mabbs Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Hi Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts/experiences of the problem I'm having: Blue smoke up when revved in the mid range, accompanied with misfire/lack of power. Engine is 1995 300 TDI with 100k. To date I've given a good service with Fuchs 15/40w turbo diesel oil and changed all of the filters - to no avail. Where should I start next? Regards Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Start the engine for a few seconds then remove the glow plugs and see if one is a different colour from the rest (wet with diesel or covered in oil). Could be an injector problem, I assume you've checked for leaks, such as diesel leak or compression leak up one of the injectors? Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabbs Posted June 15, 2009 Author Share Posted June 15, 2009 yeap certainly have, oddly enough the misfire is occurs, with the blue smoke only intermittenly and then clears with a good rev. I'll have a look at the glow plugs as suggested and let you know. I don't have a compression tester for a diesel, which is a bit of a problem though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tel Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Hi did you ever fix this I'm having exactly the same problem and I'm currently stuck in Wales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulnb57 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Is it using engine oil? Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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