Head gasket i would suspect on a vehicle of this age ,both oil and water are being drawn into the cylinder ,which one ? i suspect no1 look at the plugs this will give a very indication .All head gaskets fail after 6/7 yrs of age on nearly all cars
Testimonial: "Thanks for your reply but the compressions are all good and similar, you say check plugs I presume you mean glow plugs as it a diesel. There is no coolant loss either, how can I tell if its burning oil or its fuel related?"
SOURCE: thick white smoke coming from exhaust
If it looks like a James Bond movie, you have a blown headgasket
SOURCE: thick white smoke coming from exhaust
I would think this will be a blown turbo.
These are fed by a small oil pipe and if the unit overheats (due to wear) - this oil fill feed directly into either the inlet manifold - or the outlet - exhaust.
If it is spilling oil into the hot exhaust - you will get a thick white fog. You can confirm this by placing a clear glass bottle or jar in the exhaust stream - and see if it gets a thick coating of oil on it. If it evaporates - it's water, if not - or feels oily - new turbo or overhaul.
Best get is sortd sooner rather than later - as you may be able to save most of it for an overhaul rather than scrap it if badly worn.
SOURCE: renault traffic loss of power and white smoke
if its diesel, attach a tube to pipe leading into primer pump.[black bulb ]. attach a pump . and tube from outlet of pump to container pump out diesel till empty. if petrol locate pipe feed from tank and connect to it same as earlier
SOURCE: 2000 TDI - Lots of white smoke at cold start.
Sounds like your injection pump timing is off, an injector is leaking or a bad seal on your IP.
VW dealers have a horrible reputation when it comes to TDI's. Check out the posts over at www.tdiclub.com Those guys are very knowledgeable - and the first thing they'll tell you is don't take it to a dealer.
You can probably find someone in your area that has a copy of Vag-Com (scantool software that vw uses) software that could look at your timing. It definitely sounds like your dealer was throwing parts at your car because they didn't know what your problem is. If I were you, I'd copy and paste your post from here over at www.tdiclub.com
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