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Mon 19 Dec 2005 05:55

renault laguna 1.9 tdi auto - littlemiss

we have just had to have the gearbox overhauled and everything seemed fine. drving uphill the other day there was a cloud of white smoke from the exhaust and loss of power. i can rev the engine and everything seems k ,at first when driving all is ok, but then there is no torque. i can leave the car for 5 mins then it okay again for a few mins. any ideas?

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Mon 19 Dec 2005 08:43

renault laguna 1.9 tdi auto - sierraman

White smoke usually indicates an injector timing problem.If it is definitely linked to the work you had done take it back.

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