Vivaro white smoke

Is the smoke completely white or a blueish white ? What does this whitish smoke smell like, burning oil or sweet smelling? What colour is the oil on the dipstick? Is there any sludgy stuff onmthe underside of the oil filler cap? Is the water level up to the normal position in the radiator resevoir? This is often happening when the van has been stationary for a few hours or overnight.

I have had all four injectors replaced in the last few weeks if that helps. CDTI and faced problem that during the DPF filter regeneration process smoke is coming from under the bonnet. Smell is like burning diesel. White smoke can be a big problem or not, depending on the thickness.

The white smoke is the result of normal condensation which builds up inside the exhaust system. This video should only be used as guidance and not as an absolute-guide. If you don’t know what you are doing.

WHY DIESELS SMOKE : Diesel car engines get smoky because of a few common reasons. Identifying the smoky colours, often black or white smoke , can help you diagnose the cause of the problem. That in turn can help you cure and stop a smoking diesel engine.

Do you see white smoke from a diesel engine when accelerating or startup? Hi Fitted a brand new engine due to throwing a rod on old engine and now have this issue of plumes of white smoke upon start. This smoke clears or should say less visible after a short run but exhaust fumes still stinks of diesel. I had it put through the mot of Thursday, and had the air filter changed. Also I had the oil changed (and flushe with flush) a new oil filter too.

Quick visual check on the smoke being produced after a clean of the EGR valve. I sit there just letting it tick over. I drive it after about mins or so the smoking stops. I then pull over and let it tick over there is no smoke.

Skip trial month free. Unsubscribe from ian jenkins? Overfuelling on a diesel would cause white smoke (unburnt fuel). Vauxhall Motors is the UK subsidiary of Opel AG. I have changed egr valve new turbo and air flow meter.

In fact, what at first appears to be white smoke may not actually be white smoke in the first place. Instea it could in fact be steam from condensated water that evaporates in the hot exhaust system. This will often happen when the engine is still cold. This is very serious and will cause severe engine damage.

The color of the smoke will help determine what to look for when troubleshooting the problem. Now, when we say the color in some cases it will be the tint of the smoke from example blue smoke will be a light gray with a blue hue. Use of our Flushing Oil Concentrate and FTC Decarbonizer address these respective problems. Black smoke is basically a very dark gray while white smoke or stream is plain white.

Water entering combustion spaces will also create white smoke.