jadefox
Active Member
Yeah, I know there are hundreds of threads here, most of which I have read briefly on diesels smoking....but I am just looking for some reassurance or advice I guess.
Hubby recently ran some Millers through the tank because he figured it might do her some good, but after 2 tanks of diesel she's now smoking like a trouper...she looks like she's continually blowing smoke - not just when I put my foot down. It's definately black smoke, and it's not just my imagination, it's pretty constant.
I know it's usual for a diesel to smoke and she'll often give out a nice black poof of smoke when I am joining motorways or i put my foot down to get out of a junction which i can live with, but this is different...it's noticeable - my cousin was in the car behind me yesterday and called me on the phone to tell me about it - so it's very obvious (and a bit embarrassing) from behind.
I've tried to give her a damn good thrashing - sorry
a 'hard drive' up the motorway a couple of times, litterally pedal to metal and it'll clear temporarily - for a minute or two, but it seems like when you sit then on cruise for a while again, she's back to smoking badly again.
I have asked my trusted indi to have a look & he ran an electrical diagnostic on it and said nothing came back, he said there was one error message came up to do with a coil...but he was not at all bothered about that and he ran it again and it came back clear...he did say the air filter (the one under the case in the engine which you have to unscrew to get to and it looks like a concertina) could do with changing, so i'm going to have that done next week, but other than that, he couldn't really see a reason for it, he said we'll see what happens after you've driven it for a bit with the new filter.
I guess my question is; if I change the filter will it really make that much difference? Can dirty filters really make a car smoke in the way mine is or is it likely to be something else?
Hubby recently ran some Millers through the tank because he figured it might do her some good, but after 2 tanks of diesel she's now smoking like a trouper...she looks like she's continually blowing smoke - not just when I put my foot down. It's definately black smoke, and it's not just my imagination, it's pretty constant.
I know it's usual for a diesel to smoke and she'll often give out a nice black poof of smoke when I am joining motorways or i put my foot down to get out of a junction which i can live with, but this is different...it's noticeable - my cousin was in the car behind me yesterday and called me on the phone to tell me about it - so it's very obvious (and a bit embarrassing) from behind.
I've tried to give her a damn good thrashing - sorry
a 'hard drive' up the motorway a couple of times, litterally pedal to metal and it'll clear temporarily - for a minute or two, but it seems like when you sit then on cruise for a while again, she's back to smoking badly again. I have asked my trusted indi to have a look & he ran an electrical diagnostic on it and said nothing came back, he said there was one error message came up to do with a coil...but he was not at all bothered about that and he ran it again and it came back clear...he did say the air filter (the one under the case in the engine which you have to unscrew to get to and it looks like a concertina) could do with changing, so i'm going to have that done next week, but other than that, he couldn't really see a reason for it, he said we'll see what happens after you've driven it for a bit with the new filter.
I guess my question is; if I change the filter will it really make that much difference? Can dirty filters really make a car smoke in the way mine is or is it likely to be something else?
