Rvndave
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I would run from this truck, Chevy has had a lot of problems with injectors.
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Dale_S
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If it has the LB7 in it, probably a bad injector. GM extended the warranty on them to 7 years, 200,000 miles. I would definitely take it in and have it looked out before purchasing it. From the low miles on it I would guess they have not been replaced yet.
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naturist
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Sounds like good advice.
It should be noted that 84,000 miles on a diesel is barely broken in. With proper maintenance, a diesel ought to easily do 300,000 miles and 500,000 miles is not out of the question.
But white smoke does sound like an injector or similar problem. On a diesel, white smoke usually means fuel that never ignited. If you go smell it, it'll smell strongly of diesel fuel. If it doesn't, and instead smells like antifreeze, then it suggests a blown head gasket.
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Home Skillet
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naturist wrote: With proper maintenance, a diesel ought to easily do 300,000 miles and 500,000 miles is not out of the question.
Modern day diesels may make it that far, But, you will spend lots of money keeping them running.There's just too much electronics and polution stuff to make them trouble free.
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ib516
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White smoke when up to operating temp on an 04 LB7 Duramax? I can all but gaurantee it has at least one bad injector. Good news is GM warranties them for 7 years 200,000 miles as they are prone to failure.
Bad news is, if it has been an undiagnosed issue for a while and still been driven, there is some likelihood that the engine oil has been diluted by diesel fuel (bad) and if driven that way, it can cause engine failure.
Find another one to look at.
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CHUKARKILLA
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Find another one for the reasons mentioned above, The LB7 is a good engine, mine treated me great and never had a problem. To identify an 04 LB7 from a 04 LLY check the 8th digit in the vin, 1-LB7, 2-LLY.
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mtofell1
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Rvndave wrote:I would run from this truck, Chevy has had a lot of problems with injectors.
You should know what you're talking about before just firing off false info. Chevy has not had "a lot" of problems with injectors. There was one model that had a problem and it was well covered in a warranty/recall.
Please backup your claim or stop spewing BS.....
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Tarantula
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80000 on a Cummins is just getting broke in. Anything else, it's past its prime.
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Engineer9860
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Tarantula wrote:80000 on a Cummins is just getting broke in. Anything else, it's past its prime.
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camping man
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Sounds like a money pit, RUN!!
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