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• Ford Fusion 1.4 TDCi smoke problem 19 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  I have a 2004 Ford Fusion 2 with the 1.4 TDCi (Peugeot/Citroen PSA) engine. It's under warranty until October 2008. I've got a problem with black smoke. It makes a lot of smoke under acceleration. It doesn't have any effect on economy or performance. I always get about 450 miles on a tank of diesel (about £35 worth). The dealership have changed the EGR valve twice now.
• Peugeot 306 - Peugeot 306 1.9td smoking under load. 8 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  It's hard to tell what colour it is through the rear window but if ever there is a car behind me with their lights on I can normally drench them in smoke! I think it's black smoke... Service wise other than coming up for an oil change everything is new, belts, filters, everything! It started though after a recent cambelt change. The old belt was very slack and the new one (Inc rollers) made a very noticeable difference in performance, a slight one in mpg and the engine even sounds more like a diesel!
• 306 d turbo lacks power. 30 May 2005 (Forum)
  Also when i got the car the boy wonder who ownded it before me had a straight through stainless steel "performance" exhaust on it, I have changed this back to a normal exhaust(non-cat even though it had one originally, peugeot told me that!))and regained some power, but still not as much as the other 306. The maintenace was poor, the oil was practically non-exsistant and what was there resembled tar! and the air filter was just as black so I have changed the oil and air filters, oil and put cleaners through the air and fuel systems, but this is my first diesel and I'm struggling.
• citroen relay van - expensive garage repairs now need new engine 14 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  Around 10 months ago my van started blowing out black smoke and running flat out whilst on a journey. I managed to bring the van to a halt as was towed to our local citroen garage where i was informed the engine had run on its own oil due to oil overfill and that had blown the pistons.
• Peugeot XTDT - Lack of Power/ Smokey too 11 Nov 2010 (Forum)
   I still have the problem..! Also if i remove the pipe that goes into the fuel pump from the intercooler it has alot of OIL in it..! I've removed the pipe from the turbo to the intercooler and i get a good flow of air and a nice turbo whistle, i've driven the car like it but its very flat...NO BOOST. Also that pipe and others have traces of oil in them too.
• Oil labelling explained 6 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  Automobiles) all good oils should contain both of these and an understanding of what they mean is important. API This is the more basic as it is split (for passenger cars) into two catagories. S = Petrol and C = Diesel, most oils carry both petrol (S) and diesel (C) specifications.
• Ford Transit 2003 FWD 2.0 TDCI - Dumping oil or fluid onto driveway and trailing 14 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Twice in the last 6 weeks after a cold start, somethings leaking a 12" diameter patch onto the driveway and when I drive off after 30 secs, theres a trail of whats leaking about 100' up the road (travelling at 5-10mph) The wet patch is showing on the driveway below the engine a bit left of the oil filter area. ie  almost below timing cover and crank pulley. I thought spilliage was oil to start with but it doesnt seem black enough. It doesnt smell of anything so I'm guesing that rules out diesel.
• Fuel price increase... 500% 28 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Harare - The price of fuel in Zimbabwe went up by more than 500% on Wednesday as the government announced a deregulation of the petroleum oil industry. Diesel that used to cost 200 dollars a litre will now be sold at 1 060 dollars while the petrol price has gone up from 450 to 1170 dollars. Lately fuel has been available on the black market at prices that were eight times more than the official pump price.
• Smokey Ford Escort 1.8TD 9 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Trying to sort out the reasons for my Escort 1.8TD smoking pretty bad. The car is a 95 1.8TD with 74K miles which appears genuine. The smoke is dark/black so its a fuel problem. I change the oil/filter every 4K miles and the oil level hardly moves and so far have never had to top it up between changes so its not an oil problem. The darker nights now allows me to see "exactly" when it smokes, as I use the person's headlights behind me to experiment!
• Mercedes W203 C220 Diesel - No throttle black smoke 7 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  C220 CDI W203 No throttle Revs stutter I have a 2006 CDI OM64Engine. I recently had the Turbo changed, but the car was running rough and no throttle...
