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Richie London

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vectra 2.2dti in front of me
« on: 11 September 2009, 12:57:43 »
ive never sen such black smoke come from a car in my life, i had to turn off to avoid it. what would of caused it to be so bad.
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Re: vectra 2.2dti in front of me
« Reply #1 on: 11 September 2009, 13:06:56 »
common for the injector pump to pack up on them it usually smokes like f**k before it gives up too lol
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Re: vectra 2.2dti in front of me
« Reply #2 on: 11 September 2009, 13:31:41 »
Very bad or no maintenance / service
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Re: vectra 2.2dti in front of me
« Reply #3 on: 11 September 2009, 14:03:15 »
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common for the injector pump to pack up on them it usually smokes like f**k before it gives up too lol

Does it 'dangle berries'....when the injector pump goes it stops.

And the only reason why it goes is poor servicing!

The common cause of black smoke is an EGR valve stuck open and to a lesser extent, stuck swirl flaps.
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Re: vectra 2.2dti in front of me
« Reply #4 on: 11 September 2009, 16:50:03 »
i,m curious,whats to service on a common rail diesel? :-?
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