Had a fuel moment.
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2022 8:12 pm
Hello all.
Had a bit of a fuel issue on Friday (4th Feb);
For some reason I decided to give the Bongo a little run and went to work in it. When it was time to come home, I clambered in, turned the key and it made a very stuttered attempt to start (usually it turns over immediately) whilst the revs were bouncing up and down either side of the 1K mark, approximately 10 seconds later it started throwing huge thick plumes of white smoke out of the exhaust, which I saw in the mirror and went to have a look, upon seeing how much smoke there was I shut the engine off and had a mild panic (only had it a month).
I checked some things over, including the oil for some reason, which seemed normal if not a little low, started again but this time fired up straight away, straight to steady idle at about 900rpm and no smoke whatsoever.
So I set off home and maybe half a mile I realise I have no acceleration and then it cuts out and I coast to the side of the road.
Now, I know the gauge is low, and I know there is no warning light, AND I know I have a leak on the pump, but it's not a heavy flow at all. It started up again straight away only to cut out again shortly after. Next run is longer and I think it's running ok, it seems to behave itself in S but put into D causes a cut out.
In the end I decide to stop where it's ended up, phone my other half and arrange some more diesel.
Had to give it a jump after all the starting but it runs as it did before and out of the villages moved pretty well, no stalling or coughing.
So, ok I ran out of fuel like an idiot, but what was with the white smoke? Random crap dredged up from the tank? Something more sinister? I always thought white smoke was indictive of head gasket but the coolant looks the same and there's nothing untoward under the oil cap.
How worried should I be that it's all gone wrong and I may have bought a lemon?
Thanks
Matt
Had a bit of a fuel issue on Friday (4th Feb);
For some reason I decided to give the Bongo a little run and went to work in it. When it was time to come home, I clambered in, turned the key and it made a very stuttered attempt to start (usually it turns over immediately) whilst the revs were bouncing up and down either side of the 1K mark, approximately 10 seconds later it started throwing huge thick plumes of white smoke out of the exhaust, which I saw in the mirror and went to have a look, upon seeing how much smoke there was I shut the engine off and had a mild panic (only had it a month).
I checked some things over, including the oil for some reason, which seemed normal if not a little low, started again but this time fired up straight away, straight to steady idle at about 900rpm and no smoke whatsoever.
So I set off home and maybe half a mile I realise I have no acceleration and then it cuts out and I coast to the side of the road.
Now, I know the gauge is low, and I know there is no warning light, AND I know I have a leak on the pump, but it's not a heavy flow at all. It started up again straight away only to cut out again shortly after. Next run is longer and I think it's running ok, it seems to behave itself in S but put into D causes a cut out.
In the end I decide to stop where it's ended up, phone my other half and arrange some more diesel.
Had to give it a jump after all the starting but it runs as it did before and out of the villages moved pretty well, no stalling or coughing.
So, ok I ran out of fuel like an idiot, but what was with the white smoke? Random crap dredged up from the tank? Something more sinister? I always thought white smoke was indictive of head gasket but the coolant looks the same and there's nothing untoward under the oil cap.
How worried should I be that it's all gone wrong and I may have bought a lemon?
Thanks
Matt