ronp
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| Why is my grey smoke now black ? |
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Recently noticed under heavy acceleration that the light grey smoke I used to get is now black !
It's got a JE engine tune and my EGR's are blanked off.
[not so much smoke with the EGR's blanked btw].
But cann't figure out why all of a sudden it's gone black.
This has only happened over the last week since I got my windows tinted.
 ...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
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Bodsy
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| Re: Why is my grey smoke now black ? |
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ronp wrote:
This has only happened over the last week since I got my windows tinted.
Wind down the window, does it still look black.....?  Bodsys Brake Bible
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| 18th Mar 2010 12:11 pm |
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ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
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Tailgate window doesn't wind down on mine Ian.
And if I wind down my drivers window and look behind when I'm accelerating hard, I'll crash!
btw I don't have window winders either. 
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| 18th Mar 2010 12:29 pm |
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Ent
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| 18th Mar 2010 12:58 pm |
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PaulP
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Spooky coincidence this one Ron....
Mine is remapped and has the EGRs blanked....I was also travelling behind another D3 on Saturday with the same mods.
I've always noticed mine chucking out grey smoke, but when I saw him on Saturday under heavy acceleration his chucked out some low level black smoke....
When I told him he said "black? no....it's always grey"....we checked over the radio and when he put his foot down and said "see - it's grey", I could actually see it as black...
Are you sure there is such a big difference between what you used to see and now? 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Buckingham Blue
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| 18th Mar 2010 1:04 pm |
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al cope
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if you do this in reverse so that you can see it, is it the same? 
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| 18th Mar 2010 5:27 pm |
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ronp
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I like your thinking Al and see where you're coming from.
Only thing is I need to boot it and I cann't do that in reverse.....
.... as again, I might crash !
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| 18th Mar 2010 5:41 pm |
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| 18th Mar 2010 5:57 pm |
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ronp
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Only one minor point with that Frapp is I don't have a crash helmet!!
oh and btw, I won't be able to steer. ...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
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| 18th Mar 2010 6:21 pm |
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npinks
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Chase car and a video camera then
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| 18th Mar 2010 6:50 pm |
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Gareth
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Drive with the top tailgate open, if Top Gear can do it, so can you.
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| 18th Mar 2010 7:49 pm |
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ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
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But it'll be grey again !!! ...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
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| 18th Mar 2010 8:08 pm |
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DiscoDad
Member Since: 06 Nov 2006
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Adjust you rear view mirrors so that you can't see it.
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| 18th Mar 2010 9:27 pm |
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SteveNorman
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Just look out the front window! 
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| 18th Mar 2010 9:48 pm |
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hotrocks
Member Since: 05 Jan 2010
Location: England
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I've just started getting this as well, I took it to my friendly garage and they took a look, they said it was normal and not to worry even though it had only just started happening.
It was REALLY bad after I filled up with crap fuel in France recently and then climbed over the Pyrenees, but again the garage said it was normal and I noticed all the diesels in the mountains did it... so I am not worried until something goes bang!
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