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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 03:48 PM
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i've just bought myself a little mk3 fiesta diesel t's a 1.8 but has a mondeo head and turbo etc fitted to it at the minute its a bit hard to start so i'm going to change the glow plugs when you put your foot down the turbo throws out a load of smoke throught the exhaust how do i solve this problem?
quick pic of the van its fairly bright
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 04:33 PM
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remove the erg valve and welcome mate
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 04:33 PM
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forgot to ask what colour is the smoke
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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smokes dark grey wheres the erg valve?
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 07:00 PM
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sorry i mean egr valve its attached to the turbo
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 07:04 PM
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still draws a blank mate what will it look like?
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 07:23 PM
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like a wee valve off the turbo
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 08:50 PM
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will have a quick look in the morning is there anything i can do to the diesel lump to make it any quicker?
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 09:21 PM
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take it out and fit a petrol


not sure mate dont really no much about diesels
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 10:00 PM
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me either i wanna keep it as a diesel for the economy to be honest it's a van at the end of the day
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