I finally got my 220D running after spending over $500 and many hours of work. I had to put a new head on the engine because the engine was overheated and the old one cracked. The starter doesn’t turn the engine over fast enough so I had to pull start the car. After it started and warmed up I was surprised how well the engine runs. I was even more surprised by how bad the engine smokes. My question is what is the main cause of the heavy smoke? The smoke is white with a very light tent of blue. The smoke has a very heavy diesel smell to it, not like oil burning in a gas motor. Could the injection pump be over fueling the engine or might the butterfly linkage be out of adjustment at the throttle body? I always thought too much fuel = black smoke. Cylinders 2 and 3 have some heavy scoring on the front and back walls. Also when it is running, there is a crazy amount of blow-by. Is the engine in need of a major re-build or is it being over-fueled? Do diesels have the burning oil smell like a gas motor?
Thanks