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Gwynne_90

Member Since: 29 Nov 2013
Location: Southampton
Posts: 15

White smoke TDCI

Hi.

I literally picked up my first Defender (2007 TDCi) from a local garage (but not Landy specialist) yesterday. I noticed quite a lot of white smoke when it was first started from cold. This morning there was still some white smoke on a cold start up and on idle - but not as much as yesterday.

I see nightmare stories of worn injectors and cylinder head gaskets posted - so now I'm really worried

Do these engines normally smoke a bit on start up (more than a standard family estate might)? Is this a problem and what should I look out for?

1st Dec 2013 9:13am

Dieselhead

Member Since: 21 Oct 2012
Location: Pulborough. West Sussex
Posts: 552

Mine will do this if I dont use the glow plugs on a cold morning

If I do use them alls fine

I would check the glow plug system 1st then get your cooling system pressure tested to see if head gasket is ok.

Did you get a warrenty with it?? If so take it back! Chris

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1st Dec 2013 12:59pm

adafish

Member Since: 30 Mar 2009
Location: atherstone
Posts: 1384

1984 Defender 110 300 Tdi DCPU Stornoway Grey

think its normal.....for some reason, Porny did say once when I moved a car....smells nice aswell.......When Tim started up the 110 once when I was hitching the display unit up.... Putting Dreams on Drives at JLR Solihull..

1st Dec 2013 1:20pm

zone30

Member Since: 07 Sep 2012
Location: Gent
Posts: 669

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 X-Tech LE Nara Bronze

Could be just some condensation in the exhaust. If the car wasn't running for a while I would not be worried.
If the system is warm, it should not give white smoke on startup.

To me it seems that's exactly your description.

That's why driving the car regularly helps against corroding exhausts.
My FL2 has done 160.000kms in 4 years and the exhausts still looks perfect.

1st Dec 2013 1:40pm

wyvern

Member Since: 13 Dec 2009
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 2117

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Firenze Red

Hi Gywnne,
welcome to the forum!

the white smoke is a common feature of the 2.4 puma engine,
mine is the same age as yours and did the same when the air and engine are cold.
I had a remap that keeps the EGR valve closed in the summer and have not seen it happen since - so maybe that has helped cure the smoke issue also ... (Pete at BAS may give his opinon here!)

if you do a search on here you'll find a few posts about this issue - the forum is a mind of information!

It wont hurt to drop a pot of redX injector cleaner or simmilar into the tank to clean the injectors every now and then just to keep it all tickety boo!

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1st Dec 2013 2:56pm

WelshGas

Member Since: 01 Oct 2010
Location: Vale of Glamorgan
Posts: 935

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

I, personally thinks it happens when there is a significant change in temperature overnight. Mine did it when the weather changed recently with air temperature dropping close to 0c overnight from 6-8c the day before. I think the ECU is still working on the old fuelling map from the day before. Just my thoughts.

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1st Dec 2013 7:57pm

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