rescc

Hi

Had my MY08 Outback diesel for 3 years now and for a while at startup on a morning I occasionally get lots of light gray/white smoke out the back. It's not every day. I also get a fair amount of dark smoke under hard acceleration.

I read somewhere that the dark smoke might be the engine running rich.

Would and ECU reset help do you think ?

Other than that the cars running fine, got about 31000 miles on it.

Cheers for any help

rob84

iTrader: (5)

Hi mate,

it's the Exhaust Gas Recirculation Unit sticking on your vehicle.

There is a rework for this issue which should be covered under warrenty if your still in the 3 years or 5 if you took out extended.

the Kit involves fitting a new egr valve assy and recalibrating the fuel injection system.

1. Purpose
There is a possibility that EGR valve is stuck due to the adhesion of deposit around the shaft and bush of
the EGR valve. Therefore, we release a new EGR valve to prevent deposit from getting in between the
bush and shaft.

New part information
Part number: 14710AA741

rescc

Thanks for the reply.

I did take it into the main dealer and have mentioned it. The response I got was "lots of diesels smoke under acceleration".....The car is now out of warranty... i can have another discussion with them...


tush

bigredrob

HI, I have a freelander, bmw 2 litre diesel, one of the first mods to do on it it was to remove/bypass the egr, gives approx 10BHP/10% more power, plus improved throttle response and about 4 mpg more, is this possible on your motor?

rescc

ouch, out of warranty and over £350 for part alone.........

rob84

iTrader: (5)

Not Possible unfortunately as the EGR system knows if there is a pressure drop between the entry and exit points along with other items.




How far out of warranty are you/What mileage are you on and do you have a full main dealer service history, if your not far out of warranty your dealer can submit for a gesture of goodwill claim due to the fact you have mentioned this problem before. The worst subaru can say is No, Its worth a try mate

rescc

Thanks to the Rob's on this thread. I did and they agreed......will be going in next week.


thanks for all you advice

rob84

iTrader: (5)

No worries mate, Glad your getting sorted