles or so (it's getting expensive!!!). Color of the smoke is white, but it seems to be getting blue-er with time. Observations:
*There's oil in my coolant. Especially in the recovery tank. It's dry of coolant with a 1/4" thick sludge layer on the bottom.
*Coolant recovery bottle has a hose that drops down to the bottom of it. (Could that be the blue smoke? It's sucking up oil from there?)
*There's no coolant in my oil. In the 2,000 miles I've owned it, I haven't had to put a drop of oil in it. Dipstick reads maybe 1/2 quart low, but it's far from the "add" mark, so I left it until I change it (which will be soon, I think).
*Mechanic said there is significant blow-by coming up the dipstick tube when dipstick is removed.
*Injectors are OEM, pump replaced "5 years ago" (whatever that means)
*Glowplugs are unknown, but it starts like a champ no matter what. Worst start was in 15 degree weather after sitting for 2 days unplugged. WTS didn't come on, waited until the clicking, then took 2 seconds of cranking then it fired right up.
Any suggestions? I'll get the comp test done probably Wednesday, but until then, got any advice?
Thanks!!
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