NEW HOLLAND L175 SKIDSTEER SMOKES OUT OF THE RADIATOR

[johnnieringo]

I bought a new L175 New Holland skidsteer 4 years ago to use on the farm. It has about 500 hours on it and I have noticed a blueish or white smoke coming out of the radiator. I looked in the engine compartment and there is a hose that runs from the top of the motor down the operators left side of the motor. The smoke is coming out of there and is clogging my radiator from the inside. I have not lost any power I just have this annoying smoke. All filters, fluids etc have been recently changed and my radiator fluid is where it should be. I have noticed it is about a quart low on oil and I suspect that is the source of the smoke. Any ideas what it could be?

 

[Tazza]

Blue is generaly burning engine oil. You mean the smoke is being blown through the radiator fins or bubbling out of the radiator internally?
If it's just through the fins, sounds like you have a exhaust leak, is it turbo at all? the blue smoke could be a bad seal and the exhaust is blowing out a crack?

 

[Mike10]

It is not a good sign having smoke come out the engine breather. Did you recently overheat the engine. That is the usual cause. The engine overheats and one of the pistons scuffs the cylinder wall thus allowing exhaust gases to enter into the engine.

 

[johnnieringo]

It is not a good sign having smoke come out the engine breather. Did you recently overheat the engine. That is the usual cause. The engine overheats and one of the pistons scuffs the cylinder wall thus allowing exhaust gases to enter into the engine.

Engine has never over heated, I check all fluids daily and it really hasn't ran over a few hours each time I use it. I have been the only user. I didn't know if there were some kind of flaw or if this is just an isolated case. Thanks for your help!!!

 

[Mike10]

Engine has never over heated, I check all fluids daily and it really hasn't ran over a few hours each time I use it. I have been the only user. I didn't know if there were some kind of flaw or if this is just an isolated case. Thanks for your help!!!

Did this happen after you changed engine oil? It is possible on these engines to fill the valve cover to fast and cause the oil to enter the intake. Since oil does not compress you usually end up with bent valves or bent rods or worse. Whatever the cause you definitely have engine problems. It still sounds like a ring problem.

 

[johnnieringo]

Did this happen after you changed engine oil? It is possible on these engines to fill the valve cover to fast and cause the oil to enter the intake. Since oil does not compress you usually end up with bent valves or bent rods or worse. Whatever the cause you definitely have engine problems. It still sounds like a ring problem.

Found out it is a malfunction common on the L175 engine. Something about not torqued correctley from factory and inferior head gasket. This is according to rep. from NH