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Jan 12, 2011 | 10:19 AM

woody1

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jaguar xtype

i have a jaguar x type 2 deisel the car runs rough and lots of smoke from exhaust change the oil and made no diff

Jan 13, 2011 | 06:23 PM

Rob R

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I have no experience with diesel: But ... bad fuel?

Jan 13, 2011 | 07:08 PM

JimC64

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Hey woody,,,what colour of smoke are you getting?
Black, blue or white?

Jan 17, 2011 | 12:27 PM

woody1

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xtype jag smoking

thanks for your reply white smoke coming from exhaust

Jan 17, 2011 | 12:58 PM

tomcat

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White smoke would be indicative of coolant getting into the combustion chamber, probably cylinder head gasket failure. There may be back pressure evident in the coolant header tank when engine is running.

Jan 17, 2011 | 07:00 PM

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Sounds on the money there woody....presumably you're having it checked ASAP?

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