BigChief
New member
I came back from a four hour trip yesterday and everything was fine. I went out and started the car (2005 VW Jetta TDI Gen V engine code BRM 208,000 miles) and it started right up but there was a very loud and continuous engine knock or miss coming from the engine. I pulled out of the driveway and back in and the knock continued. It also lacked power. I turned the engine off and checked the oil. It was low but still on the bottom of the dipstick. I add about a half quart of oil. It has never burnt oil in the past. It was hard to restart the engine. It started and continued to knock. There is also little puffs of black smoke that are coming out of the exhaust pipe at idle. It is not a giant cloud of black smoke but the smoke can be seen clearly coming out of the tail pipe. Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated.