JockHiltz
Member
any usual suspects I could start checking first? those little valves in the lines by the duel pump?
Mine does this occasionally too. It's fine after the engine has been worked for a short while. If you manage to solve it come back and let us know.
Another suggestion I've had from a mechanic who seemed to know a lot about Land Rovers and built competition vehicles in his spare time is that it could be an injector sticking, and once it got warm it freed itself. This sort-of makes sense, because the smoky start ups are less noticeable after I've put a bottle of injector cleaner through it. It's never been bad enough to merit major investigation and the engine still seems happy otherwise.
Another suggestion I've had from a mechanic who seemed to know a lot about Land Rovers and built competition vehicles in his spare time is that it could be an injector sticking, and once it got warm it freed itself. This sort-of makes sense, because the smoky start ups are less noticeable after I've put a bottle of injector cleaner through it. It's never been bad enough to merit major investigation and the engine still seems happy otherwise.
tottot
Well-Known Member
Is it not the case that the Td5 has glow plugs only on four of the five cylinders. White smoke is just unburnt diesel so is it just a case of the one with no plug needing a mo to heat up [ from the compression] before it joins in the bang bang party?
My car I figure has a duff plug and takes a mo for all four to run. Better sort before winter but not a big issue just now.
My car I figure has a duff plug and takes a mo for all four to run. Better sort before winter but not a big issue just now.
Yes they do have 4 glow plugs.
