LX3310 Exhaust Smell

[5030]

Mine don't smell like anything but diesel exhaust....:thumbsup:

 

[JethroB]

Mine don't smell like anything but diesel exhaust....:thumbsup:

To me not necessarily a good thing. I dont run my 45 year old MF inside the shop much but have no issues with the 2018 Kubota. And I dont stink of diesel the rest of the day.

 

[MNKubotaFan]

Same with my new LX3310 for the first 5 hours. I am hopeful that when I get a chance to run it hard for a while it will stop as others seem to suggest, but it does seem very weird and would be intolerable if it were to be a thing for the life of the tractor. Definitely not a warm engine burning off shipping/manufacturing oil residue and paint - as said by others it begins immediately after startup.

 

[BX23S-1]

Re: LX3310 Exhaust Smell, Eyes and Sinus Burn

Its all normal guys, I run mine in my pole barn for a few minutes till hst warms a bit, it is much cleaner than a non emissions diesel, but i would rather be with out that garbage.

I agree.

 

[Johnkn]

Re: LX3310 Exhaust Smell, Eyes and Sinus Burn

Its all normal guys, I run mine in my pole barn for a few minutes till hst warms a bit, it is much cleaner than a non emissions diesel, but i would rather be with out that garbage.

Do you have a new LX3310?

No, this is absolutely not normal diesel smell at all, this is completely different. But I've only been around diesel tractors and trucks for 65 years.

 

[Johnkn]

Re: LX3310 Exhaust Smell, Eyes and Sinus Burn

I agree.

Do you have a new LX3310? What exactly are you agreeing with if you have no experience with them?

 

[BX23S-1]

Re: LX3310 Exhaust Smell, Eyes and Sinus Burn

Do you have a new LX3310? What exactly are you agreeing with if you have no experience with them?

No, i dont own one, but a couple people i know, do, and theirs does the same thing. So it seems to me, its one of those "as per design" things comes to mind. Run it, it is what it is. When it quits running, call your dealer.

......or maybe, trade it back in and buy something else if you`re that unhappy with it.


EDIT:
So i see at post #29, i see the tractor suddenly fixed itself?

 

[i7win7]

Semi's before DEF, pumped fuel into exhaust stack getting up to 1800 degrees during regen. Smelled like a malfunctioning kerosene heater. That and other issues semi's had I purchased 2 kabotas both under 27hp.

 

[RjCorazza]

Re: LX3310 Exhaust Smell, Eyes and Sinus Burn

There are plenty of unusual smells, knocks, whines, etc that will go away and / or never be definitively diagnosed.
What I found most unusual about the op's problem was that it occurred immediately after startup with a cold engine. I'm glad that whatever the issue was has resolved.

 

[powersrp]

My lx3310 has 16 hours on it and I'm experiencing this as well. This may be normal for this model, but I have a hard time believing it is typical to DPF tractors, it is quite toxic and visible.

It intermittently occurs, with increasing frequency. It emits white smoke and the exhaust if very toxic. It seems as if it's non-combusted diesel and occurs at all engine RPMs and temperatures. The tractor just completed it's first regen and it seems to be becoming more frequent. I'll post a link to the video of the smoke when I hit 3 posts.

I'm looking for someone with more experience with Kubota Tier 4 tractors to validate whether this is typical or atypical.

Thanks in advance.

Hows your tractor running? ive had it with my B3350, pricing a lx3310, pending what the dealer can do on trade in, maybe tomorrow