Hi everyone. First time posting to a forum so sorry if I get anything wrong. I have a 2005 accord cdti with 160000 miles which has intermittent power loss. I have noticed a sound which sounds like metal rattling (best way I can describe the sound) mainly heard during acceleration when pulling away, not as noticeable if I rev when in neutral. I'm not saying it isn't the timing chain however I had this changed less than a year ago. I have noticed when the car is behaving I have loads of power, a quiet tick over and can't hear the rattle as much. Also when I first got the car it use to throw out a lot of black smoke which stopped happening after a couple months of ownership, recently I have noticed if I floor it I get a reasonable amount of white smoke, but then no more smoke for about 20 miles of driving then I can make it smoke white again. The only check engine light I have had is related the solenoid valve getting stuck open intermittently. This led me to take apart the intake last weekend, which is very badly clogged up with a tar like substance and carbon. I cleaned up what I could, but need to get another tool to take the manifold off completely for a clean with I will be doing in the next week. Also I think my pressure plate and dmf need changing but don't think this is the issue. Any ideas?
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