PASTMASTER
Well-Known Member
Depends on colour. Black is diesel (OK-ish), blue is oil (oh dear), white is water (buy a new head)Hi all my 2.5 tdi sometimes emits a plume of smoke when I accelerate is there a problem? ta.
G-man
BBQ king
white can also be unburned fuel
mondo
Banned
BOOMER
Bloke from Dorset
Drive it as hard as you can to blow the **** out, (that is if you are a driver that tends to be a bit lightfooted most of the time).
Diesels can soot up a bit if you pussy foot about.
If you do that and it cures it, all well and good.
If something breaks then you might just have found the cause......
Failing that, chop it in for a V8 and gas it, if that smokes then you KNOW you got a problem.
Diesels can soot up a bit if you pussy foot about.
If you do that and it cures it, all well and good.
If something breaks then you might just have found the cause......
Failing that, chop it in for a V8 and gas it, if that smokes then you KNOW you got a problem.
BOOMER
Bloke from Dorset
mikeysabes
New Member
coor,
Ive only just got my first 4x4 (disco)
Im scared to give it hard throttle,,,,, keep thinking it will blow up!
My dad keeps saying to me them diesels are bullet proof, you wont hurt it the only thing youll hurt if your wallet with going to the fuel station all the time
Ive only just got my first 4x4 (disco)
Im scared to give it hard throttle,,,,, keep thinking it will blow up!
My dad keeps saying to me them diesels are bullet proof, you wont hurt it the only thing youll hurt if your wallet with going to the fuel station all the time
PASTMASTER
Well-Known Member
Some diesels do chuck out black smoke when you put your foot down. We've got a Sherpa with a Ford direct injection motor that always has, from new. Black smoke is unburnt fuel or, as said above, general dislodged crud. Could be a choked air filter, could be an injection problem. It's unlikely to be serious unless it fails the MoT. You might find that using BP ultimate or bio-diesel improves things, as they burn cleaner.
