GAS PANIC!
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 5:23 pm
Just wanted to share a range of emotions I experienced this afternoon.
My wife called to say Bongo won't start properly...loads of white smoke.....juddering.......no revs. I rushed home expecting the worst and this was realised when I started up. Juddering and no response from the pedal. Eventually some response from the patient but it was along with clouds of constant stinking white/grey smoke and a clattering sound from the engine that sounded like someone had dumped a bag of spanners inside. I thought I was the miserable owner of an expensive pile of scrap metal.
Then I remembered what I was up to last night...... I had recently snapped the one way valve on the small EGR pipe to the left of the drivers side engine, which gives no noticeable dip in performance, so I left it. Last night I unsuccessfully tried fixing it with some glue and silicone sealant.
The top pipe had become plugged with sealant and I am guessing it caused my major life crisis as unblocking it stopped the smoking and normal service is resumed. Such a tiny thing caused such a catstrophe.
My concerns now are whether I have caused any lasting damage and what the clattering sound was when I pressed the accelerator.
Panic over.....for now.
My wife called to say Bongo won't start properly...loads of white smoke.....juddering.......no revs. I rushed home expecting the worst and this was realised when I started up. Juddering and no response from the pedal. Eventually some response from the patient but it was along with clouds of constant stinking white/grey smoke and a clattering sound from the engine that sounded like someone had dumped a bag of spanners inside. I thought I was the miserable owner of an expensive pile of scrap metal.
Then I remembered what I was up to last night...... I had recently snapped the one way valve on the small EGR pipe to the left of the drivers side engine, which gives no noticeable dip in performance, so I left it. Last night I unsuccessfully tried fixing it with some glue and silicone sealant.
The top pipe had become plugged with sealant and I am guessing it caused my major life crisis as unblocking it stopped the smoking and normal service is resumed. Such a tiny thing caused such a catstrophe.
My concerns now are whether I have caused any lasting damage and what the clattering sound was when I pressed the accelerator.
Panic over.....for now.
