[TD5 Injector Seals]

On 7/27/2018 at 7:02 PM, oxleys11 said:

Thanks... job went very smoothly, hardest part was getting the fan off with a 36mm spanner that was too thick! Got there in the end though!

I did this job because of a slow rising oil level, so it needed doing, but I was also hoping it would solve the 5/10 seconds of white smoke I get at startup each morning.. when I rev the engine. Other bits I've recently changed include the MAF sensor (unusual voltage readings), fuel relay (as that was fried), fuel filter & housing (corroded away), fuel pressure regulator (was leaking), injector wiring harness (oil down to ecu), glow plugs (turned out only 1 of 4 worked)... so quite a few bits, although all the usual from what I read!

I've had the defender for just under a year. No service history, although oils were all in good condition when changed. 60k on the clock. (2004 model).

still don't have a clue where to investigate next re: white smoke at startup, runs fine after its cleared, just don't like the fact it does it each morning! And only does it if you rev the engine within the 5/10 seconds of startup... otherwise it doesn't put any smoke out.

anyone with any thoughts? cheap/easy ones please! ...im tired after all this work so far!

Mate, I have the exact problem on start up in my td5. Idle Revs are fine, intermittently though, when accelerator is pressed revs are laboured as if fuel isn't combusting and then it blows smoke. Hold the pedal down or give it a few pumps and the revs catch up and then it drives like a dream. 

- cleaned red ECU plug (seemed to help) but gone back again

- MAF, MAP and sensor after the EGR cleaned. Ran better but still start up issue sometims. 

- got harness to do so I'll check inside my rocker 

- fuel pump is fine and I've done full B service on it 

Feel like my oil may be creeping up too but can't work out if I'm imagining it

Have you found the issue??