thanks for all your replies, turned out to be 40mm split in the 90 degree hose to the egr, would you believe could not see or feel it until i took it off.

no this is real black smoke plumes of the stuff but only under hard acceleration. no other noises or lack of power!!!

thanks for that marksurry, enough trouble with four cylinders at the moment. mileage has just turned 34000

hi all, been lurking in the background for a while, now taken the time to register. first question, wife came home yesterday from 150 mile round trip now her 02 td4 freelander is chucking out blake smoke under hard acceleration, any ideas where to start