explorer Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Defender 110 300tdi white smoking at low revs under load, not burning oil, any help welcome. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallycinq Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Defender 110 300tdi white smoking at low revs under load, not burning oil, any help welcome.Jim Would consider white smoke to be water or brake fluid. Servo problem? Cheers D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I can't see how brake fluid would find it's way into the engine. Could be a fuel/timing issue though or steam. Smell the smoke - if it's fuel you will easily tell. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimAttrill Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Petrol cars can burn their brake fluid if there is a hole in the servo diaphragm. The engine vacuum pulls the fluid into the inlet. Can't happen with a diesel that has a vacuum pump. Smell the smoke, if it smells like diesel, it is diesel, so there is something wrong with the injector pump or low compressions. If it smells nauseating (don't know how else to explain it) it will most likely be oil. If no real smell and the smoke dissipates quickly, then it is steam and you could have a blown head gasket. I have noticed that Tdi engines which are completely stuffed use little oil, possibly because the intake is not throttled so there is no vacuum on the overrun as with a petrol engine. (The 2.25 Dutch diesel lightweights had a throttled intake to generate vacuum for the brakes instead of a vacuum pump and used to use lots and lots of oil so they say). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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