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Hi,all can someone please help with this on going problem I've spent a small fortune on new injectors ,pump timing,turbo checked,filters all round and the dreaded labour charges and she's still chucking out horrendous amounts of grey/white smoke takes an age to clear.

What sort of state is your bottom pully in? If its chewed the keyway the movement in the 'timing' can do the same, had exactly the same a few weeks back. Might be worth a look

Hi,that bottom pulley you mentioned does look like it's wobbling about a bit while it's running,mechanic said he had to advance the timing to get it to run smoothly?

I would be looking at it closely then chap.

Depends what he meant by advance timing, if he set pump timing a tad more to advance it, all well and groovy.

As previous, spent a while on a T3 t'other week - smoking like a bar steward - almost as if petrol had been put in it by mistake.

Cam and pump timing set absolutely bob on, even compression tested it when injectors were out to swap a known good set in.

Wasnt until i tried to turn over engine on crankshaft bolt and thought the ring spanner had slipped off the bolt, did i realise the bolt was turning and the engine wasnt because it was so loose.

Not saying this is your problem, but remarkably similar to yours. Good luck chap