for overhaul or not?

[spiritbreaker]

Problem:
1. white smoke, but not much
2. noticeable oil consumption
3. oil leaking from cylinder head cover and from breather

however, I have no problem with cold start or starting at any time. One click lang siya.

How can I solved the oil leak, white smoke and blowby?

My ride is the nissan diesel power pick-up.

Thanks. Really.

[ghosthunter]

unfortunately you will need an overhaul. Minimum, your head gasket and piston rings are suspect to have gone bad.

[Ry_Tower]

Problem:
1. white smoke, but not much
2. noticeable oil consumption
3. oil leaking from cylinder head cover and from breather

however, I have no problem with cold start or starting at any time. One click lang siya.

How can I solved the oil leak, white smoke and blowby?

My ride is the nissan diesel power pick-up.

Thanks. Really.

Cylinder head gasket needs replacement for sure plus pa-check mo na rin nga piston ring since may white smoke na as GH suggested. Ganyan symptoms ng blow-by diesel engine (w/ oil consumption).

[weisshorn]

Ilan odometer reading?

Pa compression test po muna nyo.

No problem with cold start? Kung ako sa yo pull out cylinder head muna para makita baka sira na mga valve seal kaya kumakain ng langis, exhaust / intake valves dapat na rin ang grinding.

Yung crankcase pressure baka sakali ay pcv valve sticking lang.

[spiritbreaker]

thank you everyone for the quick reply. My odometer reads around 435K, I guess he is long overdue for an overhaul. My fuel consumption for a highway drive with AC is around 12K/L.

I will check first for the sticking PCV, Im tired doing engine cleaning very often!

I asked my mechanic, quoted me around 9k for the parts and labor for a "dukot" job. I guess this is already reasonable.

question: After overhaul, should I expect blowby, white smoke and leaking oil to disappear totally?

Thank you peeps.

[SiRbossR]

The white smoke might not disappear entirely. It may comeback for a year or so. I've seen many overhauled nissan power eagles and eagle with BD25 Engines that had undergone overhauling.

[reym]

Cylinder head job I think. Pag di sya kumakain ng langis at di naman hard starting maayos pa ang compression nya.

Top overhaul lang, kung ako sayo. Tapos pa check mo cylinder head kung ayos pa ang lapat and for crack.

3 - 4k lang dapat labor ng dukot, pero I don't know kung ganyan presyuhan pag nissan.

[Ry_Tower]

The white smoke might not disappear entirely. It may comeback for a year or so. I've seen many overhauled nissan power eagles and eagle with BD25 Engines that had undergone overhauling.

Baka kasi yung injection pump hindi rin pina-calibrate. Also, kung magaling yung mag-overhaul, almost back to normal dapat yan (with proper break-in dapat).

*TS, ipa-check mo na din injection pump niyan. Pero sa 12km/l matipid pa yan ha.

[dagol]

Problem:
1. white smoke, but not much
2. noticeable oil consumption
3. oil leaking from cylinder head cover and from breather

however, I have no problem with cold start or starting at any time. One click lang siya.

How can I solved the oil leak, white smoke and blowby?

My ride is the nissan diesel power pick-up.

Thanks. Really.

Fix first the leaks so you will really know your engines oil consumption.I dont see the need for dukot or overhaul cause your ride starts well during cold start as a good sign of a healthy diesel engine.Dont fix it if ain`t broke.Its a waste of money & time.Valve cover gasket is so easy to replace.There is also the possibility that the injection pump oil seals are worn that oil is mixing with the fuel to be pumped thats why consumption is evident.Start with the cheapest repair that you can do.In case,after these easy fix i mentioned and still engine oil consumption prevails,then i will advice you to use thicker oil than what youre using now.Overhauling an engine is the last thing to do as its time consuming & expensive.Goodluck

[SiRbossR]

Baka kasi yung injection pump hindi rin pina-calibrate. Also, kung magaling yung mag-overhaul, almost back to normal dapat yan (with proper break-in dapat).

*TS, ipa-check mo na din injection pump niyan. Pero sa 12km/l matipid pa yan ha.

Tama Ry. Maybe that's the case with the other Eagle's that i've seen. Pero, IMO magaling yung nag overhaul, the guy got his training from Tesda eh. Oh well, goodluck TS!

[Ry_Tower]

^ Anyway kelangan na talaga ipa-check ni TS sa magaling na shop yan. Mahirap nang lumala pa yan eh. Basta white smoke kasi it means it is consuming oil na either sa cylinder head dumadaan or sa injection pump.

*TS, wag mo na patagalin pa-check-up. Importante yan at costly ang overhaul kaya kung maiiwasan, mas maigi.

