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Hideousfish

Member Since: 24 May 2023
Location: Preston
Posts: 7

Smoking on cold start-up

Hiya
I'm 'lucky enough' to own a 2007 90 TD5, really low mileage (60k) but had a catalogue of issues over the years. Engine been rebuild, had new injectors, turbo, starter motor, etc etc. One thing that I can't seem to eliminate is the smoking exhaust on cold start up. It goes after a few minutes of running and is s sweet as a nut when it's going. The garage that look after it have run out of ideas. Any suggestions? Or is it simply the lovely Ford engine?

24th May 2023 12:47pm

Hazza

Member Since: 10 Jan 2011
Location: North Yorkshire / Leeds
Posts: 214

What colour is the smoke?

Also - it's not a Ford engine. 100% Land Rover! 1990 Defender 110 200TDI Camper - now converted to Td5 power

24th May 2023 12:50pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17367

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

Hideousfish wrote:
... Or is it simply the lovely Ford engine?

You can rule this out straight away, there is nothing Ford about the TD5 engine.

Perhaps you have a TDCi not a TD5 (2007 would be a very late TD5) in which case smoke on start up seems to be extremely common, probably normal.

Figure out what you have and let us know!

24th May 2023 12:52pm

Hideousfish

Member Since: 24 May 2023
Location: Preston
Posts: 7

it's just grey smoke, not oil for sure, just wonder if it's burning off diesel that's gathering when it's sitting? Forgive me, I'm not familiar with the oily bits, just the driving bits

24th May 2023 12:52pm

Hazza

Member Since: 10 Jan 2011
Location: North Yorkshire / Leeds
Posts: 214

Can you confirm if it's. Td5 or tdci? A photo of the engine bay would confirm it, but if you look under the bonnet and the top of the engine looks like it has a cupholder built in then you have a tdci. 1990 Defender 110 200TDI Camper - now converted to Td5 power

24th May 2023 12:56pm

Hideousfish

Member Since: 24 May 2023
Location: Preston
Posts: 7

Looks like a TDCi would you say with a 'cup-holder? lol

24th May 2023 1:08pm

Hazza

Member Since: 10 Jan 2011
Location: North Yorkshire / Leeds
Posts: 214

Yep - Tdci. That's a Ford engine!

Not sure on these engines I'm afraid - maybe someone can move this to the correct section and you'll get some better input. 1990 Defender 110 200TDI Camper - now converted to Td5 power

24th May 2023 1:13pm

Hideousfish

Member Since: 24 May 2023
Location: Preston
Posts: 7

Thanks, that's a start then, assuming the 2.4 Ford Puma engine? I can ask in that bit of the forum

24th May 2023 1:17pm

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