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• Renault - Master - 96 2.5 too much oil- no engine start 23 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Dear All, recently I put too much oil in the engine of my Renault Master 1996, 2.5 diesel minibus (110,000 miles). At the MOT check when at high revs the van started chucking out black smoke, when the tester turned off the ignition, the engine still ran. Looks like oil got sucked up into the fuel
• kangoo diesel 20 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  i have a 1999 t 1.9 kangoo which has done 112k. when you put your foot down it hesitates for about 2 seconds then gos leaving a black cloud of smoke. ive changed the oil, air and fuel filter to no avail???
• Volkswagen Golf V (2004 - 2008) - 05 1.9 Advice Engine oil colour on a diesel 2 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  My in-laws bought a Golf deisel six months ago from a main dealer who did the 36k service including the oil change. This is the first deisel they have owned, i have never owned a deisel. In-laws are concerned that the oil is now black after only 6 months and about 3k miles. I looked at the dip
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  Black smoke from Mercedes C200 18 May 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I own a Mercedes-Benz C200 2010 model.It has 400,000KM and lately I noticed the following: When i start the car, it works at around 800rpm. When...
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  Diesel engine continues running after ignition switch-off 16 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  the engine continues to run after ignition switch off and key removal. Engine tone louder and clackety higher revs. Engine will rev using throttle - but...
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  What is causing my Mercedes-Benz E320 diesel to smoke under acceleration? 25 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2002 Mercedes E320 diesel automatic estate. It has done 115,000 miles and I now use mainly Shell V-Power or other brand fuel, but I have been...
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  What could be causing my BMW 3 Series diesel to smoke under acceleration? 14 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have a BMW 3 Series Touring diesel automatic bought from new in September 2006. I have had 50,000 miles of excellent trouble-free motoring and arrange...
• Jaguar x Type 2.0 diesel - Jaguar x type misfire 6 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  I have a 2004 2.0 diesel Jaguar x type with 87 thousand miles. it has a problem picking up speed, misfires, has intermittant pinking noise with puffs of black smoke, may be a coincidance but I now notice there is engine oil all over the cooling fans, I did not notice the oil when the problem
• fiat tipo turbo diesel bad mileage 14 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  My car is constantly chucking out a cloud of dark grey/black smoke from the exhaust. The fuel and air filters have been changed recently and it doesn't use oil or water so I assume this is due to overfuelling??? Any ideas as to how I could adjust this myself????
• Dirty oil after recent major service 3 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  I have a Ford Mondeo Estate 2.0 TDCi. The car was registered in Oct 2003 and has done 31,000 miles. It is in good condition. I had a major service carried out a the local Ford dealership 2 days and 25 miles ago. On inspecting the oil this afternoon, I found it to be black and pretty dirty looking
• Kia Sorento 2.5 diesel auto "06" plate - KIA Sorento intercooler 10 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  I posted earlier this year regards black smoke on acceleration. Initially, EGR blanking plate cured the fault but it is now back. Checked the blanking plate and it is OK. Black smoke with lack of power......Have found the air filter is blocked (although only changed 4 months ago. Have
• volvo turbo diesel 17 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  second appeal for help ! I have a 1995 2343 6 cylinder diesel. Engine LOOKS nice and clean, but oil consumption is `heavy`- pint a week on 400 miles. Start up, even when cold, and revving when stationery the exhaust is clean. Up telegraph hill however....smoke screen. Under heavy acceleration
• Volvo S40 - Oil/Filter Change - worth doing 22 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  I recently bought a Volvo S40 2.0 Diesel with 49k on the clock and a full Volvo service history.  It was last serviced at 46k but the oil does look very black; though I know this is not uncommon with diesels.It's done 50k miles now. It's going to the dealer next Saturday
• Toyota Yaris (1999 - 2005) - D-4D Oil consumption 29 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  it would have had a little bit of black in it, but, nothing. Whatsmore, for all you anti-diesel petrolheads out there, it's returning 68.9 MPG, and I don't potter along at 56 MPH. YIPEE!
• Landrover Disc. 300 TDI - Black Smoke 2 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  have this same fault. I have also replaced the air filter. My engine does not use oil, and I am inclined to think it is a diesel problem. Can anyone offer some suggestions?
• SEAT Altea (2004 - ) - Dodgy garage ? Has my car really been serviced ? 4 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  and dirty so I took it back to the garage to discuss. They said because it is a diesel the engine retains a large amount of dirt and as soon as the new oil circulates it picks up the remnants and changes to black. Sounds a bit dubious to me but he stood his ground. Is he correct?
• Diesel Turbo - when to replace ?? 15 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  I have recently bought a 940td 1995. 140Kmiles,service history to 110K. very clean engine BUT, it is using a lot of oil(1 pint 300 miles!!).The lower side of the inlet turbo is oily, the supply pipe up to the intake manifold is oily inside, and some oil also in the rocker box to turbo breather
• Focus down in power and smoking 4 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Focus TDCI 1.8 turbo diesel(2003) Car not near as powerfull as it used to be and putting out a lot of black smoke even at low revs, car quite sore on fuel. Have checked the K and N air filter and it is clean car burning a small amount of engine oil but very little! car has sometime very noisy
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  Was my vehicle really serviced today? 19 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  MacRae and Dick (Inverness) serviced our car today - or did they? Our 2011 Focus went for its first 12 months service today. When I lifted the bonnet...
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  Oil in water problem - how can I fix it? 21 Jul 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have oil in my water coolant. I have a Renault Kangoo with a 1.5 diesel engine. The Kangoo is running perfectly, but oil is coming out the top of the...