Hi guys! I have an Land rover 19jtd. When i start the car it smokes a lot and oil smell. Once started and accelerated significantly, the engine seems to be uncorking it makes a cloud of oil smoke and then it no longer smokes excessively. Has anyone had a similar experience? Injectors are ok, time belt is fit ok. I think that problem was with valves.

What colour is the smoke? Black? White? Or blue?

And where is it coming from? Tailpipe? Under the bonnet?

SimonBrown said:

What colour is the smoke? Black? White? Or blue?

And where is it coming from? Tailpipe? Under the bonnet?

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hello. thanks for your interest. the smoke is white on blue. it comes out of the exhaust as soon as you start it up to the first acceleration, then i have a feeling as if the engine is uncorking, after which it stops smoking. except on descents, when i don't press the accelerator. i've already looked inside the valve cover cap you can see a little smoke when the engine is running. there is no oil in the air filter bowl.

White smoke = unburnt fuel or coolant. If its cold...more likey unburnt fuel. Coolant would have other symptoms...loss of coolant being one of them.
Blue = oil. At startup probably running past valve stem seals. (On Chieftain tanks this was normal thanks to the design of the engine, being a vertically opposed 2-stroke diesel...it triggered a memory...I digress).
Black = overfueling or injectors not so great as once was.

All will need an investigation to dig into root cause.

Others may be along to chip in and suggest stuff I have forgotten.