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From: The Medway Handyman on 21 Mar 2010 10:09 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. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
From: Mrcheerful on 21 Mar 2010 10:27 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, 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
From: TJ on 21 Mar 2010 17:55 "The Medway Handyman" <davidlang(a)no-spam-blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message news:CMppn.52163$Ym4.47544(a)text.news.virginmedia.com... >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. > Oh dear, let the Police examine it to find out if it is a stolen vehicle or a cut and shut. Why does it have the wrong panel on the door? Do any of the numbers match up? > Passed MOT in January, but now its started smoking. No change in > performance, no starting problems, no sign of overheating. The smoke is > greyish. > It's burning oil. > How much it smokes varies. It clears when the engine oil level is low, > when topped up it starts again. > You might have the wrong dipstick! So filling it too much and causing the smoke. When the level drops the engine is happy again. > Mileage is only around 8,000 pa most of which is stop start traffic, > rarely gets a decent run. > Just give it a long run and thrash it from time to time to clear it out. > 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. > Wynns smoke treatment is useless and REDEX - well don't even put that near your engine or fuel. It will make no difference apart from causing more smoke. Morrisons diesel is OK, it's only Tesco diesel I would avoid as my car regularly returns 15-20mpg LESS compared to SHELL diesel. I have tried this a few times with and without so-called additives. > 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. > I think you have too much oil in it or some of the breather pipes are blocked. Possibly your air filter is filthy. All very basic things to check. You're best avoid additives as they sometimes cause more harm than good. Another thing to avoid is expensive boxes that promis more power by squirting in loads more diesel. They multiply the signal from the ECU and raise the diesel pressure which wears out the pump and causes smoke. I would check your vehicles identity before doing anything else. > > -- > Dave - The Medway Handyman > www.medwayhandyman.co.uk > > > >
From: Mrcheerful on 21 Mar 2010 18:00 TJ wrote: > "The Medway Handyman" <davidlang(a)no-spam-blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in > message news:CMppn.52163$Ym4.47544(a)text.news.virginmedia.com... >> 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. >> > > Oh dear, let the Police examine it to find out if it is a stolen > vehicle or a > cut and shut. Why does it have the wrong panel on the door? Do any > of the numbers match up? sometimes people put on secondhand doors when they get a dent, since the mot went ok the vin numbers probably match the reg. number.
From: Tony (UncleFista) on 21 Mar 2010 19:43
Tiscali idiot morph alert, fuckwit.... +ACI-TJ+ACI- +ADw-nospam+AEA-virgin.com+AD4- wrote in message news:ho64kg+ACQ-7ja+ACQ-1+AEA-news.eternal-september.org... +AD4- +AD4- +ACI-The Medway Handyman+ACI- +ADw-davidlang+AEA-no-spam-blueyonder.co.uk+AD4- wrote in +AD4- message news:CMppn.52163+ACQ-Ym4.47544+AEA-text.news.virginmedia.com... +AD4APg-I have an 03 reg diesel Kangoo van, 57,000 mile on the clock. On the door +AD4APg-panel its described as 1.7DCi, the plastic cowling over the engine reads +AD4APg-1.5 DCi and the logbook reads 1465cc. +AD4APg- +AD4- +AD4- Oh dear, let the Police examine it to find out if it is a stolen vehicle +AD4- or a +AD4- cut and shut. Why does it have the wrong panel on the door? Do any +AD4- of the numbers match up? +AD4- +AD4APg- Passed MOT in January, but now its started smoking. No change in +AD4APg- performance, no starting problems, no sign of overheating. The smoke is +AD4APg- greyish. +AD4APg- +AD4- +AD4- It's burning oil. +AD4- +AD4APg- How much it smokes varies. It clears when the engine oil level is low, +AD4APg- when topped up it starts again. +AD4APg- +AD4- +AD4- You might have the wrong dipstick+ACE- So filling it too much and causing the +AD4- smoke. When the level drops the engine is happy again. +AD4- +AD4APg- Mileage is only around 8,000 pa most of which is stop start traffic, +AD4APg- rarely gets a decent run. +AD4APg- +AD4- +AD4- Just give it a long run and thrash it from time to time to clear it out. +AD4- +AD4APg- Tried Wynns Smoke treatment in the oil +ACY- a Redex product in the fuel, +AD4APg- they don't seem to make much difference. Stopped using Morrissons diesel +AD4APg- +ACY- switched to Esso. +AD4APg- +AD4- +AD4- Wynns smoke treatment is useless and REDEX - well don't even put that +AD4- near your engine or fuel. It will make no difference apart from causing +AD4- more smoke. Morrisons diesel is OK, it's only Tesco diesel I would avoid +AD4- as my car regularly returns 15-20mpg LESS compared to SHELL diesel. +AD4- I have tried this a few times with and without so-called additives. +AD4- +AD4- +AD4APg- Any ideas on what this could be? Someone suggested a blocked oil way or +AD4APg- something - sorry my knowledge of engines, especially diesels is almost +AD4APg- zero. +AD4APg- +AD4- +AD4- I think you have too much oil in it or some of the breather pipes are +AD4- blocked. +AD4- Possibly your air filter is filthy. All very basic things to check. +AD4- You're best avoid additives as they sometimes cause more harm than good. +AD4- Another thing to avoid is expensive boxes that promis more power by +AD4- squirting +AD4- in loads more diesel. They multiply the signal from the ECU and raise the +AD4- diesel pressure which wears out the pump and causes smoke. +AD4- +AD4- I would check your vehicles identity before doing anything else. +AD4- +AD4APg- +AD4APg- -- +AD4APg- Dave - The Medway Handyman +AD4APg- www.medwayhandyman.co.uk +AD4APg- +AD4APg- +AD4APg- +AD4APg- +AD4- +AD4- |