My Ford deisel is giving out black smoke from the exhaust. What could be the cause. Serviced regularly

Question

On driving but it has only clocked up 39.464 miles.

Answer 1

as anybody put petrol in ? if it started today it could be temperature change last night , is it on a gear change or start up ?  

Answer 2

Black smoke means too much fuel - could be a dirty air filter, clogged injectors or diesel pump incorrectly adjusted.

If it's a newer electronic injection diesel (TDCi), then get it checked out at any garage, but if it's using no oil, I wouldn't worry unduly.

Answer 3

sounds like the rings are getting worn.butyou could put some injection cleaner in the fuel. dont bother with redex though ..theres one called cataclean or something like that its about £15  

Answer 4

If it does it more when driving and not much at idle, your turbo might be having problems.

Answer 5

Try the links below for causes of black smoke etc

WikiAnswers - What can cause black smoke from exhaust only when ...What causes black smoke in the exhaust? Why does your vehicle smoke when starting? Why is the exhaust spitting out black depos? Gas engine black smoke in ...

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Black smoke eliminating device for internal combustion engine and ...10, there is shown an example of a device for eliminating black smoke in exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine 1 such as diesel engine. ...

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Torresen Marine, Inc. - Sailing and Boating Forums • View topic ...3 Oct 2007 ... Post subject: 2QM15 Black Smoke/ Diesel coming out exhaust ... trying to figure out What causes this and what should we check on the engine. ...

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Colour of engine smoke and when it occurs tells about internal ...Colour of diesel and petrol engine exhaust smoke and when it occurs can tell you a lot about the ... Black smoke causes can vary widely and include . ...

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DIFFLOCK.com - Diesel One of the most common causes of black smoke is an air inlet restriction. .... exhaust restrictions, transmission problems and internal engine problems have ...

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I confess to knowing nothing about engines and think it's best left to the experts.  Good luck.

Answer 6

sounds like you have a injector playing up or packed up completely