00-048
UnclassifiedCooling
What This Code Means
Excess white smoke at start-up (cold); Excess white smoke at start-up (warm); No output voltage (Xfmer) (Genset); Starts but stops when switch released; Unbalanced generator output voltage; Unstable voltage with stable engine (genset); Starter engages and disengages; Status indicator light dead; 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
- •Bridge rectifier CR21 fault
- •Suppresser assy RV21 fault
- •Transformer assy T21 fault
- •Wiring harness fault
- •Rotating diodes CR1 - CR6 fault
- •Excitor rotor fault
- •Excitor stator fault
- •Main rotor fault
- •Main stator fault
- •Incorrect oil level
- •Oil pressure switch fault
- •Incorrect engine speed
- •CB12 fault breaker issue
- •K12 relay malfunction
- •DC control breaker issue
- •Incorrect start/stop switch operation
- •Glow plugs fault
Suggested Actions
- 1Perform checks in step 01
- 2Check injection pump timing
- 3Check glow plugs
- 4Check valve settings
- 5Check bridge rectifier CR21
- 6Check suppresser assy RV21
- 7Check transformer assy T21
- 8Check wiring harness
- 9Check rotating diodes CR1 - CR6
- 10Check excitor rotor
- 11Check excitor stator
- 12Check main rotor
- 13Check main stator
- 14Check oil level
- 15Check oil pressure switch
- 16Check engine speed
- 17Check CB12 fault breaker
- 18Check K12 relay operation
- 19Check DC control breaker
- 20Check start/stop switch operation
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