PLEASE HELP! Urgent issues

teedee4 · Feb 1, 2011

All,

I have a 2001 TD4 and having just started it up in neutral, after a few seconds there was an almighty constant loud clatter/rattle coming from the engine bay along with plumes of white smoke billowing from the exhaust.
The car has been misfiring recently and is in need of a new injector.
Therefore, is the injector fault the cause or is it something more sinister.

Many thanks
Regards

booboodag · Feb 1, 2011

Is it white smoke or could it be more black. White smoke would be un burnt diesel, while you could get a problem with the injector causing that, you should not get the noise. Does it do it on tick over or when you put a bit of power on.
If on tick over then would think of a problem with a valve, if when you put the power on then may be a turbo problem.

teedee4 · Feb 1, 2011

Thanks for the reply Booboodag.

I can confirm that the smoke is white and there is shedloads of it. The noise starts when on tick over (idling). Its a defo metal rattle from something going round in the engine bay.

rossitigerr · Feb 1, 2011

If its anything like my td4 rattle i had to leave it at the garage and not to drive it .one balt had snapped and was almost finished chewin another . I searched my posts and it was the MASTER PULLEY

Drew

Mark2 · Feb 1, 2011

Given the noise plus the white smoke, I'd say your Turbo just gave out

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