[miked]

If I may butt in gentlemen,

Problem:
1. white smoke, but not much : is it steady or during cranking only? Puff of white smoke during cranking when cold (be it gas or diesel) means unburned fuel vapor. This could be due to defective glow plugs or the worst, low compression due to worn valves or piston rings.
Steady white smoke means coolant leaking into combustin chamber/cylinder. it could be due to a head gasket failure or cracked head or block.Another culprit could be water contamination
2. noticeable oil consumption: by how much in liters, say liters/week or liters/km? afaik, 1 liter consumption in between recommended oil changes is normal.
3. oil leaking from cylinder head cover and from breather: is it the valve cover or the head gasket? usually, the valve cover gasket gets fried due to the head operates at higher temps. with respect to the breather, is it dripping or weeping oil when the engine is running?

however, I have no problem with cold start or starting at any time. One click lang siya. it's a healthy one (i guess)

How can I solved the oil leak, white smoke and blowby? To confirm if a complete rebuild/overhaul is required, try doing the ff:
1. Compression test (lowest reading should be 75% of the highest readin) to confirm if it is a head gasket, valve or rings.
2. Oil pressure test: a mechanical gage is plugged into the engine. (as a general rule, there should be 10 psi pressure increase for every 1000 rpm engine speed). The value at idle is usually in the range 7-10 psi. If it is way down south, could be due to excessive bearing clearances.

You may avail the so-called "dukot" repair but it is not recommended because a complete and thorough inspection and cleaning of the engine internals will provide you trouble-free thousand of miles.

My ride is the nissan diesel power pick-up.

Thanks. Really.

[ISO4113]

Problem:
1. white smoke, but not much
2. noticeable oil consumption
3. oil leaking from cylinder head cover and from breather

however, I have no problem with cold start or starting at any time. One click lang siya.

How can I solved the oil leak, white smoke and blowby?

My ride is the nissan diesel power pick-up.

Thanks. Really.

Does your car have a turbocharger? What is your nissan diesel power pick up? Frontier? Navarra? please expound. Also if it is gasoline or diesel.

[miked]

Does your car have a turbocharger? What is your nissan diesel power pick up? Frontier? Navarra? please expound. Also if it is gasoline or diesel.

My ride is the nissan diesel power pick-up.

Thanks. Really.

Malamang diesel tol. power pickup..hehe...peace out

[miked]

ooopsssieee....2x post

[spiritbreaker]

If I may butt in gentlemen,

Problem:
1. white smoke, but not much : is it steady or during cranking only? Puff of white smoke during cranking when cold (be it gas or diesel) means unburned fuel vapor. This could be due to defective glow plugs or the worst, low compression due to worn valves or piston rings.
Steady white smoke means coolant leaking into combustin chamber/cylinder. it could be due to a head gasket failure or cracked head or block.Another culprit could be water contamination
Can this also be the reason why I seemingly lost water in my radiator without a leak in my radiator. I always refill my water reservoir after a long drive. I had it cleaned (radiator) but the loss persist. The white smoke is steady.
2. noticeable oil consumption: by how much in liters, say liters/week or liters/km? afaik, 1 liter consumption in between recommended oil changes is normal. I cant say how much per km since I seldom use the car. Maybe 2-3 per change oil.
3. oil leaking from cylinder head cover and from breather: is it the valve cover or the head gasket? usually, the valve cover gasket gets fried due to the head operates at higher temps. with respect to the breather, is it dripping or weeping oil when the engine is running?
Valve cover. For the breather, it is weeping - crawling maybe.
however, I have no problem with cold start or starting at any time. One click lang siya. it's a healthy one (i guess)

How can I solved the oil leak, white smoke and blowby? To confirm if a complete rebuild/overhaul is required, try doing the ff:
1. Compression test (lowest reading should be 75% of the highest readin) to confirm if it is a head gasket, valve or rings.
2. Oil pressure test: a mechanical gage is plugged into the engine. (as a general rule, there should be 10 psi pressure increase for every 1000 rpm engine speed). The value at idle is usually in the range 7-10 psi. If it is way down south, could be due to excessive bearing clearances.

You may avail the so-called "dukot" repair but it is not recommended because a complete and thorough inspection and cleaning of the engine internals will provide you trouble-free thousand of miles.

My ride is the nissan diesel power pick-up.

Thanks. Really.

Thank you.

[justinlorenz99]

We have same engines din pala... last august 2012 nag pa top overhaul din ako ng nissan eagle ko...

then nung march 2013 nag pa top overhaul again due to cylinder head gasket leaking

and last October 2013...nag overheat yung pick-up ko. top overhaul na naman.. leaking/damaged cylinder head gasket... i just noticed kapag pinapa andar ko na..yung tubig sa radiator lumalabas.. im still thinking of overhauling of the radiator na din..

after three overhauls... mausok pa din.. mixed blue/white and black smoke esp pag humahatak..tapos in the long run medyo black/blue color na yung buga nya.. pero sa power and fuel economy still the same pa din performance.....sa umaga 1 click start naman agad ang engine..(with blue smoke syempre natural lang ata yon pag umaga.)

weird problems kaya ito sa mga naka Nissan Power Pick-Up and Nissan Power Eagle with BD25 2.5L Engine??? masasabi kong weird kasi, madami akong nakakasabay na Nissan Eagle sa daan, with the same problem din ata... smokey na sya.. with mix black/blue/white... hindi ko alam kung ano nga ba talaga problema nito.. i am already thinking of selling my rig na lang.. and change another brand pick-up na one of its rivals din during their time L200,Isuzu TFR or Mazda B2500