Hi fellow white smokers
yesterday I managed get some time to investigate with regards to the above, I decided I would change the glow plugs to see if this would solve the WS problem, this is no simple task as the inlet manifold as to be removed a long with the air intake/intercooler unit.
Upon removing the manifold
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I found this greeting me below
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The pipe coming from the EGR solenoid valve as been burnt through by the hot coolant pipe.
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I removed this pipe to replace it also re-routing it away from the coolant pipe.
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There is a clip on the coolant pipe which I moved to the upper coolant pipe
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As I carry these pipes due to fitting brass injector T pieces I cut myself a new length and replaced the damaged burnt pipe.
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Started at the servo check valve.
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Routed it under the fuel return valve.
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Clipped into the clip now on the top coolant pipe.
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Refitting the pipe to the EGR solenoid valve.
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Note I have added some electrical tape round the rubber pipe were the bracket is in this pic to hopefully protect it from rubbing.
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I then finally move on to the glow plugs but found them really tight and did not want to damage them or break one off, I therefore decided to try that on another day when it was a bit warmer and I had more time.
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I then proceeded to replace the manifold etc hoping that the burnt pipe may have been the cause of the white smoke.
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I could not check for the white smoke until this morning which when the FL was started did throw a little smoke but not anything like it was so hopefully the pipe was the cause I will report back again over the next few days.
It maybe worth others checking in the pipe to see if yours is also damaged as mine was Arctic2
PS What a fool am I I have just checked over the photo's I took in October when I changed the manifold for a clean one and replaced the injector T pieces for brass ones along with a clean EGR and MAP sensor and what have I just seen.
How the hell did I miss this then
just how bad the pipe had been burnt through maybe not right away but could account for why the white smoke started out of the blue from nowhere? I shall see over the next few days.