Hard acceleration and smoke

[B8MYHK]

Hi guys
Any ideas as to why when under load there appears to be smoke from exhaust. Vehicle is running and accelerating well. Even better after changing fuel filter. Smoke appears black or grey at times. Gentle acceleration hardly notice it. Towing boat etc appears more or when accelerating up through gears. Ok going down.
suggestions?

[nig99]

Hi guys
Any ideas as to why when under load there appears to be smoke from exhaust. Vehicle is running and accelerating well. Even better after changing fuel filter. Smoke appears black or grey at times. Gentle acceleration hardly notice it. Towing boat etc appears more or when accelerating up through gears. Ok going down.
suggestions?

If its a 2.8, then it sounds like its working as per design

Mine always smoked when you put the boot in, usually grey, and most noticable at night in the headlights of following cars

[geeves]

its a jazz so should be a 3.1. Diesels do smoke under load but how much is acceptable.
If worried but a bottle of good injector cleaner in the next tank of fuel

[B8MYHK]

Sorry.It's a 3.1. i have been putting injector cleaner in so maybe need a better brand. I think I read on a previous forum of someone having their system flushed by a firm in Glenfield. Might check this out. As I say it pulls well etc . Does show more at night in the following lights. Getting a bit paranoid I think.
Cheers

[geeves]

A process called carbon clean is done by several diesel shops Suposed to work well but its just shy of $200

[B8MYHK]

Thanks Geeves that was what I was thinking of. Has anyone had it done? As I said before the truck is running well just annoying really.

[geeves]

I think I know what you mean. Every trip I go on I get the job of tail end charly Its not because of any special skill. Im too cheap to get it done

[B8MYHK]

Oh dear now the wifes complaining about it.

[Demonic]

You get tail end so we can actually see where we are going , but then i didnt notice alot of smoke on the red rocks trip and i was the vehicle behind you....

[geeves]

it passes the smoke test at wof time so is not that bad