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White smoke from tailpipes
Hi,
I have searched quite a bit, but not seemed to find the exact same symptoms.
I have an 09' D3 TDV6 which is smoking mainly when idling but (from what I can see) also a bit when driving. There is no loss of power it would seem, all pipework has been replaced, would injectors be the first place to start? Also had to replace a piston due to a valve seat dropping, not sure if that contributes anything?
Please could I ask for some advice?
Thanks a million in advance
22nd Jul 2014 5:57 am
Parallax33
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Normally related to water in the fueling system.
Have you checked the oil for white deposits, could indicate main engine gasket failures?
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22nd Jul 2014 7:04 am
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When does it do it? If you start it in the morning and leave it idling then it can be condensation in the exhaust ...usually goes away after a mile or so.21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
22nd Jul 2014 7:20 am
Robbie
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Clearly your engine has had major surgery in the past so the white smoke could be a number of things.
Have you monitored the coolant level?Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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I haven't actually even looked at coolant, what would low coolant mean
22nd Jul 2014 9:13 am
Robbie
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Coolant could be leaking into the head via a blown gasket as already suggested. It can also leak via the EGR coolers directly into the exhaust.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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so, it turns out that 3 (all on thr one side) of my injectors are either at min or max trim limit p02A2 and also getting P121A fault codes. from what I can gather from other posts this suggests I replace the 3 injectors, as I have replaced 3 on the opposite side already?
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