02-11-2018, 04:52 PM
Hi all,
Just went out in my 2012 1.6HDi van (36000 miles) and left a trail of white smoke the Red Arrows would have been proud of!
Maybe it's "upset" because I just swapped the stereo but I've not experienced this problem before. I've searched the site and tried the things below, but I'm no nearer knowing what is wrong.... I've noticed the van has been smelling a bit "exhausty" for a couple of weeks and I ignored it (no smoke, performance normal, no excessive fuel etc etc). The van was cold started and I first thought it was a bit of steam, but once I accelerated you couldn't see the poor sod behind me, or the road! It was white/grey smoke as far as I could tell. After I stopped at a supermarket car park (to hide for a bit!), I bought some Redex diesel fuel cleaner and bunged that in the tank. I then gingerly drove home. By the time I was a mile or so from home, the smoke had vanished and the engine had warmed up.
I've looked for fault codes using Lexia and a top end Autel unit = nothing!
I've checked the air filter = good as new.
I've checked the fuel filter as far as possible (only 6 months old) = seems ok.
I've had the air filter housing out and checked the injector bolts, then sprayed the injector unions with leak detector and run the engine = no leaks and bolts were at least 9nm.
Coolant level is good.
Oil level is middle of dipstick range.
Engine compartment has nothing obvious to see.
I'm baffled. What do you think?
Now then......Someone once said to me "If you don't really want the answer, don't ask the question", but......
Whist I had the air intake pipe off the right side of the turbo, I poked my finger onto the end of the shaft and I could feel a tiny bit of end float... Should there be any discernible play and can this, in any way, be related to the above issue?
As usual, all help and advice is most welcome. It's nearly bonfire night, so I do have a plan B!
Just went out in my 2012 1.6HDi van (36000 miles) and left a trail of white smoke the Red Arrows would have been proud of!
Maybe it's "upset" because I just swapped the stereo but I've not experienced this problem before. I've searched the site and tried the things below, but I'm no nearer knowing what is wrong.... I've noticed the van has been smelling a bit "exhausty" for a couple of weeks and I ignored it (no smoke, performance normal, no excessive fuel etc etc). The van was cold started and I first thought it was a bit of steam, but once I accelerated you couldn't see the poor sod behind me, or the road! It was white/grey smoke as far as I could tell. After I stopped at a supermarket car park (to hide for a bit!), I bought some Redex diesel fuel cleaner and bunged that in the tank. I then gingerly drove home. By the time I was a mile or so from home, the smoke had vanished and the engine had warmed up.
I've looked for fault codes using Lexia and a top end Autel unit = nothing!
I've checked the air filter = good as new.
I've checked the fuel filter as far as possible (only 6 months old) = seems ok.
I've had the air filter housing out and checked the injector bolts, then sprayed the injector unions with leak detector and run the engine = no leaks and bolts were at least 9nm.
Coolant level is good.
Oil level is middle of dipstick range.
Engine compartment has nothing obvious to see.
I'm baffled. What do you think?
Now then......Someone once said to me "If you don't really want the answer, don't ask the question", but......
Whist I had the air intake pipe off the right side of the turbo, I poked my finger onto the end of the shaft and I could feel a tiny bit of end float... Should there be any discernible play and can this, in any way, be related to the above issue?
As usual, all help and advice is most welcome. It's nearly bonfire night, so I do have a plan B!
Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement…
2017 Berlingo Multispace Flair 120
2013 C5 Tourer 2.2HDi Excl
Previously:
2012 C5 Tourer 1.6HDi auto
2012 Berlingo Enterprise 1.6HDi Van
2009 C5 Tourer 2.0D
2001 C5 Tourer 2.0D
2001 Range Rover 4.6 Vogue (really!)
2017 Berlingo Multispace Flair 120
2013 C5 Tourer 2.2HDi Excl
Previously:
2012 C5 Tourer 1.6HDi auto
2012 Berlingo Enterprise 1.6HDi Van
2009 C5 Tourer 2.0D
2001 C5 Tourer 2.0D
2001 Range Rover 4.6 Vogue (really!)