On my way home tonight in my 1999 seat toledo 1.9 diesel. just pulled out of the yard and i lose power and it starts belching white smoke from the exhaust so i pumps the gas pedal a bit and it seems ok. Travels another 100 yards down the road and i lose power completely this time, pulls on to the side and tries starting it but gets nothing except for cloud of white smoke from exhaust. i,ve got fuel, and its running through the filter from what i can see from the 2 clear lines, although one of them has bubbles?!
I,m pretty sure that the gasket is alright as i havent lost water and oil is nice and black. to be honest i havent got a clue what it could be. i got my youngest to pick me up and left it the toledo there tonight. i,ve booked the day off tomorrow so this is where i need any ideas or things i can do (please no advice involving petrol + paper+ matches)
I am going to buy wynns dry fuel and pour that in but i really dont think thats going to do it.
yeah it is a turbo and the vanes have started sticking when i put my foot down ( so i tend not to do that much) this is only a get to work car with 180,000 on the clock but it has been serviced every 10,000 on the dot.
i would doubt the turbo due to the fact that it just wont start where as i would expect the car to start with a turbo problem just lacking in power.
Don’t worry too much if the turbo goes pop as apparently it’ll just gradually coast to a gentle stop and the engine could never ever eat itself. Well, that’s what I read here!
the two clear fuel line’s, one should be flowing towards’ the engine, the other away, the bubble’s are ok, as long as they are flowing away from the car.
some of these might help
suggesting that the inlet manifold might of worked loose
I am even more convinced its the turbo especially if you know the vains are playing up, they are finely balanced, if they have minced themselves up they can end up in your cylinders through the valves, I have seen this before on an Isuzu 4jb1 engine.
Check oil level if it’s too high that’s a problem to low that’s because it’s pushed it through turbo and out exhaust. Take the air pipes off the turbo and see if it’s full of oil or the vains or shaft broke.
No idea why you discount the turbo as it will be throwing oil into the engine if its got to the point there’s so much slop the vanes are sticking. As Drift says, it could be bits of your turbo stuck in the engine. Chances are if its not even starting it could be a bit of vane wedged in a valve seat or two. White smoke out the exhaust is pretty much a sign of unburnt diesel/air mix.
Buy another car. Seriously its beyond the point of economic repair.
its gone to a garage now and i,m waiting for there verdict but if its as you say then i,ll have to start looking for a bicycle, my back up savings to buy another car add up to what loose change i have in my pocket at the moment !!! :oops: :oops: :shock:
What engine is it mate? 1.9 TDI ? PD Engine? do you know the horsepower of it? 100/110/115/130/150 ?
Also where are you based as i have vagcom software on my laptop If your nearby.
Could be anything from an injector down, the injector wiring looms are a common fault causing the loss of malfunction of 1 or more injectors. White smoke generally means headgasket, again a common fault but only if its a 115 bhp model. For the sticky turbo vanes you can use the mr muscle trick which you can find more about by googling Mr Muscle VW TDi there is plenty of guides.
mechanic rang around 3pm and said that it started with “easystart” so he thinks it could be the diesel pump but he was due to run diagnostics on it to check. i,ve checked on t,net and i think its not the turbo but more of a fuel starvation problem. ( my wallet has just stopped putting the noose round its head !?!) i have told my wallet that its not cheap for a pump mind.
no more info as of 5 pm, i,ll expect a call tomorrow morning
Stupid question , have you put petrol in it ■■ , getting it running on easy start suggest a fueling issue ,try filling the diesel filter with fresh diesel and see what happens
I’ve owned diesels for years and stuck £2 in before I noticed , FYI my 2001 130 pd passat had 220k on the clock when I sold it still on the original turbo and clutch [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]
it does sound like you have put petrol in, being parked up in the yard all day it will separate out and the sinks to the bottom of the tank so you draw the petrol up first stopping the engine and white smoke is a classic sign. but then again I might be totally wrong :lol: :lol: :lol:
