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2004 Renault Espace Repair Question


Topics covered: Diesel, Smoke, White smoke.
Mileage: 100,000 miles.

Asked on February 12, 2013

Renault Espace Diesel Problem

Hi, im looking at a renault espace 1.9 turbo diesel, when sitting at idle clouds of white smoke appear from the exhaust, give it a rev and it clears. engine runs and pulls fine? i have had the EGR valve out and cleaned it, the intercooler pipes where lined with oil and the inlet manifold had a lot of gunk in it.
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Replied on February 12, 2013

White smoke on a diesel can indicate incomplete combustion due to a low compression, does the smoke smell like raw diesel and dose it tend to sting the eyes?

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