Freelander 1 Grey Smoke

Freelandertd42004 · Feb 22, 2025

I’ve been battling this same issue in my fl1 2004 td4 failed MOT last oct replaced all sensors, turbo solinoid, boost pipes, fuel rail loom, filters, x4 injectors and finally crank pulley and belts…. Crank pulley actually made more difference less smoke and once up to temp nothing just a very slight haze of smoke at the 2k mark

Arctic2 · Feb 23, 2025

Freelandertd42004 said:
I’ve been battling this same issue in my fl1 2004 td4 failed MOT last oct replaced all sensors, turbo solinoid, boost pipes, fuel rail loom, filters, x4 injectors and finally crank pulley and belts…. Crank pulley actually made more difference less smoke and once up to temp nothing just a very slight haze of smoke at the 2k mark

I can not see how changing a crank pulley can make much difference to a smoking issue, when you changed the other items was it at one at a time or all in one go, if one at a time when did you really notice the difference

Arctic2 · Mar 14, 2025

Whoopi so some good news on this subject, returned to my friends today with second hand newly cleaned injector removed the old one No3 which was once again caked in black oily deposits, and was quite hard to remove due to sticking again, cleaned out the port, added new injector, also an inline stat, built it back up took FL for a decent run with Hawkeye attached reading were great and no smoke, so it seems we have solved it.

One step forward two back both union bearings need changing and the compressor belt, which i quickly tried doing but the tensioner is not pulling back have a feel the nut on the back as come loose so need to get tightened up before tacking the belts, at least we have a two poster lift to work from save being on the floor.

Freddie17 · Mar 15, 2025

Arctic2 said:
Whoopi so some good news on this subject, returned to my friends today with second hand newly cleaned injector removed the old one No3 which was once again caked in black oily deposits, and was quite hard to remove due to sticking again, cleaned out the port, added new injector, also an inline stat, built it back up took FL for a decent run with Hawkeye attached reading were great and no smoke, so it seems we have solved it.

One step forward two back both union bearings need changing and the compressor belt, which i quickly tried doing but the tensioner is not pulling back have a feel the nut on the back as come loose so need to get tightened up before tacking the belts, at least we have a two poster lift to work from save being on the floor.

Well done

andyfreelandy · Mar 15, 2025

Good news.
So to summarise, injector 3 passed the leak back but if black was clearly not sealing properly somehow??

How did you come to suspect injector 3 ??

Hope it stays sorted

Benjypo · Mar 15, 2025

Whoopi so some good news on this subject, returned to my friends today with second hand newly cleaned injector removed the old one No3 which was once again caked in black oily deposits, and was quite hard to remove due to sticking again, cleaned out the port, added new injector, also an inline stat, built it back up took FL for a decent run with Hawkeye attached reading were great and no smoke, so it seems we have solved it.

One step forward two back both union bearings need changing and the compressor belt, which i quickly tried doing but the tensioner is not pulling back have a feel the nut on the back as come loose so need to get tightened up before tacking the belts, at least we have a two poster lift to work from save being on the floor. By the way, if you're into analyzing game performance and stats, check out goranked.gg for Dota 2! It’s a great tool to track your matches, improve your strategies, and elevate your gameplay

Good luck with replacing the bearings and belt - hope you get the tensioner sorted out quickly

Arctic2 · Mar 16, 2025

andyfreelandy said:
Good news.
So to summarise, injector 3 passed the leak back but if black was clearly not sealing properly somehow??

How did you come to suspect injector 3 ??

Hope it stays sorted

Hi Andy.
We did a good run up the road with Hawkeye attached engine temp was low, so we knew the stat was open to early, and also injector 3 was 2.7 compared to the others which were 0.4 No1 No2 -1.5 No4 0.6 which we already suspected after removing all and cleaning the tips.

Another note which i can not remember posting was that 1-2-4 were Lucas injectors No 3 Bosch, so sourced a decent spare Bosch again to replace old one only when we came to remove it did we realise it was once again covered in the black oil and starting to stick as in we had a bit of a fight to get it out again.

I'm hoping it's down to the old injector and not something else we will be keep an eye on it, we may have to cut the seat in the port fingers crossed we don't have too.

andyfreelandy · Mar 16, 2025

Thanks for update. Hope all stays smoke free !

Arctic2 · Mar 20, 2025

Yesterday we sorted out two new union bearings on my friends TD4 what a game that was the front shaft was stuck solid with corrosion, so we had to cut off the old bearing and us some heat and penetrating fluid serval time before the front shaft would budge, it's reading built back up now ready to fit back on Friday.

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