in a diesel engine, no power and blowing white smoke, indicates a bad turbo on the engine
loss of power after,or with black smoke , indicates the turbo has quit.
have a mechanic check your turbo.most will tell u that a turbo blows black smoke but can aslso blow white smoke when turbo is malfunctioning
is this a diesel truck?does this engine have a turbo?if it is a diesel with a turbo,it will blow white smoke when cold till it warms upif it continues to blow smoke check your air filterother reason if it continues to blow smoke is the turbo is about to crater get it checkedalso check engine oil for coolant lossif coolant is leaking into cylanders,this will cause white smoke
Your bearings are dieing, the turbo is done and you should replace it because a smoking turbo can ruin your engine because some parts of the turbo can be blow'd into the cylinders and your engine is toasted.
No, the turbo is powered by the exhaust and uses no engine power.
blown turbo - worn turbo bearing causing oil to suck through and into exhaust manifold - results in no power and neat oil burning in the exhaust - major black smoke
The engine is burning coolant caused from a blown head gasket or cracked head if you are loosing coolant. If you have a turbo charger the seal can go out and cause a Lot of smoke from burning oil..
there are no horsepower in a turbo the horsepower is in the engine but can be increased with the application of a turbo
most likely the turbo charger (check air filter for blockage.
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I was told by my friend who has a power stroke that it's unburnt fuel. Since they run off of fuel pressure.