Thread: TD5 Oil in Coolant and white smoke

That white smoke might be unburnt fuel. Perhaps due to low compression, caused by a head gasket. Can you get the compression checked? I think you can only do 4 of the 5 cylinders as you need to use the glow plugs, and there is no glowplug on one of the cylinders.

Hi ,,

I already swapped the oil cooler with a steel pipe and COPPER washers in place of the original rubber O rings to seal the oil, after several long trips I can say now its working fine with no issues and no heat .

However White smoke is still driving me crazy, lately and as some of you suggested I suspect its a head gasket, how can I assure this ? To check the head presure do I need a special gauge or a garage should always carry this tool ? What is consedered a min. and max. head presure for each ?

Oh ,, one more thing , I would advice any one who experiment this fault ( Oil cooler leak) to change the radiator hoses ,Mine become blown one by other in 10 days after the leakage, and it feels very soft due to the hot mixture of oil and water .

Regards,


Thank you all