Hi all,
the other day i took my mate out for a spin as he was interested in a TDi, long story short i found out my engine is literally a fire (amber burning soot?) breathing monster.
The engine wasnt particularly hot, it had been warmed up on a 4 or 5 mile normal speed drive, sat idling for about 5 mins and then i took him for a blast up the road.
my truck started producing glowing exhaust gases within less than a minute of hard driving, literally first, second, third, glowing.
my question is surely i cant have got it to above the EGT safe limit in that short a time? so what temperature does diesel soot start to burn off at?
here's the video (sorry non facebook users, my youtube is currently not working)
P.S. EGT gauge ordered within 5 mins of finding out!
Also, whats better, Intercooler or water to air charge cooler?