Engine dropping revs & cutting out & white smoke?
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 10:57 am
Hi all,
I've had a thrash about on here as this may have been covered already ... if it has my apologies.
Here are the symptoms;
Just recently, we get a lot of smoke on starting and this can be on starting after it has been driven already ..... so not the first start of the day.
Once started, before driving away, it may loose revs or even cut-out. Eventually, maybe after a couple of turns and gunning the engine, it will start. However, yesterday and this morning while driving when coming up to a junction and slowing down, the engine begins to die unless revved. Today the engine just cut completely while driving. No loss of electrical power, tried to restart and then left it and RAC called. RAC arrived and managed to start it but had to give it a lot of revs before it really ran properly.
So, thoughts please ...... glow plugs? ERC/EGR valve? .... anything else?
Oh, it's a 1995 2.5 diesel. New solenoid contacts last year.
**UPDATE** : we have had a small diesel leak from the injector pump and our friendly local mechanic says that this may be the cause of the problem. Apparently once it's started the glow plugs are no longer the issue and it does start most times. So, it may be this fuel injector pump issue?
Many thanks in advance.
Tony.
I've had a thrash about on here as this may have been covered already ... if it has my apologies.
Here are the symptoms;
Just recently, we get a lot of smoke on starting and this can be on starting after it has been driven already ..... so not the first start of the day.
Once started, before driving away, it may loose revs or even cut-out. Eventually, maybe after a couple of turns and gunning the engine, it will start. However, yesterday and this morning while driving when coming up to a junction and slowing down, the engine begins to die unless revved. Today the engine just cut completely while driving. No loss of electrical power, tried to restart and then left it and RAC called. RAC arrived and managed to start it but had to give it a lot of revs before it really ran properly.
So, thoughts please ...... glow plugs? ERC/EGR valve? .... anything else?
Oh, it's a 1995 2.5 diesel. New solenoid contacts last year.
**UPDATE** : we have had a small diesel leak from the injector pump and our friendly local mechanic says that this may be the cause of the problem. Apparently once it's started the glow plugs are no longer the issue and it does start most times. So, it may be this fuel injector pump issue?
Many thanks in advance.
Tony.