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Old 06-03-2014, 06:05 PM   #11
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Re: Gray gas smoke on start up!

Right, it should be dark smoke, but unless it's obviously a really serious problem, it pays to do the cheap possibilities first. Color is pretty subjective.

O-rings and crud build-up are the potential culprits in the injectors. To clean the injectors, you have to replace the O-rings.

As DeltaP aluded to, you may have a very serious problem such as blown head gasket.

If this is going to continue, we need the details of your vehicle such as the year, etc.

Do a compression test with the engine at operating temperature.
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