I've tried searching but nothing is exactly the same.
My 1992 200tdi with a genuine 78k on sometimes produces blue smoke when cold.
Its intermittent and doesnt always do it.
I sometimes have to move my Landie from our drive to our car park (we have a shared private car park) park it for a few mins then drive off again when I do this it usually produces clouds of blue smoke on the second start up that clears after a minute or so, it also seems a little lumpier until the smoke clears, but no smoke at all on the first start up. On the odd occasion it'll smoke on first start up but its rare.
Does this sound like stem seals or something else? Ive just replaced the cyclone breather for a new one (non genuine) and it seems worse since changing it, but the engine does not breath heavy.
The only other thing is when I serviced it back in November I have filled the oil to max on the dipstick (I didnt realise until I got a Haynes manual last week it should only be filled to N on the dipstick) it isnt using oil either. Could this be a simple case that ive overfilled it with oil?
My 1992 200tdi with a genuine 78k on sometimes produces blue smoke when cold.
Its intermittent and doesnt always do it.
I sometimes have to move my Landie from our drive to our car park (we have a shared private car park) park it for a few mins then drive off again when I do this it usually produces clouds of blue smoke on the second start up that clears after a minute or so, it also seems a little lumpier until the smoke clears, but no smoke at all on the first start up. On the odd occasion it'll smoke on first start up but its rare.
Does this sound like stem seals or something else? Ive just replaced the cyclone breather for a new one (non genuine) and it seems worse since changing it, but the engine does not breath heavy.
The only other thing is when I serviced it back in November I have filled the oil to max on the dipstick (I didnt realise until I got a Haynes manual last week it should only be filled to N on the dipstick) it isnt using oil either. Could this be a simple case that ive overfilled it with oil?
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