[Vwdiesel] Smoke

[Harmon Seaver]

  You also might want to try some synthetic oil and then some ATF or other
additive in the fuel to loosen up any stuck rings. 


On Tue, Feb 10, 2004 at 09:43:54AM -0500, gary wrote:
> My first guess would be bad fuel. 5 years in the tank? Put one of those
> clear cheapee plastic filters in front of the main filter and see what
> you catch!
> 
> I agree with Loren. Double check your injector timing. Triple check the
> cold start knob "in". I have always set my timing to the upper limit.
> 
> Short of new nozzles, take it out, get it HOT, and run the bejeebees out
> of it. Seriously. Perhaps the injectors are somewhat varnished and need
> to run through. 
> 
> If things don't improve after a while, new nozzles would be my next item
> to replace. Just a few days ago there was a thread on where to find the
> cheapest nozzles.
> 
> When was the last time valve lash was checked? 
> 
> Good Luck,
> 
> -Gary
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, 2004-02-10 at 03:20, LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:
> > > Low injection pressure? 
> > > 5 year old diesel fuel? ( I did dose it with some fuel conditioner from the 
> > > Bosch dealer)
> > > Pump timing?
> > > 
> > 
> 
> 
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