Hey all
It’s been a while. A testament to how well these machines usually run.
My 2012 BX25 with 1470 hours on it has just recently started having some problems with the first start of the day. Now that we’re getting colder (but not freezing) nights, I’ve been holding the glow plugs on for longer periods before attempting to start but it doesn’t seem to help. When it fires, it’s really rough and smoky for a couple seconds. I’ve noticed that sometimes, it’ll abruptly smooth out along with clearing off the smoke for a second or so, then sputter again with accommodating smoke for another second or two, followed by abruptly smoothing out for good.
My inclination was to suspect glow plugs. I have an infrared thermometer with which I tested the temp in all 3 plugs to see if there was a discrepancy but they all seem really close. I suppose the current supplying them could be lacking but I’m not sure how to rest for that.
The other suspicion is injectors but again, I’m not sure how I’d test for that. I’m retired now, and don’t have a lot of extra $ to throw at parts I may not need. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
It’s been a while. A testament to how well these machines usually run.
My 2012 BX25 with 1470 hours on it has just recently started having some problems with the first start of the day. Now that we’re getting colder (but not freezing) nights, I’ve been holding the glow plugs on for longer periods before attempting to start but it doesn’t seem to help. When it fires, it’s really rough and smoky for a couple seconds. I’ve noticed that sometimes, it’ll abruptly smooth out along with clearing off the smoke for a second or so, then sputter again with accommodating smoke for another second or two, followed by abruptly smoothing out for good.
My inclination was to suspect glow plugs. I have an infrared thermometer with which I tested the temp in all 3 plugs to see if there was a discrepancy but they all seem really close. I suppose the current supplying them could be lacking but I’m not sure how to rest for that.
The other suspicion is injectors but again, I’m not sure how I’d test for that. I’m retired now, and don’t have a lot of extra $ to throw at parts I may not need. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!