Smoking Boxer

I have just invested in a new cylinder head for my 2.5 TD Boxer, - UHH!
Now it run fine again, BUT when I start it cold it smokes heavily blue for 10
-20 sec., as if one cylinder does not work. Before the repair one cylinder
did`nt work, both because of water intrusion and an inactive glow plug. That
caused blue smoke en masse!
Now all glow plugs are replaced and all cylinders are working at once.
Can a worn injector do that?

 

Hi,

Not for only 10-20 sec at cold start, I guess. I'd have a double-check on
glow plugs.

Hey, do you, guys, know what my good old 205 has offered me as a first fail
?

a+,

 

Errr emissions?

 

Hi,

Nope. anyway won't be checked until next inspection, due in late June.

My "first fail" (after 8 years and over 60,000 miles I'm driving it) was a
glow plug, burnt out in short circuit (gasp !). A very rare fail (they
usually tend to present a higher and higher resistance, this making the
engine starting poorly).

If anyone interrested, when turning on the ignition, glow light came on as
usual, then off after about 1-2 seconds (I didn't care : I've been so used
to see the light on, and I also use to fasten my seat-belt while glowing
up).
Of course, bad bad start (20 miles 4 hours ago, not that warm then).
Diagnose it : 0V at the relay's power output, glow plugs wire removed :
light on and 12V, plus a big flash when trying to plug the wire "on the
fly".

I was angry, as the glow plugs set was only 2 years old. Really a pity, as
they were Bosch-made.

Regards,