bignoel Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 my fourtrak has just started to smoke on start up one rev and its gone doesnt do again till its been standing a good while anyone know the cause of this else its fine its a 2.8tdl diesel 116k on clock thanks.noel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 valve stem seals I'd guess, don't worry too much mine used to do it in very cold weather then not all summer so figure. Whichever did 50K while doing it and never seemed to use much oil so I'd just ignore it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 ARR right it did start first when the weather got real cold .thanks for that i will keep a eye on it anyway .noel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willcsmith Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 As Al4x says valve stem seals .new oil and filter makes it beter. nowt to wory about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 mine starts smoky in cold weather, soon stops when warm. Doesnt do it in warm weather. Tried to apply the white smoke/blue smoke rule........cant decide what colour the smoke is!! It looks grey to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyr8 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 there is an addative you can buy,it,s supposed to revitalise the engines oil seals.never used it myself but might be worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluckers son Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 maybe GLOW PLUGS unburnt derv on the start up will smoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 with even one glow plug down my fourtrak was a proper bitch to start at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 I would say definetly glow plugs, My disco will start on the button every morning but if I don't let the glow plugs heat up it will smoke for a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 I started a thread some time ago reff adding two stroke oil as an additive to diesel fuel . This really dos work and will cut down emmissions by as much as 20% .It will make the engine run quieter ,smoother and give you more miles per gallon as well as lubricating the fuel pump and act as an upper cylnder lubricant . I add two stroke oil to every fill up on my diesels . Perhaps somebody could reserect this post from were ever they are kept and every body can have a read again as I dont know how to find them . Incidently the mix is 100 ml to 35 litres of diesel . The low ash mineral oil is best . Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 I started a thread some time ago reff adding two stroke oil as an additive to diesel fuel . This really dos work and will cut down emmissions by as much as 20% .It will make the engine run quieter ,smoother and give you more miles per gallon as well as lubricating the fuel pump and act as an upper cylnder lubricant . I add two stroke oil to every fill up on my diesels . Perhaps somebody could reserect this post from were ever they are kept and every body can have a read again as I dont know how to find them . Incidently the mix is 100 ml to 35 litres of diesel . The low ash mineral oil is best . Harnser . I might give this a try Harnser, I take it no preparation is needed and isnt likely to cause any unforeseen issues? You just pop it in the tank prior to fill up? Also which brand of oil do you go for? Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 I might give this a try Harnser, I take it no preparation is needed and isnt likely to cause any unforeseen issues? You just pop it in the tank prior to fill up? Also which brand of oil do you go for? Ta You want the cheapest low ash mineral ,dosent matter what brand and yes just pop it in the tank at fill up . It really dos make a differance . If you search for two stroke oil on here there are two threads giving all the details . Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 saw some low ash 2 stroke oil in Tesco the other day. So got that, was about £4. Cheap enough?!?! I popped it in the tank, however I filled up at the end of a 9hr night shift, so was a bit clumsy and slopped about 150ml in by accident, so filled tank to capacity which is about 49L I think. So hope a slightly stronger mix wont cause and problems? I'll report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted February 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 windy what was the out come .noel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 still going! I only have a 7 mile commute, and havent been to my perms since the fill up. No problems so far. Will report back on mileage when empty. Seems to start well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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