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 Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:04 Post subject: White smoke on start-up |
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Hi all
Newbie to the group.
I recently brought a '93 Big Horn (Irmscher) 3.1 TD.
It had been SORN as from Mar '07 and so had been sat around all summer. I fired it up last night and there was a fair bit of white smoke on start up. I waited a few minutes fired it up again and there was no white smoke just soot.
The turbo has recently been replaced.
Anyone else experienced this and is it something to be concerned about.
60k miles, recent oil and filters and MOT. |
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:08 Post subject: |
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First of all Welcome 
If its been stood i wouldnt worry about it, it sounds like it needs a good run to give it a clear out and if that doesnt work check the heater plugs.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:15 Post subject: |
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Thankyou!
It's so fustrating as I cant drive her at the moment (waiting for insurance cover note to go and tax it). It's been sat on my drive teasing me for 2 days.
Cant wait to give her a good blast.
I'll keep a close eye on the starting issue. Thanks for the advice. |
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:20 Post subject: |
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Give it a shot of injector cleaner before you take it out, that should clean it out as they get choked up when they are locked up and not allowed out to play 
I talk to mine but thats between me and the doctors  
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:37 Post subject: |
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| Ok. How do you use the cleaner? |
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:58 Post subject: |
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You put a can in the fuel tank
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 16:20 Post subject: |
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Forgive my ignorance.
The beast is now on the road (legally).
Time to suck some diesel I reckon!! |
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 16:30 Post subject: |
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| Ok. How do you use the cleaner? |
It can be worth banging a load in the fuel filter when you change it. |
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 16:46 Post subject: |
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Our 3.1 did the same thing. Had been stood at the dealers for a while, and belched a big cloud of pale grey smoke on starting for the first time when we test drove it.
No smoke at all since |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:37 Post subject: |
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I gave it blast out last night and this morning and the whitish smoke has all but disapeared.
I will definetly used some injector cleaner, however. |
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 16:01 Post subject: |
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FYI
Some Wynns injector cleaner (£3.99 from Wilko) has sorted out the white smoke problem. Also now starts much crisper.
Gotta be worth £3.99 of anyones money |
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