SMOKING 310D? HELP BEFORE I GO BACK TO TRANSITS

[smokey310dHelp]

Ok i know this aint a new van by a long shot but compared to a ford transit it was the bees knees for all of 700mile. Its a 1999 310LWB Van, ran fine for the first week then just started smoking and loss of power. Ive had a mechanic out and there was 9 faults on the computer. When faults cleared glow plug fault appered within a few seconds. Also when you turn ignition on there is no heater plug light, but once started the light stays on for a few minutes. Mechanic said wiring fault but wiring looks ok. Van will run for a few miles fine then starts smoking. What should i do.

[PeterInSa]

Smokie,
I am not a mechanic, but it seems to me if you have just bought this vehicle, it may have been just tarted up to sell. ie put heavy oil in the engine sump to cut down burning oil because the rings are worn, or the valve guides could be worn.,. Then as the vehicle warms up the oil becaomes thinner and gets past the valves/rings into the combustion chamber and burns.

Then again it just maybe a simple fuel mix adjustment. If it was my vehicle I would get a good mechanic to check it out estimate how much to repair, then you can decide to fix or sell.

Peter

[man-in-a-van]

smokey, i had a smoking 310 sprinter also, i popped the head off to do the glow plugs, as it was easier, and did the head gasket obviously at same time.

but the smoking seemed to be from the marks in the bores.
i got reduced fuel milage etc.. and burned quite a bit of oil.

i dropped 3/4 litre of ametech restore in the engine, and after a bit of driving, all was well again, lots more power, no oil consumption worth mentioning, and the engine sounds sweet as a nut now.

definately worth a try , honestly!

bad point is that its 50 quid a litre.
but its cheaper than ripping the engine to bits.