Bluemoon Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Its a 300tdi Defender and from last week on a 400 mile trip the engine has started smoking , billowing out at low revs, as you put your foot down to accellerate, and shes started to run on after switching off the ignition for about 6secs ,then cuts out. she also runs badly under 800rpms. Whats the verdict, be gentle. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 running on could be a sticking fuel solenoid, the excess smoke might be over fuelling diesel fault diagnosis chart.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobson Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Possibly the head gasket, take the oil cap off the engine and look inside the cap, if theres white creamy stuff in it, it'll be the head gasket. they don't always go straight away, sometimes it's just one bit, but it will all go eventually, usually at the worst possible time! but hopefully i'm wrong and someone far more knowledgeable will correct me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Check the inter cooler hoses first for de-lamination internally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemoon Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 That engine chart was what I was after, thought there was one on Rave, but if there was I couldn't find it, could be injectors, I've got a leak on 1no at fuel pipe and 3no at engine and timing, but I want to do the timing belt as well, looks like I'm paying money out either way. cheers men Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 these from my Defender 200Tdi manual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemoon Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 Fixed my injector pipe leak, adjusted cold start , changed the oil again, after 500miles, she was running half normal/half semi synthetic, just cos it had been lying around and gave her an engine flush and now she is running like a dream(hope she doesn't wake up ) ,still need to change stop solenoid, big thank you to all repiled cheers Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 well done Brian, glad the truck is fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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