Funny smell when starting

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JockHiltz

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I get this funny smell when I start my 2003 TD5... It smells like the smoke when a cap gun or fire cracker goes off... the diesel also seems to burn with a pretty foul smell at times.... Thought I read somewhere that a sticky injector can cause a bad smell.... any thoughts?
 
White smoke is unburnt fuel, it would be worth checking the injectors. Put it on a reader. It sounds like an intermittent problem. Check injector loom for oil ingress, known Td5 issue.
Diesel bug produces a black sludge in tank, filter, fuel lines. Result is poor performance or not going at all.
 
White smoke is unburnt fuel, it would be worth checking the injectors. Put it on a reader. It sounds like an intermittent problem. Check injector loom for oil ingress, known Td5 issue.
Diesel bug produces a black sludge in tank, filter, fuel lines. Result is poor performance or not going at all.
I occasionally get a bit of black smoke when I accelerate under load, but just small puffs and clears up soon as my RPM;s come up and nothing compared to how my old VW diesels would smoke.
 
Glow plugs faulty for cold start smoke, remember td5 only has 4 glow plugs.
Black smoke is not normal when running, unless it has been messed with.
 
Has your Cat been removed, I replaced mine after getting really smelly exhaust and its now sweet as a nut again. I also replaced the EGR, removing it made no difference to economy or performance.
 
Has your Cat been removed, I replaced mine after getting really smelly exhaust and its now sweet as a nut again. I also replaced the EGR, removing it made no difference to economy or performance.
I don't believe so... I at least never did, and don't believe the previous owner did... but would have to crawl under to confirm, ha.
 
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