So I was getting too much of a clatter from my engine, like you throw a bunch of metal balls into the engine, and putting in new injector nozzles fixed that. As a byproduct, however, I noticed that one of my favorite features in a diesel, which is the smokescreen (you know, someone follows you a bit too close, you step on it and they immediately keep their distance for the rest of the journey) is gone... I've been trying to get it out, as tailgating is one of the favorite activities for drivers here in Utah, and I can see no smoke... nor does the tailgater, much to my chagrin. Now I have to slow down if I want to get rid of a tailgater. Is this almost total abscence of smoke normal or is this a sign of not too good things to come in my engine?

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1983 Mercedes Benz 300SD - Wife calls him "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
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1983 Toyota Tercel (Tommy, The little Toyota that could)
1965 Ford F100 (Grandma Ford)
2005 Toyota Sienna (Elsa, Wife's ride)


Gone:
1988 Toyota Pickup
2004 Subaru Outback

1987 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham
1986 Volvo 740 GL Station Wagon - Piece of junk.
1981 Volvo 242 DL 2 Door - Hated to see it go. R.I.P.
1987 Pontiac Fiero GT

Ha! sounds like there is a deficit to getting the engine in perfect tune...

perhaps you can tweak the alda to get it to dump some extra fuel in there for the smoke you need!

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My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

It's a Good Thing. Smoke is incompletely burned fuel. It's money going right out your exhaust pipe.

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I don't view it at money out the tail pipe. I look at it as insurance that someone won't rear end me.

cirrusman, no smoke is a good thing. It means your engine is happy, and has a lot of life left in it. Though I do enjoy the space that people tend to leave behind me.

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You will have to take up Tobacco Chewing and spitting.

And, put a sign to that effect on you Bumper.

You could adjust your ADLA to give you more Fuel so that if you give it a little more Pedal you get some Black Smoke.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

If you want to go all out oil injection post turbo works wonders

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I appreciate your guys' input. I guess I was worried about nothing. I do like the after turbo oil injection idea... And I did adjust my ALDA half a turn CCW a couple of years ago... It did give it more "umph" but the MPG went down a bit so I'll live Mr ALDA alone...

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1983 Mercedes Benz 300SD - Wife calls him "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
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1983 Toyota Tercel (Tommy, The little Toyota that could)
1965 Ford F100 (Grandma Ford)
2005 Toyota Sienna (Elsa, Wife's ride)


Gone:
1988 Toyota Pickup
2004 Subaru Outback

1987 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham
1986 Volvo 740 GL Station Wagon - Piece of junk.
1981 Volvo 242 DL 2 Door - Hated to see it go. R.I.P.
1987 Pontiac Fiero GT

When I drive my gasoline MB I never have tailgaters aside from the police. Maybe try driving faster Either smoke will come back or you will pull away and problems are solved.

Since Oil has obvious disadvantages how about Post Turbo Water Injection. You could lay out a nice cloud of white Steam.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

ammonia injection post turbo, that ought to do the trick as soon as they get a whiff lol.

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1982 300D Turbodiesel, daily driver. Mods so far: Fram 8038 paper filter, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 (front) rotors/calipers, boost turned up to 12lbs, non-egr manifolds, water/methanol injection, 4-speed manual
1980 300SD Turbodiesel, project car, nearly ready to hit the street

1974 240D, New paint

Or rear-facing high pressure mayonnaise squirter, should smear all over their windscreen

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1982 300D Turbodiesel, daily driver. Mods so far: Fram 8038 paper filter, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 (front) rotors/calipers, boost turned up to 12lbs, non-egr manifolds, water/methanol injection, 4-speed manual
1980 300SD Turbodiesel, project car, nearly ready to hit the street

1974 240D, New paint

I like that Ammonia idea.
Bleach (Chlorox), Chlorene this is what most Catalitic Convertors smell like. Yuck.

A little Cynide injection and bye bye tailgaters.

Injecting Diesel will give you some pretty white smoke.

Rear Bumper mounted Window Washer Squirters shooting Diesel (or favorite liquid) to spray back towards them.

Around here every enviro nut will call in your Lic # to the SF Bay area Air Quality Control agency. I got a notice from them on my Datsun PU, and I usually don`t see smoke coming out of it.


Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

Apparently I'm not the only one who's been watching the James Bond marathon this week.

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$60 OM617 Blank Exhaust Flanges
$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment