ZD30 missing/ blowing smoke

[Matt07]

hey guy just wondering if anyone has experienced this:

When i accelerate the car feels like it misses and it sometimes blows white smoke. it happens in all gears and i was wondering what it could be.

any help you be grateful,
cheers Matt

[Silver]

G'day mate, don't know anything about diesels - but someone here might be able to help

[the ferret]

Sounds like a crook injector not (spraying) the white smoke is un burn't fuel or low compression.( same result)
It could be worse tho like water entering the cylinder, hope not.
A burn't valve possibly.
One way to test for a burn't exhaust valve:
With engine warm and idling, hold a card very close to the exhaust pipe, if it's contantly pushed away, that's good, but if it gets sucked back to the pipe momentarily, you have a burn't valve and the card will make a pat pat pat pat sound.
I would get a compression test ASAP, whatever you do, don't let it boil!!
Cheers, the ferret

[Matt07]

it doesnt happen all the time only when the car is under load eg accleration

[guterra]

Hey Mate, did you get this sorted out? Hope its not the dreaded 'grenading effect' associated with early ZDs...