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: dark smoke from exhaust


moverdan
09-06-2004, 10:12 PM
i have a 2004.5 d-max lly


when i punch it to pass a car it billows of dark smoke from exhaust


also have the rough idle, and bad fuel economy


any feedback

dwrat
09-06-2004, 10:41 PM
Have it checked out by the dealer. When mine was stock I could not really get it to smoke at all and mine idles smoooooth. As for bad fuel millage, we are all getting poor service there, somewhere around 14 to 15 MPG in town and a bit better on the road. Let us know what the dealer finds out.


DAN

Dmax Tim
09-07-2004, 05:47 AM
i have a 2004.5 d-max lly


when i punch it to pass a car it billows of dark smoke from exhaust


also have the rough idle, and bad fuel economy


any feedback





Don't use level 5 on the juice or it will cause that http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif (smoke that is)

dmaxalliTech
09-07-2004, 07:53 AM
I have an LLY in now with similer situation, black smoke, runs rough. No mention of poor fuel economy. No 2 injector balance rate is 15.0http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Confused.gif