Head Gasket Selection

[chesjak]

Channel Hopper - Early days but it does seem as if you could well be right - The smoke on revving has died down considerably - must have cleaned it all through as you suggested.

Richard B - I don't have fault coded showing but now evrything has settled down quite nicely I recon No1 injector is getting just a tad noisy - I am probably being paranoid but I might have it overhauled anyway

Thanks for your input everybody.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Channel Hopper - Early days but it does seem as if you could well be right - The smoke on revving has died down considerably - must have cleaned it all through as you suggested.

Richard B - I don't have fault coded showing but now evrything has settled down quite nicely I recon No1 injector is getting just a tad noisy - I am probably being paranoid but I might have it overhauled anyway

Thanks for your input everybody.

Keep the engine cover off and pour some water into the groove where the injectors sit before a long drive, it will show which injector seal is blowing mine has been 4 and 3.

Since you have cleaned out much of the deposits upstream, the freed off turbo vanes will be working at a higher temperature and the decades old carbon in the front of the exhaust is being burnt out of the nooks and crannies.

 

[chesjak]

Sorry for the delay in replying, have been out of country for a few days.
No Fault codes showing
I don't think it is the injectors Richard B
Had one overhauld by Bosch Injector specialist as it was getting noisy and the other three are working well. Twenty quid to strip down and re set everything. They even shot blasted the outside. Looks like new!! Thought it was good value.
It is still doing it though and I do wonder if there is a prob with the EGR valve. Could that be so?
When I get time I will take it apart to check operation.
Many moons ago, I read on here about blocking it off - wish I had