• Peugeot 309 (1986 - 1993) - Advice on buying an older diesel. 25 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Engine again looked in good condition for its age. It basically didn't look like it had been abused or driven a lot. The oil was black though. Also when the car first started there was an initial burst of smoke that lasted for one second then nothing. I'm hoping it'll do at least 50mpg Read the review on this site, seemed quite positive.
• Nail In Tyre & Other Issues 12 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  Just returned from holiday to Andorra & week trolling round France. 2004 x type diesel, 2400 miles, 55 mpg, used no oil, now done 163,000 miles. Temp gauge mostly at 1/4, got up to 1/2 climbing the Pyrenees in 34 deg outside temp. Pretty pleased with a car that is worth effectively £1k-zero.
• Mazda 6 Diesel Sport 2L 2002 model - ENGINE STALLING THEN KNOCKING SOUND PLEASE HELP 17 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a 2002 Mazda 6 136bhp deisel sport.  Its done 75000 miles with full service history and a recent cam belt change.  The engine...
• Smokey Smokey Smokey '95 Audi A4 TDi 29 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Sometimes seems to clear, but gets worse particurly when going up hill when at times the car seems to go down on power for a second or two. The car starts ok, has new injectors fitted (yes tried that first), and new fuel oil and air filters. The car has FSH and the engine is smooth enough. My source of diesel is OK. My mechanic says it MIGHT be the fuel pump, but at £600 to replace I would not want to go down this road until sure.
• Audi A5 S Line - about to buy a 2013 Audi A5 S Line 2 litre Diesel 31 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  the car is up for £23,299 are the A5 car reliable? read somewhere that some Audis have oil pump problems, or maybe i read it wrong lol!? anything to look out for before buying? here is the spec on it, what is Tech Pack (High) ?? Metallic Ice Silver with full Audi service history comes with a long list of extras which include; Black Nappa leather interior heated sports seats 3 zone climate control MMI Navigation Plus with Bluetooth interface Audi park assist auto lights with rain sensor electric heated door mirrors multi-function leather sports steering wheel stop/start function Tech pack (High) piano black trim fascias DAB digital radio sports suspension Bang and Olufsen sound privacy glass adaptive headlights front and rear LED light technology 19" 5 arm Rotor alloy wheels.
• Citroen Xantia (1993 - 2000) - 1995 1.9 TD Smoky start 5 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Starting after that point is also fine. The car has done 190 miles on just under 1/2 a tank which I'm assuming is on the low side. The oil is black and a change is next on my list of chores. It doesn't appear to burn oil though when it starts from cold a great cloud of smoke (I'd say blue smoke) is thrown out until engine settles. Can't see any sign of head gasket failure (no gunk on oil filler cap).
• Renault Master 1998 2.8td - Diesel not starting 15 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  Hi guys. After some help.  My master refuses to start!  Right, the battery is good. Its turning over freely and quickly. There is no...
• Ford Focus 56 plate 1.8 Diesel - Ford Focus 56 plate 1.8 Diesel - Smoke on startup 12 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Hi I'm wondering if anyone can help diagnose my car issues, info on car from Ford: Focus 04-08, 1.8L Duratorq-DI HPCR (115PS) Lynx, Sea Grey (Metallic)...
• Citroen C5 - Compensation for faulty car 13 Jun 2011 (Forum)
    On 21 st October I returned it to the showroom because the EML was registering a pollution filter fault and the trip computer was not working properly.   I also complained about the oil being particularly black and questioned if it had been changed before I bought the car.   The light continued to come on periodically but after studying the instruction manual of the car, which stated that the pollution filter cleans itself at regular intervals above a certain speed, my concerns were alleviated that the pollution filter would clean itself.
• Corsa CDTI 2004 - LOTS of Black smoke..... 13 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  Glow plug and times tested EGR was replaced 12 months ago when the light cam on in the car so isn't very old (less than 250 miles on it) i have removed this and inspected it (there was lots of loose carbon inside but apart that looked like new) Recent new head gasket (no oil in water or water in oil) Compression was checked and was 350psi on each pot (cold and dry) Valve timing, I checked this using the cam tool and a 6 mm drill which i put in the hole in the bottom of the gear box and they lined up fine.