Please Help Poorly Picasso

[Fergie435]

Hi i hope somone with more knowledge than me can help

i have a 03 picasso hdi after filling up from nearly empty yesterday it was fine for 1/2 mile then parked up went shopping came back 1hr later and shes running like a dog

 

really struggles to start thick smoke when it does and runs like its missing 2 pots until high revs then clears

 

struggles to start

when she does start thick white smoke lots of it

keep reving and it clears

let her idle and same again

ive tried maf sensor

i dont know what else to try

[paul.h]

Welcome to the forum.

 

I have slightly edited your post to include the info from your other similar post and deleted that one to avoid double posting/replies.

 

It may just be a coincidence the white smoke happening just after filling up. Is the engine management fault warning light showing and apart from idling does the car run normally ? Was the fuel from a dodgy petrol station ?

 

Thoughts are

- a bad batch of diesel, may be some petrol in it and maybe water in it - you could try draining the diesel filter.

- an air leak - check all the hoses around the engine for holes/splits/ loose fitting or come off.

- failure of the glow plugs but they should not really be needed unless a cold day.

- a fuel injector fault.

- head gasket failure and the white smoke is steam from coolant entering a cylinder - check the coolant level.

- turbo failure - when the one on our Saab petrol failed the car was surrounded by white smoke.

- high engine oil level so it is going in to the combustion.

- temperature sensor fault.

- on the maf sensor - I have read that if it is unplugged the car will go in to limp mode, throw up a fault code, but if it runs better then it could be faulty. You may then have a fault code that needs erasing so may need a code reader if going to do this.

[coastline taxis]

check your reciept to see if youve put petrol in or as paul is saying definatley dodgy fuel.  Take fuel filter off and have a smell

[Fergie435]

Thanks that gives me somwhere to start looking I will report back