stardog wrote:welcome to the club I would say your turbo has had it by the sounds of it.
dani4jb1t wrote:Hi there
I just recommend you to do a cylinder compression test, because it seems something inside the combustion chamber is worn.....normal reading should be around 450 PSI@200 RPM, with a minimum of 300 PSI....
.stardog wrote:When was the fuel and air filters last changed also if you had blow by it would indicate rings or valve seals worn but you don't have that I would check the filters and timing.
Could also be injectors as well is it using any oil between oil changes.
nb422 wrote:Also be careful putting ether in a diesel engine, i've been told it can crack pistons if too much is used... apparently something to do with the glowplugs?
geeves wrote:oil will get into the cylinders via bad oil rings, blowby blowing oil in through the intake, bad turbo seals, cracked bores or leaky head gasket. One other option is oil in the fuel but that is unlikely
Oil in the bores wont cause hard starting in a diesel but low compression will which is why a compression test was suggested. Faulty injectors will cause hard starting and smoke which can be blue.
A bad turbo wont cause hard starting but could cause lack of power
How much oil is in the intake before and after the turbo? What does a compression test show.
What does the smoke smell like?
You are running standard diesel?
sm00king wrote:
Smoke smells like diesel and is White
you really need a fully charged battery for good starts, slow engine cranking speed is not good for starting the engine from cold.Tried too start it (no either this time) wont fire but seemed to labour a little as if timing may be out (maybe!) could be battery , sitting for a month.
You are better off leaving the pump in at this stage, for testing purposes, as mentioned before a dose of injection pump cleaner (or even better a double dose....read the instructions on the bottle) should clean up the pump internals and allow the pump to operate normally. The pump cleaning juice needs a couple of days to do its thing, along with some engine running time, even if the engine is missing and producing clouds of white smoke.next step I will take covers off and check timing belt for wear or slip or something.
If this is ok then next will be fuel pump out (ouch) Is there some special procedure for this operation?
Is there any way to test the fuel pump for issues without extracting it?
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