Whilst this was done on our new Defender....there maybe some out there with a 200Tdi Classic....
She has always smoked DERV white in the few days we have had her and on occasions struggled to start, then when she did fire up, she was missing on a couple of pots until she warmed a bit!
After some research it seemed to point to lazy injectors or FIP timing.
So I bought the FIP timing kit which was delivered this morning and this evening set about timing the pump.
Dead simple!
Turn engine until Crank is TDC as per pulley mark.
Climb under and remove the Flywheel/Bellhousing wading plug....check the timing notch is central to hole and insert flywheel locking pin.
Remove the 3 bolts holding the pump pulley cover on.
Check with timing pin (9.5mm diameter) for pump timing position.
If needed, slacken the 3 bolts holding the timing wheel to the pulley.
Adjust until the pin slides in, then do up the bolts and jobs done!
Mine was the faintest hair out, I mean it was almost imperceptible, but what a difference, so far she has started on the button and the white smoke has gone!! (faint blue smoke still there, but that is next weeks job)....when I say it was out, it was such a miniscule amount you'd need a very accurate micrometer to measure the difference!!
I would advocate anyone who has white smoke to check their FIP timing, what an amazing difference (so far!!)
She has always smoked DERV white in the few days we have had her and on occasions struggled to start, then when she did fire up, she was missing on a couple of pots until she warmed a bit!
After some research it seemed to point to lazy injectors or FIP timing.
So I bought the FIP timing kit which was delivered this morning and this evening set about timing the pump.
Dead simple!
Turn engine until Crank is TDC as per pulley mark.
Climb under and remove the Flywheel/Bellhousing wading plug....check the timing notch is central to hole and insert flywheel locking pin.
Remove the 3 bolts holding the pump pulley cover on.
Check with timing pin (9.5mm diameter) for pump timing position.
If needed, slacken the 3 bolts holding the timing wheel to the pulley.
Adjust until the pin slides in, then do up the bolts and jobs done!
Mine was the faintest hair out, I mean it was almost imperceptible, but what a difference, so far she has started on the button and the white smoke has gone!! (faint blue smoke still there, but that is next weeks job)....when I say it was out, it was such a miniscule amount you'd need a very accurate micrometer to measure the difference!!
I would advocate anyone who has white smoke to check their FIP timing, what an amazing difference (so far!!)
