Smokin' !!

Hi all my 2.5 tdi sometimes emits a plume of smoke when I accelerate is there a problem? ta.

check to see if yer air filter is clean!

eel611 said:

Hi all my 2.5 tdi sometimes emits a plume of smoke when I accelerate is there a problem? ta.

Click to expand...

Depends on colour. Black is diesel (OK-ish), blue is oil (oh dear), white is water (buy a new head)

PASTMASTER said:

Depends on colour. Black is diesel (OK-ish), blue is oil (oh dear), white is water (buy a new head)

Click to expand...

white can also be unburned fuel

G-man said:

white can also be unburned fuel

Click to expand...

An he cud just need a head gasket ffs

dint mean you G-spot

Black..ish

yer overfueling check yer airfilter

only seems to happen when I floor it,[ha ha] Ive noticed it 2 or 3 times in the last 6 months.

ahhh i see whats happening your not driving it hard enough so the soot and **** builds up in the zorst so whan you boot it it smokes like a ****er

Not drivin it hard enough?

how often you you use full throttle? accelerate hard

Drive it as hard as you can to blow the **** out, (that is if you are a driver that tends to be a bit lightfooted most of the time).
Diesels can soot up a bit if you pussy foot about.
If you do that and it cures it, all well and good.
If something breaks then you might just have found the cause......

Failing that, chop it in for a V8 and gas it, if that smokes then you KNOW you got a problem.

thats what i said but in less words

G-man said:

thats what i said but in less words

Click to expand...

I know, but you know what they say, bull**** baffles brains.

O.K. chaps, think Ive got the message. By the way can I convert a TDI to gas? I'm sure Ive seen it on here.

in a word no, you can augment the fueling with gas but you cant replace diesel with it

'plume' 'augment' ? have you heard us ? looks like an episode of QI .ha ha cheers for the advce anyway, greatly appreciated.

coor,

Ive only just got my first 4x4 (disco)

Im scared to give it hard throttle,,,,, keep thinking it will blow up!

My dad keeps saying to me them diesels are bullet proof, you wont hurt it the only thing youll hurt if your wallet with going to the fuel station all the time

Some diesels do chuck out black smoke when you put your foot down. We've got a Sherpa with a Ford direct injection motor that always has, from new. Black smoke is unburnt fuel or, as said above, general dislodged crud. Could be a choked air filter, could be an injection problem. It's unlikely to be serious unless it fails the MoT. You might find that using BP ultimate or bio-diesel improves things, as they burn cleaner.

Cheers all.