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volvo tamd 31 "smoke" trouble
I recently bought a used Volvo TAMD 31 engine for my 24' fishing boat.
This motor went through a major refurbishing job - the 4 pistons and its cilinder vests (sp?) were replaced for new ones, new valves were installed plus all new wiring, filters, etc were put in place, and the motor went through a tuned up. After the motor was installed in the boat, I let the motor run at low rpm for almost 100 hours before putting the motor to its max. Just last week, the very first day after this looooong break-in period, I let the boat go at full throthle for about 30 minutes and everything seemed to go very smooth (nice steady sound, no heavy smoke). After this 30 minutes passed, the engine choke and went dead. Seems to me (as you can tell I do not have much mechanical knowledge) the exhaust filter is giving off excessive smoke, part of which is going to the turbo intake and choking the engine due to the lack of oxigen. The mechanic suggested to replace the exhaust hose to a different spot, which I don't agree because it does not get rid of the original problem (excessive smoke). Any insight you could give me will be greatly appreciate it!! I would be glad to provide any details as you see fit. Thanks! Al |
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wrote: Thank you Shaun and Capt John. I should have been more specific and accurate with the nature of the problem. The excess smoke is coming from the oil pan filter, which is less than an inch away from the turbo intake, causing all this smoke to go down to the turbo and choking the engine. I did leave the engine at full throtle for quite a while, but maybe closer to 20 minutes than half an hour. Any ideas what it could be and how could I fix this. Any thoughts wound be wonderful, thank you! Capt John ha escrito: wrote: I recently bought a used Volvo TAMD 31 engine for my 24' fishing boat. This motor went through a major refurbishing job - the 4 pistons and its cilinder vests (sp?) were replaced for new ones, new valves were installed plus all new wiring, filters, etc were put in place, and the motor went through a tuned up. After the motor was installed in the boat, I let the motor run at low rpm for almost 100 hours before putting the motor to its max. Just last week, the very first day after this looooong break-in period, I let the boat go at full throthle for about 30 minutes and everything seemed to go very smooth (nice steady sound, no heavy smoke). After this 30 minutes passed, the engine choke and went dead. Seems to me (as you can tell I do not have much mechanical knowledge) the exhaust filter is giving off excessive smoke, part of which is going to the turbo intake and choking the engine due to the lack of oxigen. The mechanic suggested to replace the exhaust hose to a different spot, which I don't agree because it does not get rid of the original problem (excessive smoke). Any insight you could give me will be greatly appreciate it!! I would be glad to provide any details as you see fit. Thanks! Al First, running an engine at full throttle for half an hour is really not a good idea. What color was the smoke? Black smoke indicates a fuel rich condition, blue smoke indicates engine oil is being burnt, and heavy white smoke indicates unburned fuel (bad exhaust valve). A bad seal in the turbo could be a problem, but if it's that bad the engine will frequently "run away" (you can't shut it down and it keeps speeding up until it consumes all the engine oil, at which time it's life is over, sometimes in a big way). You might want to go to the site "www.boatdiesel.com" and ask there. Their are some very good people there, I'd give them a try. John I'm not sure what your saying, is the smoke coming from the oil filter? Is it leaking oil and the oil is hitting the hot turbo causing it to burn and the smoke is getting sucked into the turbo? Are you sure it's not exhaust fumes leaking from some place (like a manifold or the turbo itself)? Exhaust fumes are not good, lots of abrasive particals. Is it as simple as the gasket on the oil filter leaking? You said you ran the engine for 100 hours before you put it to the max, does that mean you ran the engine at very low speed for that time? If you did you could have loaded up the turbo with soot, the engine probably just needs a good run at speed to burn it off. Diesels don't like to be run at idle for extended periods of time. Take off the oil fill cap and start the engine, does it have excessive back pressure, and is the vent line clear, it operates like a PVC system in a car but not quite the same, just allows the pressure to escape. John |
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