1.5 dCi engine (the one with the lowest bhp).
Noticed at the beginning of the week that when accelerating in 2nd (mainly second, but does happen in 3rd as well) theres a lot of black smoke. The engine stutters a little bit, and then accelerates as normal and smoke stops.
Now the history... this little motor is usually driven 80 miles a day, Mon-Fri mainly motorways. It hasn't been started for a week (on holiday) and since I've been back I've been doing mainly town driving.
Black smoke - unburnt diesel I'm guessing.
Anyway so do you think its a case of needing a blast on the motorway (which it will get on monday), or should I start checking air filters and the such?
Is such smokey behaviour related to the lack of use recently?
Any help appreciated,
R.
Edited by Fiesta Fanatic on 16/10/2008 at 18:55
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