00-047
UnclassifiedCooling
What This Code Means
Excess white smoke at start-up (cold); Excess white smoke at start-up (warm); Engine Unstable (Genset Hunts or Surges); Excessive Exhaust Smoke Under Load; Excessive White Exhaust Smoke at Start-up (Warm Engine); Unbalanced generator output voltage; Unstable voltage with stable engine (genset); Excess White Smoke at Start-Up (Warm); Excess White Smoke at Start-Up (Cold); High Engine Temperature; Low Oil Pressure
Possible Causes
- •Incorrect injection pump timing
- •Faulty glow plugs
- •Incorrect valve settings
- •Glow plug issues
- •Low engine operating temperature
- •Governor linkage binding
- •Stator resistance open, short, or grounded
- •Intake air restrictions
- •Fuel filter restrictions
- •Faulty glow plug operation
- •Air leaks in fuel system
- •Low compression
- •Imbalanced load at generator terminals
- •Faulty generator lead connections
- •Faulty generator stator windings
- •Faulty connections to voltage regulator
- •Faulty regulator wiring harness
- •Faulty voltage regulator
- •Faulty engine coolant heater
- •Low engine compression
Suggested Actions
- 1Perform checks in step 01
- 2Check injection pump timing
- 3Check glow plugs
- 4Check valve settings
- 5Check low engine operating temperature
- 6Check governor linkage for binding
- 7Check stator resistance for open/shorts/grounds
- 8Check intake air restrictions
- 9Check fuel filter restrictions
- 10Inspect injection pump timing
- 11Check glow plug operation
- 12Check for low engine operating temperature
- 13Check for air leaks in fuel system
- 14Check compression
- 15Troubleshoot load at generator terminals
- 16Troubleshoot generator lead connections
- 17Troubleshoot generator stator windings
- 18Check connections to voltage regulator
- 19Check regulator wiring harness
- 20Check voltage regulator
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