Hi All

 

Can any of you shed some light to what the possible problem could be?

 

I have a '54, X Type 2.0D, that has recently started to kick out black smoke? Any ideas? There are no management lights on dash.

 

Cheers

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the Club, Ray.

 

There are umpty seven why black smoke can come out of a diesel engine.  There are several common ones and one is poor quality fuel, which is easily rectified by a tankful of the expensive stuff.

 

The other reason is that the engine has accumulated a lot of soot inside and needs what used to be called a decoke -- a decarbonisation of the engine and fuel systems.  I have come across a service that cleans out the engine and is very beneficial for diesels   ----   Terraclean.  Those that have had it done have been very pleased with it and have said it was well worth the £120n or so that it cost.  Just google the word "Terraclean" and see the comments,

 

I hope that assists.

 

Regards,

 

Peter.

Hi Ray you don't allways get a warning light my car run really badly and stalled a lot so have a good check of the EGR hoses for splits or may have come loose see my post about the hose clip problem.best wishes

Ray,

 

Was going to mention Terraclean, but Peter beat me top it.

 

A lot of members swear by it .

 

ATB,

 

Trevor

I had lots of black smoke until I fitted one of these....

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EGR-valve-restricter-plate-Jaguar-X-type-Ford-Mondeo-Transit-2-0-2-2-2-4TDCi-S-S-/110906768445?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19d28efc3d

 

Definitely worth a try before spending bigger wads of cash.

Hi Ray,

if you do many short trips in your X Type, look no further than the EGR valve. Unfortunately it gets "sooted up" which then gives out black smoke...especily when accelerating away from rest. I have owned 3 new X types and I have had this problem twice. The first time I had the EGR Valve replaced by a Jaguar dealer....cost £410. The second time I removed the EGR Valve from the front/top/ lefthand side of the engine,(quite an easy job) I cleaned out of most of the soot and then used a Carb spray to finish off the job and "Hey Presto"...no more smoke).

Hope this is of some assistance.............Billyboy

Billyboy,

 

Dealerships are a bunch of thieves, and Jaguar are no better, their customer relations is dire .

 

ATB,

 

Trevor

Thanks all for your help.

 

I have resolved the problem.  It was a split pipe. Replaced and good as new.

 

Ray