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My Vectra is smoking
I have a Vauxhall Vectra C 1.9 CDTI with 215,000 miles. It has just had a new inlet manifold, cylinder head off to drill out two glow plugs, all put back together with a new head gasket and other gaskets, also new head bolts, new map sensor and new exhaust temp sensor.
It now smokes like a trooper but there is no fault codes or warning lights on , idle is perfect, acceleration is spot on, just confused with the smoke?
It now smokes like a trooper but there is no fault codes or warning lights on , idle is perfect, acceleration is spot on, just confused with the smoke?
Asked on 9 March 2013 by fullthrottle
Answered by
Honest John
If it smokes then the fuel is not being completely combusted. Suspect the glowplugs.
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