White smoke...

-Defender110- · Jul 28, 2010

ok, so recently replaced head gasket (2002 td5 defender) but now on start up, when u drop the accelerator for a few seconds you get a small puff of white smoke and then it clears, but, when heated up i still have the same problem, should i be worried, im not loosing coolant or oil??

johnlad · Jul 28, 2010

steam before fitting the head did you have it pressure tested or just skimmed

-Defender110- · Jul 28, 2010

skimmed.... is that bad news???

johnlad · Jul 28, 2010

yep the hairline crack if there was 1 through it overheating is still there should always have pressure test done it costs about £35 it gives piece of mind, easier than stripping it all down again

-Defender110- · Jul 28, 2010

wait now, just looked at the invoice, pressure test is down there too... explains the extra 50 quid in price...

johnlad · Jul 28, 2010

i dont know then, wait for Shifty

-Defender110- · Jul 28, 2010

SHIFTY!!!!!!!!!........I dont think he can hear me....

ratty · Jul 29, 2010

-Defender110- said:
SHIFTY!!!!!!!!!........I dont think he can hear me....

just to **** on yer bonfire my head was pressure tested and skimmed and came back as clear. It still wasn't right so after 9 months I had it re-checked. It turned out it was cracked in 2 places and hadn't shown up on the pressure test.

I ended up fitting another secondhand head.

farmershort · Jul 29, 2010

Hi there, sorry to hijack - but I have a similar issue, so saves wasting a new thread...

puff of white smoke on startup, and for a few seconds after starting, on a '95 300tdi. my old 200tdi always gave the normal puff of black smoke.

does this mean I deffo have head/gasket issues, or can it be caused by something else? the EGR has already been stripped.

ratty · Jul 29, 2010

farmershort said:
Hi there, sorry to hijack - but I have a similar issue, so saves wasting a new thread...

puff of white smoke on startup, and for a few seconds after starting, on a '95 300tdi. my old 200tdi always gave the normal puff of black smoke.

does this mean I deffo have head/gasket issues, or can it be caused by something else? the EGR has already been stripped.

It sounds more like unburnt fuel in your case. The most likely cause is either a dodgy glow plug (although it shouldn't need them with a 300tdi) or possibly a leaking or worn injector.

farmershort · Jul 29, 2010

ratty said:
It sounds more like unburnt fuel in your case. The most likely cause is either a dodgy glow plug (although it shouldn't need them with a 300tdi) or possibly a leaking or worn injector.

brill, thanks ratty

-Defender110- · Jul 29, 2010

dont suppose i could put this down to any of the following, not bothering replacing the glow plugs when the head was off, diesel thats been sitting in it for about a month, or a small bit of water in the intercooler... oops

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