December 2011
Hi, I just bought a 55 plate focus 1.6 TDCI. Round town it has been fine, but I've noticed on the motorway, doing anything above about 60 mph, that when I take my foot off the accelerator, a lot of white smoke pours out of the back. Nothing comes out while I have my foot on the gas, and as soon as I put my foot back down, the white smoke stops. I've only had the car a week, so I think the 3 month warranty should help me out if it's something mechanical. Any ideas?
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Hi all, just an update on this (see previous posts and www.fullwayfullrun.com/ for other relevant links). It seems that Trading Standards are now investigating the Fullway Snowtrak tyre and tyring to find info as to whether it is full-spec winter tyre or not - or some kind of copy of the Vredestein Snowtrac (c rather than k).
Please let me know if you have had a Fullway and if it's any good. Ta.... Read more
I use Vredestein Snowtrac at the moment and I'm delighted with the grip on snow and ice. My Google search brought up a picture of the Fullway Snowtrak-with-a-'k' and the tread pattern is a copy of the Vredestein Snowtrac 3 tyre. Now, neither web-site for Fullway or Fullrun gives any details of their tyre construction or tread compound, but in comparison, Vredestein's web site - www.apollovredestein.com - is quite boastful of the research put into the tread compound of a Winter tyre. Also, the web-sites for Michelin and Nokian tyres are very informative and well worth a look. I've e-mailed Vredestein UK and asked for their comments on the Fullway Snowtrak copies, but alas, they haven't replied!
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Sorry, just re-read that. It is rather ambiguous....
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If its white smoke that's usually unburnt fuel, could be an injector problem.