optimism
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Ok, new thread for new problems.
2002 VW Bug TDI (automatic) now starts and runs reliably. BUT
Now I have white smoke when the car starts. I am pretty sure it's misfiring on one cylinder. I think I need to clean or replace my fuel injectors. I thought originally that the white smoke was coolant, but I have done all of the checks I can find and the smoke doesn't smell sweet so I don't think it's head gasket problems.
I've been running the fuel-additive injector cleaner in every tank of diesel I get, but I am not seeing much difference and as far as I know they have never been cleaned or replaced, I have 162k miles on it at this point and I know I have carbon build up problems elsewhere (from cleaning out the EGR, planning on cleaning turbo, and intake/exhaust manifolds soon as well).
Anyway, I started reading related threads on here and apparently injector cleaning isn't a DIY for most people and I am definitely just most people when it comes to working on my TDI. So? Ship them to Frank or buy new? If new, what ones?
Also, I just got this picture of the...thing I would use to adjust timing if I had the VCDS...It is an exploratory mission at this point. Anyway, it looks like it has slipped. Is this a thing? Is my timing possibly off (timing belt itself is fine/has all of its teeth)?
2002 VW Bug TDI (automatic) now starts and runs reliably. BUT
Now I have white smoke when the car starts. I am pretty sure it's misfiring on one cylinder. I think I need to clean or replace my fuel injectors. I thought originally that the white smoke was coolant, but I have done all of the checks I can find and the smoke doesn't smell sweet so I don't think it's head gasket problems.
I've been running the fuel-additive injector cleaner in every tank of diesel I get, but I am not seeing much difference and as far as I know they have never been cleaned or replaced, I have 162k miles on it at this point and I know I have carbon build up problems elsewhere (from cleaning out the EGR, planning on cleaning turbo, and intake/exhaust manifolds soon as well).
Anyway, I started reading related threads on here and apparently injector cleaning isn't a DIY for most people and I am definitely just most people when it comes to working on my TDI. So? Ship them to Frank or buy new? If new, what ones?
Also, I just got this picture of the...thing I would use to adjust timing if I had the VCDS...It is an exploratory mission at this point. Anyway, it looks like it has slipped. Is this a thing? Is my timing possibly off (timing belt itself is fine/has all of its teeth)?
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