Major Problem- some advice appreciated

[threedogs]

0-100k sounds good somewhere here someone did time trials and 19 secs to 20 is good.
pretty sure the CR love being driven like they're stolen. Ask to speak to who ever worked on your patrol
and find out how he/she checked your hoses. Vacuum hose is 20c a metre just replace the lot yourself.
find yourself a good diesel mechanic ,one who'll keep your history, someone here may know someone for you

[BigRAWesty]

Has the smoke issue just appeared, or has it been gradually increasing?
I'm with the other boys but injectors usually just stuff up, there a gradual thing.
Did you or anyone do anything to the fuel pump or fuel system previous to this?
Has the fuel return line got a blockage??

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories

[bobryaner]

makes you wonder if the warranty's are worth the paper they are written on theres always some excuse not to Honor the commitments they say they make to you when they sell the cars

[ova50]

Has the smoke issue just appeared, or has it been gradually increasing?
I'm with the other boys but injectors usually just stuff up, there a gradual thing.
Did you or anyone do anything to the fuel pump or fuel system previous to this?
Has the fuel return line got a blockage??

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories

It had a fuel pipe replaced in Queensland, & fan belt tensioner (warranty) had fuel leaking from the pipe on number 3 injector. After this was done the vehicle sometimes appeared to be down on power (coincidence ???)
Didnt use the vehicle much after it was at the dealer (had access to another car) It wasnt until we were on our way to Sydney that we started noticing the smoke. Thus the visit to the Sydney dealer, who then says they found the egr pipe was split almost through its entire width, then the story goes on from there.

Today, I had to go somewhere, still smoking and both the wife & I are sure its getting worse. Also a couple of times when accelerating from a stop and using about 1/3rd throttle the vehicle would not want to pick up speed, even depressing the throttle to half way the vehicle would only be doing about 50kph, then would start to pickup. When this happens its not until the revs get to about 2500 plus would it accelerate.

I have been trying to find a local diesel mech, I think I have found one and are going to see him on Monday. I was lent a Gopro camera to video the smoke, the camera has difficulty picking up the smoke, on video where the smoke is the video seems to pixelate, it can be seen but not clearly. I had the Gopro attached to the rear of the Patrol and also placed in on the bonnet of another vehicle to film from the rear. Also used a cheap car cam, mounted in another vehicle that followed the patrol, the cheap camera filmed the smoke much better than the gopro and can be clearly seen.(although the quality of video poor) I sent this video to another member to view.

Carbon build up, no way.

[macca86]

Has the turbo been checked to see if that's gone. Has the cooler and hoses been checked by you or another mechanic or is the throttle position sensor been checked or any other codes thrown into the scan guage.

[Lonicus]

Here's the vids from Ova50

[ova50]

Thanks Lonicus, for uploading them.

Guys, please disregard the date stamp on the videos, as it was not set correctly.
As I stated previously, the Gopro camera does not seem to film the smoke (even though it is quite visible), yet the cheap car cam with its poor quality does film the smoke ( I cant explain this)
First video shows smoke from around the 17 second mark. & smoke pixelates on the video.
Speed of vehicle is between 40 to 50kph, up hill and not heavy throttle.

[threedogs]

Ever thought of blocking the EGR and fitting NADS to your 4x4 ??????????????