Hey guys, 3 weeks ago I bought myself my first vw tdi. This is my first diesel vehicle and I have been spending much time educating myself on my new toy! I bought a 2000 jetta, it has 350,000 km's on it. The work that's been done to it is a new clutch, new flywheel, new rear seal, the turbo has been replaced (with a used one mind you,) timing belt, oil change, intercooler was cleaning, and brakes. So far I'm loving this car, its a blast to drive.
Now onto the topic at hand... Yes I know diesel motors smoke and that's perfectly normal. I have done much research on this but I always seem to get mixed answers so that's why I'm writing up a thread. Under moderate to hard acceleration there is a pretty good blast of black smoke out from my exhaust. Normal casual driving conditions it seems fine, though when its dark I can see a tiny bit of smoke or something in people's headlights, its definitely more noticeable when its dark out. When maintaining speed it doesn't smoke only under acceleration.
I've had both my friends drive the car, whom have both had vw diesels so they are familiar with them. They both say the car drives very solid, sounds healthy and it pulls real well, both which asked if the car was tuned or had the injectors fiddled with(which I am not sure.) I have put around 1000 km's on the car now and today I checked my oil, and it was half way down the dipstick. I checked my intake tubing and I have a slight oil film in it (which I have read is typically normal,) and I did a boost test which the car passed. Just the other day while racing up the on ramp to the highway the car went into limp mode, but that's been the only occurrence. Other than that this car has driven quite strong. It starts very quick and idles smooth, and there are no leaks, it doesn't leave a mark on the road.
My main concerns/questions here are:
How can I tell if the car has been tuned, injectors or injector pump are stock/stock settings?
Any ways to further inspect where my oil is going? All the smoke im getting is black, not blue. My guess is the turbo
I took a video here of my driving to show how much smoke my car puts out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1vMzu6wIH4&feature=youtu.be
When I drive away its under normal acceleration, when I turn around I go WOT to about 60mph shifting at around 3500rpm. Then I come to a stop and accelerate up a steep hill. At 1:25 is when I step on it
Thanks for taking the time to read this and for the feedback!
Now onto the topic at hand... Yes I know diesel motors smoke and that's perfectly normal. I have done much research on this but I always seem to get mixed answers so that's why I'm writing up a thread. Under moderate to hard acceleration there is a pretty good blast of black smoke out from my exhaust. Normal casual driving conditions it seems fine, though when its dark I can see a tiny bit of smoke or something in people's headlights, its definitely more noticeable when its dark out. When maintaining speed it doesn't smoke only under acceleration.
I've had both my friends drive the car, whom have both had vw diesels so they are familiar with them. They both say the car drives very solid, sounds healthy and it pulls real well, both which asked if the car was tuned or had the injectors fiddled with(which I am not sure.) I have put around 1000 km's on the car now and today I checked my oil, and it was half way down the dipstick. I checked my intake tubing and I have a slight oil film in it (which I have read is typically normal,) and I did a boost test which the car passed. Just the other day while racing up the on ramp to the highway the car went into limp mode, but that's been the only occurrence. Other than that this car has driven quite strong. It starts very quick and idles smooth, and there are no leaks, it doesn't leave a mark on the road.
My main concerns/questions here are:
How can I tell if the car has been tuned, injectors or injector pump are stock/stock settings?
Any ways to further inspect where my oil is going? All the smoke im getting is black, not blue. My guess is the turbo
I took a video here of my driving to show how much smoke my car puts out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1vMzu6wIH4&feature=youtu.be
When I drive away its under normal acceleration, when I turn around I go WOT to about 60mph shifting at around 3500rpm. Then I come to a stop and accelerate up a steep hill. At 1:25 is when I step on it
Thanks for taking the time to read this and for the feedback!