So my 2002 Allroad with the 2.5 TDI has been acting a little quirky lately and I'd like to get it sorted out before a couple of long road trips coming up and also to sell it before we move.
When started cold (sitting all night, temp around 34* F) it has been blowing quite a lot of bluish smoke and smells very strongly of diesel. Typically it has a little miss while it's cold too. The smoking and miss stop pretty quickly - maybe 30 seconds, especially if I bring the RPMs up a bit. Otherwise, it seems to be running alright. No lack of power or anything, but sometimes it just feels slightly off. Hard to explain really. But I have noticed that even when warm and not smoking it still smells like diesel more than it used to.
Honestly, I don't know that much about diesels so I'm not really sure what to look for here. I'm not opposed to taking it somewhere (though I am fundamentally against paying someone else to work on my stuff), but wanted to check here for some suggestions first.
Thanks in advance.
When started cold (sitting all night, temp around 34* F) it has been blowing quite a lot of bluish smoke and smells very strongly of diesel. Typically it has a little miss while it's cold too. The smoking and miss stop pretty quickly - maybe 30 seconds, especially if I bring the RPMs up a bit. Otherwise, it seems to be running alright. No lack of power or anything, but sometimes it just feels slightly off. Hard to explain really. But I have noticed that even when warm and not smoking it still smells like diesel more than it used to.
Honestly, I don't know that much about diesels so I'm not really sure what to look for here. I'm not opposed to taking it somewhere (though I am fundamentally against paying someone else to work on my stuff), but wanted to check here for some suggestions first.
Thanks in advance.
