smoke trail.

[skejam]

We had to travel the connector with the 300TDi Disco 1.

After chugging along for five minutes or so around 70 K, I saw I was generating smoke. Not a whole lot, not black, but not pure white either. It looked as if I had spilled oil onto the exhaust manifold (something I've done before, but not this time), and the smoking continued until the top - about 15 Kms. It didn't occur again on that long climb once I turned south at the entrance to the Coke at Merritt. I checked trans fluid later on (while hot), but since there isn't a "full" line for testing while hot, and since I could see significant fluid on the dipstick, I figured I was safe.

Perhaps the hot motor was just burning off spilled oil, but I thought I'd check in case anyone has experienced this...

[island dormy]

Hi Skejam

I am not sure if this is your problem or not but a automatic trans will blow excess fluid out of the dipstick tube if it is over filled and it gets really hot such as motoring up a long steep hill. I had it happening by the old toll booths in a 1967 cougar the auto trans had just been rebuilt and they over filled it I knew I should have drained a little off before the trip.
The smoke was white burning off the exhaust pipe as it dripped down. Every thing was okay when it cooled off.
Victor 1962 Dormobile

You might want to transfer this over to the mechanical problems section??

[skejam]

Thanks for your note. There WAS a bit too much ATF in it. Relieved.