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While accelerating up the slip road yesterday night I held second gear until about 4000rpm - should I be horrified at the enormous cloud of muck that showed up in the lights of the car behind?
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No, if you normally drive pretty sedately stuff collects in the silencer etc. IIRC you have an HDI Xsara, my Xantia is exactly the same.
You need to hold second or third to the red line once a week to blow it out.
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SWMBO complains when I drive her diesel 106.. the same cloud of smoke happens. I drive a little harder than she does:-)
madf
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Just make sure it's fully warmed up before you rev it hard.
I am sure you do this anyway...
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an ex-colleague of mine used to do this very thing to tailgaters in his company Montego estate - much more effective than brake-light-testing. This car reached 250k miles before it left us so the practice didn't seem to do any damage.
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I too save up a facefull of soot, to be deposited upon a tailgater. As I use the M25 a lot I get to clean the engine out at least once a week.
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Yes the old Perkins engine fitted to Maestros and Montegos was quite good fun. Modern diesels don't seem to push out much smoke, my Renault seems too clean for any fun :-(
However I was behind a Focus TDCi a few weeks ago that seemed very smokey. Might have to get one of those. I understand there's a problem with some of these, they need their electrics tweaked by the dealer then all is fine.
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>>I too save up a facefull of soot, to be deposited upon a tailgater.
So do I,but do a lot of town work this time of year.only right to deposit carp on tailgaters,have to laugh at following motor.mind you it does clear it out and performance is better
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While accelerating up the slip road yesterday night I held second gear until about 4000rpm - should I be horrified at the enormous cloud of muck that showed up in the lights of the car behind?
At last ~ someone admitting that diesels emit obnoxious substances from their exhausts.
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L\'escargot.
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If you can only see it in other peoples' headlights you haven't got a problem.
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If you can only see it in other peoples' headlights you haven't got a problem.
If you do it a built-up area, whre other people are going to have to breathe the soot, then we all have a problem :(
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If you do it a built-up area, whre other people are going to have to breathe the soot, then we all have a problem :(
With the exception of the driver if he has his air recirculator switched on inside the car ;o)
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All cars (petrol/diesel) emit carbon monoxide ...
And as far as carbon dioxide goes my 320d has a very low CO2 figure, far less than comparable petrol cars.
Oz (as was)
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All cars (petrol/diesel) emit carbon monoxide ... And as far as carbon dioxide goes my 320d has a very low CO2 figure, far less than comparable petrol cars.
True, but we are talking about here is something different: particulates, of which diesel engines emit a lot more than petrol ones.
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And people ask me why I don't want a Diesel...
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Some soot on heavy acceleration normal for older diesels. They function best if slightly overfueled in this particular circumstance. Newer euro 4 diesels, especially if they have a filter, emit virtually nothing visible. They actually emit fewer v small particles (pc 10's and smaller) than direct injection petrol engines.
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