SA emailed today to say it runs, but is smoking 'like a forest fire'.

I'm beginning to suspect these guys never touch diesels. No discussion of additional fault codes, no info on run time, no details on smoke color. He only said it started and smoked.


Does anyone here have details on diesels with DPF issues or clogging? Is there a process for active regeneration that we know of?


My theory, as I am out of the country right now, is that they didn't allow the new injectors to come up to temperature. The tips are lightly greased to prevent rust prior to installation and that grease heating up may be what's causing the smoke.


Turbos were perfect before the fuel pump grenaded, and the oil system never had an issue, so no suspicion of turbo seals or lubricity problems down there.


Any research or ideas are appreciated, as I am away and can't dedicate time to diagnose from here.


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