White smoke 300tdi. Advice please

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The locking plate with the three bolts (the ones that round soon as you look at them) - loosen them, move the locking plate one way - see if its better. If not, try the other.

My disco is all timed up with pins. When I did it, it wouldn't hardly start. Had to move the plate right to the end of it's travel, and then it was fine. I assume something in the IP is slight out and the locking plate is compensating for that? Either way it was needed.
 
julianf said:
The locking plate with the three bolts (the ones that round soon as you look at them) - loosen them, move the locking plate one way - see if its better. If not, try the other.

My disco is all timed up with pins. When I did it, it wouldn't hardly start. Had to move the plate right to the end of it's travel, and then it was fine. I assume something in the IP is slight out and the locking plate is compensating for that? Either way it was needed.
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Unlikely unless both pumps have the same issue?
 
or if the error (which needs to be compensated for) is somewhere else in the system?

either way, its probably 20mins of checking, from start to finish, so worth a go?
 
I tried all of this when my 300 started billowing white smoke. Eventually I took the head off and the gasket was shot. One thing I continually ignored was the header tank bubbling when you opened the cap. Classic pressurising of the coolant with exhaust gases apparently! Get a sniff test done to confirm.
 
Right, a bit of an update.....

I've spent a few hours tweaking the timing and the really bad white smoke has gone only to be replaced by what looks like blueish smoke on tick over and fast revving so head off and gasket is being replaced tomorrow.....

How do I tell if stem seals are not great?
Or shall I play it safe and put my old head on it?
 
Stem seals are about a fiver for the set, inc delivery.

If you have the head off, you can use a standard compressor (i think) so may as well do them?
 
You can buy a compressor for about £23 that you can use from the top, when the head is in place. You would need to either be very careful with piston position, or take out an injector, and use a rod to make sure the piston is at TDC on the valve youre working on.

...this is if you dont want to do the stem seals, but have to do the later.
 
julianf said:
The locking plate with the three bolts (the ones that round soon as you look at them) - loosen them, move the locking plate one way - see if its better. If not, try the other.

My disco is all timed up with pins. When I did it, it wouldn't hardly start. Had to move the plate right to the end of it's travel, and then it was fine. I assume something in the IP is slight out and the locking plate is compensating for that? Either way it was needed.
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tis because when you fit belt to the pulley your a tooth out ,you need to ensure you have full travel for advance when you fit belt to ip pulley
 
I know I must be a jinx but with all this work you have done I do hope you've now got yourself a good strong reliable engine. But hey it is a land rover still.
 
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