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Re: White smoke from exhaust
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:01 pm
by mister munkey
Gaza69 wrote:Any more ideas greatly appreciated!
Smoke, whistling & popping noise could point to turbo problem.
Anyone local who could check it out for you?
Re: White smoke from exhaust
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:09 pm
by scanner
That is just how mine sounded when the filter(s) were blocked.
Fitting a new fuel filter and cleaning out the banjo filter cured it.
The filter had only been replaced 200miles earlier but I think I had used some old diesel from a can.
Re: White smoke from exhaust
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:06 pm
by Gaza69
Re: White smoke from exhaust
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:10 pm
by dreamwarrioruk
at last i got the diagnosis right.
congrats on getting it sorted.
Re: White smoke from exhaust
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:13 pm
by missfixit70
Even if it took 3 glow plug relays & 3 sets of glow plugs to get there
Re: White smoke from exhaust
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:20 pm
by dreamwarrioruk
oh thats a bit of a bugger
Re: White smoke from exhaust
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:30 pm
by Gaza69
yeah ir has been a pain for a few weeks now but at long last she purrs like a lion on start up again instead of a 40year long smoker!
Now onto the next job, where to get a set or anti roll bar links at a good price??
Re: White smoke from exhaust
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:07 am
by dreamwarrioruk
front or rear, if on a budget fronts are vauxhall vectra 95 mod
rear ford galaxy
Re: White smoke from exhaust
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 11:48 am
by dandywarhol
dreamwarrioruk wrote:front or rear, if on a budget fronts are vauxhall vectra 95 mod
rear ford galaxy
..........and are often better quality than some of the rubbish on Ebay
Re: White smoke from exhaust
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:20 pm
by Gaza69
yeah i read in our compatible parts list that the rears where the same as a rover 800. which are a better fit though?
