Massey Ferguson 1100 white smokes

Mf1100 · Sep 18, 2016

I have a Massey Ferguson 1100 diesel and it white smokes bad when I start it and doesn't stop after it warms up. After it runs for a bit it'll start bubbling fluid around the muffler/manifold joint. It doesn't seem to be oil or coolant. The tractor was sold in 1987 off our farm and we just was able to purchase it back so I'm not sure how many hours it has on it. When I purchased the tractor back it was white smoking a lil but it has gotten very bad. It Starts up fine. My question is what do you guys think the problem could be. Thank you.

Steve@Advance · Sep 18, 2016

White vapor is unburned fuel. The bubbling fluid is also unburned fuel.

Do a visual inspection of the valve train, look for bent pushrods, broken valve springs, stuck valves, tight valve lash adjustments, etc. If nothing obvious, do a compression check.

If compression tests good, could be a stuck open injector. You can crack each injector line, one at a time, listen for the engine to change, just like pulling plug wires on a gasser. Once you find one that does not make a difference, that is the misfiring cylinder. Try swaping that injector, see if the problem follows the injector.

Don-Wi · Sep 18, 2016

White is water. Blue is oil. Check the radiator if it's low, remove cap when cold and start it up. See if it bubbles at all. My first guess for the slobber is that it's wet stacking from not being worked hard. If you have a plow or something else that will make it work hard, have at it for a while and it should clear up if that's the problem.

Donovan from Wisconsin

Don-Wi · Sep 18, 2016

White is water. Blue is oil. Check the radiator if it's low, remove cap when cold and start it up. See if it bubbles at all. My first guess for the slobber is that it's wet stacking from not being worked hard. If you have a plow or something else that will make it work hard, have at it for a while and it should clear up if that's the problem.

Donovan from Wisconsin

Dieseltech · Sep 18, 2016

I'd check the simple things first, like timing. Late timing will cause white smoke too and engine will start fine. If that does not help you will need to look further as others have mentioned, like compression and injector condition. Dad has a 1971 1100 diesel with 7000 + hours that has never had any engine work other than water pump.

RBoots · Sep 18, 2016

Adjust the valves and check over the valve
train. If you haven't ever had the injectors
done while you've owned it, it probably
wouldn't be a bad idea. Usually injectors
are replaced soon after we purchase a diesel
tractor if we have raw fuel smoke.

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