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PeterD > wrote: > No problem... One of my companies makes aftermarket parts for diesel > engines, so I've spent a lot of time with 'em. Having several diesel > trucks helps too... > > It is always true that generally speaking black smoke equals wasted > fuel. You may get more power (if the black smoke is due to overfueling > and not a restricted air intake) but the cost of that additional power > in increased fuel consumption is really high. On the VW 4-cyl TDi, black smoke also happens if the turbo seals aren't good, and a little bit of oil gets blown into the engine. -- Email: echo 36434455860060025978157675027927670979097959886449 930P | dc |
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"Aawara Chowdhury" > schreef in bericht ... > In >, > PeterD > wrote: > >> No problem... One of my companies makes aftermarket parts for diesel >> engines, so I've spent a lot of time with 'em. Having several diesel >> trucks helps too... >> >> It is always true that generally speaking black smoke equals wasted >> fuel. You may get more power (if the black smoke is due to overfueling >> and not a restricted air intake) but the cost of that additional power >> in increased fuel consumption is really high. > > On the VW 4-cyl TDi, black smoke also happens if the turbo seals aren't > good, and a little bit of oil gets blown into the engine. > > -- > Email: echo 36434455860060025978157675027927670979097959886449 930P | dc I guess you mean oil into the exhaust. If a turbo seal fails it usually will blow blue smoke. A rich mixture will cause black smoke. SFC |
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