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potrol blowing smoke

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:49 pm
by numbnuts
as i said above took a 2002 4.2td for a drive tonight, drove nice and had plenty of guts but when i planted the foot at the intersection it was like wheres the cars behind me gone. had it suddenly got foggy. there was smoke everywhere, any suggestions what the problem could be?
lr1

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:58 pm
by plowy
was it black smoke ie fuel?

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:03 pm
by numbnuts
it was grey i think.

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:21 pm
by j-top paj
how many Ks on it? bad injectors?

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:33 pm
by plowy
when was its last service / check the air filter's condition

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:40 pm
by numbnuts
107000km and it is due for service.

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:47 pm
by j-top paj
filter, injectors, fuel filter etc....
id say its still the original injectors and they are due for a clean and/or everythin else mentioned

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:02 pm
by numbnuts
what would it cost to
1, replace injectors
2, clean injectors
3, is there after market injectors?

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:19 pm
by j-top paj
not sure of exact cost but when i had my jabber on the road still i asked about getting the injectors done on it and it was around $300 for 4 i think??

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:05 pm
by Cossie
Check the air fliter first, mine started doing this and when I checked the air filter it was clogged solid with dust :oops: . New filter fixed the problem.

Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:47 am
by bazzle
Diesels, esp Nissan do blow a good haze ;)

At night refraction makes it look a lot worse than it is.

Change aircleaner and fuel filter element, they dont normally suddenly blow smoke.

If it still drives ok, economy about the same dont touch injectors yet.

Bazzle

Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:17 am
by bogged
take it for a run this morning is it any different??
I'd say Baz is pretty much on the coin, with possibility of a bad batch of fuel causing issues

Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:08 pm
by numbnuts
took it for a drive first thing in the morning, no smoke.

Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:41 pm
by itchyvet
numbnuts wrote:took it for a drive first thing in the morning, no smoke.
Word of advice, from previously bitten Trol owner.
I was also told, "Service/repair/exchange injectors, air filters changed regularly, fuel filter changed out every 10,000 K's.
After spending $650 big ones, the bloody thing STILL smokes.
So all the comments being made regard injectors, must be taken with a grain of salt.
Went back to guy who did my injectors, and he sez,"gotta do the pump now, it must be at fault".
Course the price for that will be around $2,000 AND there's no guarantee the smoke will be cured. How's that for a good deal ?
When I can afford it, intend to take to Diesel Injection Service centre and get their opinion, surely they would have an idea of what's amiss ?

There is a tiny ray of light on the issue, when using BIODIESEL the smoke seems to be half as heavy as when it's DINO DIESEL.

Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:49 pm
by HotFourOk
I thought all diesels blew smoke :D :armsup:

Of a day I don't notice mine, but of a night with headlights behind you it seems to be bad...