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zippy316 · Newbie Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 7

hello all
little problem hope you can advise
had 3.1 trooper for over a year all was well been using alternate bio/reg diesel no worries then started losing water and getting steam from exhaust
take troop to garage and informed cylinder head gasket gone so have work done
got troop back today and smoking habit is still there white grey smoke on deacceleration and idle
the mechanic is anit bio and advised introducingjust using normal diesel and redex also turbo not as free moving as should be
have changed fuel filter topped up with reg and put in redex
still smoking
help
refuse to spend more money on it

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dxmedia · Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 21:30 Post subject:

Is it still using water?

Sounds like unburn fuel, and changing to mineral diesel isn't going to cure that. Is the garage sure it was a head gasket and not a cracked head?
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cozz · *** Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 220

sounds like theyve bodged the head gasket fix

zippy316 · Newbie Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 7

i know what you saying bout head gasket i thought that
but it was sent away ,skimmed tested and sent back
before it went in
it over heated once, used water and was bubbles in header tank and a trail off steam like one of fred dibnahs finest out the back
i have checked oil and water just and they fine
the smoke is there its like grey/white
when driving /idle its there
then when you boot it it goes

dxmedia · Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:34 Post subject:

That's over fulling then buy the sound of it. They didn't take the injector pump off did they when they did the head? and put it back with the timing wrong?

Sounds like a fuel issue though - too much fuel going through when the engine is running slow, and when you put your foot down, the engine is using the excess.
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zippy316 · Newbie Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 7

Cheers

It s likely they would of done
i will ask them
is there a way to do it with out taking it all apart again ?

dxmedia · Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:48 Post subject:

Can't see why they would, but depends?

If the car didn't do it, and now it does... Take it back to the garage and tear them a new @$sehole and get them to fix it for free, if not threaten trading standards (and go through with it). Does the smoke coming out of the back STINK of diesel... haha go on get a face full Very Happy

and thick white clouds??
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zippy316 · Newbie Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 7

hahaha

i love the smell off monoxide in the morning
intresting though
it was bit smoky before the head went
but not as bad i thought doing head woul cure it
garage said they never touched it
he is anti bio diesel and cos it smells like old chips is adament the problem lies there
wife out in it now so can t do smell test