Used Jackaroo. Smokey when idling.
Submitted: Friday, Sep 22, 2006 at 00:21
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Muzzgit
Hey dudes and dudettes. A good mate of
mine was looking at a 1999 TD Jackaroo for his son today, and he noted that after a while, it was smokey at idle.
It seemed to be fine while driving, and fine when idling for a short while, but if left to idle it would start to smoke. It has 140,000 k on the clock.
Any ideas.
Cheers,
Muzz
Reply By: Gerhardp1 - Friday, Sep 22, 2006 at 00:26
Friday, Sep 22, 2006 at 00:26
Make sure it has had the injector recall attended to, and make sure it 's running suitable oil - search the
forum for details of
well known issues that have been addressed by GMH.
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Reply By: ingo57 - Friday, Sep 22, 2006 at 10:11
Friday, Sep 22, 2006 at 10:11
Worn valve stem oil seals are a common
sign of what you described. Idle for a minute or two, starts getting smokey when you take off it blows more smoke for a little while then clears as you keep driving.
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Reply By: Redback - Friday, Sep 22, 2006 at 10:20
Friday, Sep 22, 2006 at 10:20
Muzz, tell your mate to stay clear of the 4JX1 3.0 TDI Jackaroo, aspecially the early ones, along with the injecter problems there are a few other issues as
well.
They are a good car but if they have the recorded issues they are a nightmare, stick with the petrol Jack.
Baz.
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Follow Up By: D-Jack - Friday, Sep 22, 2006 at 15:28
Friday, Sep 22, 2006 at 15:28
I'll second that, and that's coming from a TD Jack owner with relatively few problems. Just check the forums and you'll see why. Oops, just added to the Jacks depreciation again!
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