L

langley

New Member
Morning peeople.

i started the beast this morning, 2000 2.5DSE, with the following:

- ignition on, as soon as light flickers off crank.

It cranked for 10secs or so, but sounded like it was trying to fire, to be honest sounded like a petrol starting after a carb rebuild.

Finally fired, smoothly started, but i noticed white smoke come out.... Coming from a largely petrol back ground, isnt white smoke rather a bad thing??

To confirm, fuel tank has over £40 worth of diesel in it and was showing just under half full on gauge.

Heeeeeeeeeeeelp......
 
White smoke is probably just a bit of condensation, did it clear quite quickly? Check your leak off pipes between injectors
 
It was a small cloud when the engine finally fired into life.

Once it was running, it was absolutely clean.
 
Could you confirm or re-educate me.

Black smoke = over fuelling

white smoke = fuel starvation (from cold)
 
black smoke is fuel burning with not enough air (excess fuel or restricted air),white smoke is water vapour if dissapates straight from exhaust ,or unburnt fuel if smells and lingers
 
langley said:
Could you confirm or re-educate me.

Black smoke = over fuelling

white smoke = fuel starvation (from cold)
Click to expand...

Black smoke is overfueling, white smoke from cold start will just be condensation, you can get white smoke from injector pump timing being out, but you would constantly have it , it wouldn't clear
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

X
Series 2 Series 2A - will turn over but won't start.
Replies
9
Views
1K
steve2286w
steve2286w
Toonarf
10 year plus cold start
Replies
7
Views
2K
Webley1991
W
T
TD5 no start and C0573 fusebox connector ?!
2
Replies
23
Views
4K
sierrafery
sierrafery
J
P38A What have I done wrong: Changing the FIP?
Replies
3
Views
757
RangeRoller dt
RangeRoller dt
K
72 series 3 petrol ignition switch mystery.....
Replies
2
Views
1K
Palagius
Palagius