Appear to have black smoke, any ideas?

[skye]

Hi All

 

Can any of you shed some light to what the possible problem could be?

 

I have a '54, X Type 2.0D, that has recently started to kick out black smoke? Any ideas? There are no management lights on dash.

 

Cheers

 

 

 

 

[Old Peter]

Welcome to the Club, Ray.

 

There are umpty seven why black smoke can come out of a diesel engine.  There are several common ones and one is poor quality fuel, which is easily rectified by a tankful of the expensive stuff.

 

The other reason is that the engine has accumulated a lot of soot inside and needs what used to be called a decoke -- a decarbonisation of the engine and fuel systems.  I have come across a service that cleans out the engine and is very beneficial for diesels   ----   Terraclean.  Those that have had it done have been very pleased with it and have said it was well worth the £120n or so that it cost.  Just google the word "Terraclean" and see the comments,

 

I hope that assists.

 

Regards,

 

Peter.

[chrissy]

Hi Ray you don't allways get a warning light my car run really badly and stalled a lot so have a good check of the EGR hoses for splits or may have come loose see my post about the hose clip problem.best wishes

[knightsmith]

Ray,

 

Was going to mention Terraclean, but Peter beat me top it.

 

A lot of members swear by it .

 

ATB,

 

Trevor

[Geordie]

I had lots of black smoke until I fitted one of these....

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EGR-valve-restricter-plate-Jaguar-X-type-Ford-Mondeo-Transit-2-0-2-2-2-4TDCi-S-S-/110906768445?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19d28efc3d

 

Definitely worth a try before spending bigger wads of cash.

[Billyboy]

Hi Ray,

if you do many short trips in your X Type, look no further than the EGR valve. Unfortunately it gets "sooted up" which then gives out black smoke...especily when accelerating away from rest. I have owned 3 new X types and I have had this problem twice. The first time I had the EGR Valve replaced by a Jaguar dealer....cost £410. The second time I removed the EGR Valve from the front/top/ lefthand side of the engine,(quite an easy job) I cleaned out of most of the soot and then used a Carb spray to finish off the job and "Hey Presto"...no more smoke).

Hope this is of some assistance.............Billyboy

[knightsmith]

Billyboy,

 

Dealerships are a bunch of thieves, and Jaguar are no better, their customer relations is dire .

 

ATB,

 

Trevor

[skye]

Thanks all for your help.

 

I have resolved the problem.  It was a split pipe. Replaced and good as new.

 

Ray