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Car starts O.K. runs fine for two or three minutes then gets lumpy and emits white smoke. Smoke stops after half a mile 58000 on clock and sailed through M.O.T. last march. Any suggestions.
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Don't know.
White smoke on a diesel could be unburnt diesel mist or water.
Why it starts okay. Fails for a few minutes. Then works fine again I have not come across before.
White smoke on a diesel could be unburnt diesel mist or water.
Why it starts okay. Fails for a few minutes. Then works fine again I have not come across before.
hi,John. Are you sure it's white smoke and not water vapour. When you are following a car when it's only just being started you will see white "smoke" coming out of the exhaust especially in the winter, it's water vapour. You say it gets lumpy, could be your car is still cold and you are in 1 too high a gear
Few questions to ask...
Down on power or struggling to accelerate like normal?
Any coolant loss?
Engine Management Light on?
Glow plug light flashing?
Any error codes? If not read them yet, worthwhile doing aside it could pinpoint exactly cause easily. (Cheapest method is friend with MultiECUScan and appropriate cable, or better yet, buy it yourself if you don't have it)
Have had both the symptoms but not in exact circumstances and at the same times. In my case it was an injector seal and a knackered glow plug, but was lumpy from start and occasional white smoke in traffic.
Hi ,
I assume that is being driven,
if you just let it idle for 5 mins from a cold start..does it cut out.. will it restart instantly..??
need more info really;
any engine work done,
last fuel filter change, etc
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no error lights no loss of coolant once warm all seems ok Havent checked error codes, im looking for a good not too expensive code reader
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It runs smoothly for two or three minutes and then lumpy with smoke or vapour which clears after a short run
So it does this irrespective of load or air temp..
does sound odd.. here are you / the car based..??
Charlie - Oxford
Can I ask if the little screwhole that's roughly about halfway across the black plastic part below the front wipers has ever been sealed (lift the bonnet to look)? It may seem a daft question but if it hasn't, rainwater can get into the airbox below and cause white smoke, loss of acceleration and lumpy running till the engine shifts the water. It will run fine then. Usually will take a few hundred yards.
Hi john, Does the car run ok once the "smoke" has gone and the engine is up to temperature. Some times the simple solution is best.
Good call WeeSmurf. Forgot about that old chestnut.
Even if already sealed, check your air filter is dry too. Doesn't take much damp in there to give wierd symptoms
Even if already sealed, check your air filter is dry too. Doesn't take much damp in there to give wierd symptoms
Hi simple is not cheap
Unusually the woman thinks of the cheapest option first.
"and with the money saved she can treat herself to.."
"and with the money saved she can treat herself to.."
The Yellow Peril requires the steering rack replaced so need to save up for that.
Mine wasn't so cheap... some muppet managed to crack not just the cover but the side of the airbox too. Then used gaffer tape to "seal" it. Came off in 3 bits so had to buy a new one.... grrrr!
Obviously not a forum member or they would have sealed the screw up and avoided the water problem. Then again, I guess I wouldn't have got the car cheap if they had, so not all bad.
Obviously not a forum member or they would have sealed the screw up and avoided the water problem. Then again, I guess I wouldn't have got the car cheap if they had, so not all bad.
