TD4 white smoke and misfiring @ 2000 rpm

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I will get them soaked tomorrow and leave must admit I'm a bit worried doing the job but I love to have a dabble,I've found a place to test them for 15 quid each .
 
Bought a 2009 FIAT Doblo 1.9JTD around 4 years or so ago. Got it cheap because the "turbo was knackered" according to the garage.

Got it home, hard to start, idled ok, but revved like a bag of nails inside a bag of spanners in a tin bath...probably o_O

Cost me 53p to fix it ;)

Used my trade in Halfords for a pair of worm drive clips (Jubilee in any other language) and re-attached the intercooler hose. The original clip had rusted through and the pressure from the turbo was clearly escaping which flagged up all manner of faults, management lamp, boost pressure faults, injectors throwing fuel down the exhaust, making it misfire & burn an off white colour.

Same turbo been on it since. However, at 127,000 miles I did eventually require 2 new injectors, but that was due to the previous owner throwing cheap diesel at it, but that's another tale for another day.

Anyway, I had it mapped to an astonishing 170BHP and the hilarity when I blow A3 turbo's, 3.2 V6 Vectra's and Mini Cooper's away from the lights. It's not the speed or the torque so much as the fact people see an ex wheelchair taxi (like a pope mobile) tearing up the road like the drivers arse was on fire, ha ha ha :D

Anyway, that's my input for what it's worth ;)
 
Go easy with slid hammers and pullers, first just try lifting them whilst rotating them with some pipe grips or similar, they should just pop out if not to carboned up, and keep soaking them. Put them back in with a bit of copper grease, makes it a little easyer next time. Let us all know how it goes, best of luck.
 
Good news all 4 of them came really easy so off to get them tested tomorrow and see where I go from there ,would there be anything I may need to know on refitting them,thanks in advance
 
Most diesel injection specialist that can test them, can also referb them. That's what I'd try first. It's best to get all 4 done at the same time.
 
Just picked some up from eBay with a years warrenty that have been refurbed for 90 each,the place I had mine tested at wanted 130 ,so I hope I've done the right thing and got the ones of eBay paid by PayPal so at least I've got that to fall back on
 
Mickrose said:
Merry xmas , wondering if you would a set of ,215/65/16 wheels will go on my td4 mine are ,225/55/r17that are fitted on there at the mo
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Just fit a set of 225/65/17 tyres to your 17" rims. These will give you an instant 1" lift. ;)
Probably best to ask tyre questions in a relevant tyre thread though. ;);)
 
Mickrose said:
Job done nodge thanks, next job is the wishbones I have 2 on there way any idvice on this one before I do it
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Easy to change. The most important bit of advice is to only tighten the inner pivot bolts, once the vehicle is back on the ground;)
 
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