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black smoke lots of diesel!

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:45 am
by mothers of invention
Help!! My bongo chucks out black smoke when I first start and accelerate off roundabouts and also it is using an awful lot of diesel, any ideas??

Re: black smoke lots of diesel!

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:56 am
by scanner
mothers of invention wrote:Help!! My bongo chucks out black smoke when I first start and accelerate off roundabouts and also it is using an awful lot of diesel, any ideas??
The obvious answer is that the injection is wrongly set up, that black smoke is just wasted unburnt fuel - look at it as lots of tiny £ signs.

It could be the pump itself pushing out too much fuel or trouble with the injectors.

You need to visit a good diesel specialist (not just a Bongo friendly garage) who can analyse what the problem might be.

Re: black smoke lots of diesel!

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:06 pm
by Ralph
First stop air filter it's pipe work and the intake.

Re: black smoke lots of diesel!

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:07 pm
by mikeonb4c
...and there have been one or two incidences of bottles and other stuff left under the bonnet being sucked into the intake and blockng it. Worth a check before the £ stuff 8)

Re: black smoke lots of diesel!

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:50 pm
by scanner
Ralph wrote:First stop air filter it's pipe work and the intake.
I must admit I assumed these had been checked and discounted a blockage as no loss of performance or cutting out was mentioned.