P38A wont rev

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mutsnutz

mutsnutz

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I have a 1997 p38 diesel whilst driving to work today I lost all power and had lots of dark grey to black smoke coming out of the exhaust wouldn't go above 10mph and after 5 min it would go to 2thou revs then just pump smoke again anyideas please I was thinking possible pipe or turbo but couldn't really see anything oils are ok that was as much as I could check
 
Black smoke is unburnt fuel.....

Given that air is a constant in a diesel engine, if you get black smoke it is either massive overfueling or air restriction....

Turbo pipes are a good place to start.....loose or delaminated inside causing restriction. Then look at a blocked intercooler, clogged air filter etc.
 
Black smoke is running rich so either restriction in the air inlet or its injecting far too much fuel.

White smoke I unburnt fuel.

General basic rule which is correct most of the time
 
Think i may have just found the problem
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