Member Since: 02 Mar 2013
Location: Isle of Wight
Posts: 37
**Please help** I Dont want to buy a nail...! lol
Hi Guys, Im looking to buy a well looked after D3 with 123000 miles (Extensive Service History) and it has had oil changes (alleged!) every 5000 miles.....it was parked up most of the back end of the year and when started up last month this happened:
"The car has not been used much since the end of summer last year due to me being ill and not being able to drive. I started the car in the new year, however once it started we had rough idle and more smoke than you'd usually get. Ideally the car will need to be towed away, however if you did decide to drive it away, it's up to you - it does run and drive but it smokes quite a bit so I would not advise it"
Any advice would be grateful as i don't want to spend £6k on it and the same again to fix it....!
PLEASE HELP
***just been advised that the car is kicking out thick black smoke.....??? but drives ok, just when idling it has issues....?
1st Feb 2018 12:37 pm
Coo
Member Since: 01 Jun 2015
Location: Fife, Scotland
Posts: 284
Could be old fuel, around the system....
Suggest that it goes for a long decent run and get fresh diesel...then see how it goes..
I'm sure if you mention concerns to the seller, either he can run it or you !!
1st Feb 2018 1:47 pm
Discogaz
Member Since: 17 Mar 2014
Location: Bracknell
Posts: 1399
Could also be the FBH kicking in.
1st Feb 2018 2:10 pm
professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
Re: **Please help** I Dont want to buy a nail...! lol
imprezapeej wrote:
Hi Guys, Im looking to buy a well looked after D3 with 123000 miles (Extensive Service History) and it has had oil changes (alleged!) every 5000 miles.....it was parked up most of the back end of the year and when started up last month this happened:
"The car has not been used much since the end of summer last year due to me being ill and not being able to drive. I started the car in the new year, however once it started we had rough idle and more smoke than you'd usually get. Ideally the car will need to be towed away, however if you did decide to drive it away, it's up to you - it does run and drive but it smokes quite a bit so I would not advise it"
Any advice would be grateful as i don't want to spend £6k on it and the same again to fix it....!
PLEASE HELP
***just been advised that the car is kicking out thick black smoke.....??? but drives ok, just when idling it has issues....?
I remember that advert - I nearly nearly looked myself.
If you're still looking, put a search on facebook too - loads and loads on thereD3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
1st Feb 2018 2:59 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72775
ISTR smoke on idling can be injectors. Can you get fault codes read, and live injector balance values? Someone near you with an IID (other widgets are available) may be able to do that for you or a suitable inducement.
1st Feb 2018 3:04 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26699
I'd turn and walk personally. Seems a bit of a tale.
1st Feb 2018 3:19 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Kind of my thoughts as well. Plenty fish in the sea.
1st Feb 2018 3:24 pm
imprezapeej
Member Since: 02 Mar 2013
Location: Isle of Wight
Posts: 37
Discogaz wrote:
Could also be the FBH kicking in.
What's FBH please...?
1st Feb 2018 3:26 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
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Posts: 72775
Fuel burning heater. For that the smoke would be coming out the front of the car not the exhausts.
1st Feb 2018 3:28 pm
fastblatt
Member Since: 03 Jul 2007
Location: Dorset
Posts: 69
I was also interested in this but spoke to the lady on the phone and she said it was backfiring too. Also of note this is the higher tax bracket car. May have jumped a tooth on the cam. It’s a gamble.
Mark
I would walk away. There are so many for sale out there and you can always find one. That could just be the start of it. Only my opinion The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the best of everything they have.
1st Feb 2018 3:31 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Is there a link to this add? Just to see what it looks like and what they are asking for.
1st Feb 2018 3:31 pm
Browny90
Member Since: 19 Jul 2016
Location: Ashbourne
Posts: 687
Offer them a grand less Disco4 MY16 SDV6 Landmark Black
Disco4 MY12 SDV6 XS Orkney Grey (Gone)
Defender 90 200tdi Completely rebuilt.
1st Feb 2018 3:35 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Posts: 72775
If the engine is on the verge of going PT it may only be worth a grand, or whatever can be gotten from its constituent parts.
1st Feb 2018 3:37 pm
fastblatt
Member Since: 03 Jul 2007
Location: Dorset
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