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From: Tony (UncleFista) on 21 Mar 2010 19:44 +ACI-Mrcheerful+ACI- +ADw-nbkm57+AEA-hotmail.co.uk+AD4- wrote in message news:BFwpn.52325+ACQ-Ym4.22225+AEA-text.news.virginmedia.com... +AD4- sometimes people put on secondhand doors when they get a dent, since the +AD4- mot went ok the vin numbers probably match the reg. number. It's the tiscali idiot using another ID again Mr C +ADs-(
From: The Medway Handyman on 21 Mar 2010 20:09 Mrcheerful wrote: > The Medway Handyman wrote: >> I have an 03 reg diesel Kangoo van, 57,000 mile on the clock. On the >> door panel its described as 1.7DCi, the plastic cowling over the >> engine reads 1.5 DCi and the logbook reads 1465cc. >> >> Passed MOT in January, but now its started smoking. No change in >> performance, no starting problems, no sign of overheating. The smoke >> is greyish. >> >> How much it smokes varies. It clears when the engine oil level is >> low, when topped up it starts again. >> >> Mileage is only around 8,000 pa most of which is stop start traffic, >> rarely gets a decent run. >> >> Tried Wynns Smoke treatment in the oil & a Redex product in the fuel, >> they don't seem to make much difference. Stopped using Morrissons >> diesel & switched to Esso. >> >> Any ideas on what this could be? Someone suggested a blocked oil way >> or something - sorry my knowledge of engines, especially diesels is >> almost zero. > > > is it being overfilled with oil in the first place? the fact that it > goes down means it is being burnt or is falling out, but oil smoke is > usually blue, Possibly, the handbook lists 8 varients from 1 ltr to 1.9 ltr with oil capacities from 3 to 5 litres. The smoke is 'greyish blue' :-) > grey smoke is usually unburnt diesel and there is a common kangoo > fault which is the pump advance solenoid which when it doesn't work > makes them smoke a bit since there isn't enough time to burn all the > fuel which is injected. 300 quid will get a new one Sorry, not trying to teach you to suck eggs, but would that not affect performance? -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
From: steve robinson on 21 Mar 2010 20:16 The Medway Handyman wrote: > Mrcheerful wrote: > > The Medway Handyman wrote: > > > I have an 03 reg diesel Kangoo van, 57,000 mile on the clock. > > > On the door panel its described as 1.7DCi, the plastic cowling > > > over the engine reads 1.5 DCi and the logbook reads 1465cc. > > > > > > Passed MOT in January, but now its started smoking. No change > > > in performance, no starting problems, no sign of overheating. > > > The smoke is greyish. > > > > > > How much it smokes varies. It clears when the engine oil level > > > is low, when topped up it starts again. > > > > > > Mileage is only around 8,000 pa most of which is stop start > > > traffic, rarely gets a decent run. > > > > > > Tried Wynns Smoke treatment in the oil & a Redex product in the > > > fuel, they don't seem to make much difference. Stopped using > > > Morrissons diesel & switched to Esso. > > > > > > Any ideas on what this could be? Someone suggested a blocked > > > oil way or something - sorry my knowledge of engines, > > > especially diesels is almost zero. > > > > > > is it being overfilled with oil in the first place? the fact > > that it goes down means it is being burnt or is falling out, but > > oil smoke is usually blue, > > Possibly, the handbook lists 8 varients from 1 ltr to 1.9 ltr with > oil capacities from 3 to 5 litres. The smoke is 'greyish blue' :-) > > > grey smoke is usually unburnt diesel and there is a common kangoo > > fault which is the pump advance solenoid which when it doesn't > > work makes them smoke a bit since there isn't enough time to burn > > all the fuel which is injected. 300 quid will get a new one > > Sorry, not trying to teach you to suck eggs, but would that not > affect performance? If it was overfilled by 2 ltres then its likely to damage the engine
From: Duncan Wood on 21 Mar 2010 20:23
On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:09:38 -0000, The Medway Handyman <davidlang(a)no-spam-blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > I have an 03 reg diesel Kangoo van, 57,000 mile on the clock. On the > door > panel its described as 1.7DCi, the plastic cowling over the engine reads > 1.5 > DCi and the logbook reads 1465cc. > > Passed MOT in January, but now its started smoking. No change in > performance, no starting problems, no sign of overheating. The smoke is > greyish. > > How much it smokes varies. It clears when the engine oil level is low, > when > topped up it starts again. > > Mileage is only around 8,000 pa most of which is stop start traffic, > rarely > gets a decent run. > > Tried Wynns Smoke treatment in the oil & a Redex product in the fuel, > they > don't seem to make much difference. Stopped using Morrissons diesel & > switched to Esso. > > Any ideas on what this could be? Someone suggested a blocked oil way or > something - sorry my knowledge of engines, especially diesels is almost > zero. > > Wrong dipstick or the dipstick tubes wrong. Or you've got an expensive problem, but check those two 1st. |