white grey smoke

[rubyvan]

Hi I have what is essentially a jx td engined van
It really smokes in the morning with tons of grey white smoke once it gets going the smoke goes away, any ideas folks?
Cheers

[Dad]

Im not a diesel expert but white smoke is unburnt fuel, so it may be a knackered glow plug or 4.

[dave friday]

And injection pump timing ,does it smoke with the Cold start lever pulled out?

[carthago ian]

I had similar symptoms with my JX , my starter motor went pop ,replaced with new one, the engine now turns
over much quicker and starts first turn. 80 % of smoke gone. Not that I know too much about diesel engines I simply put it down to
unburnt fuel when chugging over to start with knackered starter motor

Ian

[Ant-t]

I don't know that much about diesel engines either but you do get water vapour which has collected from condensation in the exhaust. In cold weather this billows out as white smoke on start up on a cold morning.

[rubyvan]

And injection pump timing ,does it smoke with the Cold start lever pulled out?

Yes it still does the smoking bit with the cold start lever pulled out in fact ypou can only pull it out about 4 inches it does not pull out al the way