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       #Post#: 17348--------------------------------------------------
       How long for this one?
   DIR By: AllanI
       Date: March 28, 2012, 3:31 am
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       My commute is pleasantly rural, for a short stretch I travel on
       one of Britains most well known road, the Cat and Fiddle.
       It was a lovely sunny run home last evening but as I was about
       to turn onto the C & F I observed a huge blue cloud approaching
       with something resembling a Land Rover in the midst of it. The
       vehicle passed the road end on port tack but then came about to
       starboard for the next bend. After managing to overtake and
       obscure a young scooterist appropriately clad in a Cheshire
       Demolition overvest the blue cloud increased in density
       continued on its course. Now quite how much fuel you have to put
       into a Tdi to create that much smoke I'm not sure, but if was
       fuel smoke then it is overfuelling to excess and if it isn't
       fuel and its oil then this one isn't long for the road. I think
       you should get it sorted John 'coz it doesn't do much for the
       public perception of quaint historic Land Rovers.
       Allan
       #Post#: 17350--------------------------------------------------
       Re: How long for this one?
   DIR By: Goose
       Date: March 28, 2012, 3:51 am
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       The way he's going through engines and gearboxes, there is going
       to be none left for the rest of us!
       #Post#: 17354--------------------------------------------------
       Re: How long for this one?
   DIR By: The_Resurrection
       Date: March 28, 2012, 4:34 am
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       :haha:
       I'd be embarassed and get the bus  rofl
       Point well made by Allan - very easy for the anti brigade to get
       on us when you see things like that and frankly I wouldn't want
       to be cycling and be passed by it.
       Yours - awaiting a flurry of excuses
       #Post#: 17363--------------------------------------------------
       Re: How long for this one?
   DIR By: Landyphil
       Date: March 28, 2012, 6:31 am
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       To be fair this is nothing new.  When we parted direction in the
       Lakes last year he nailed it out of a junction left as when I
       was about to turn right and the side exit exhaust gave the
       pavement dwellers present a black stripe at about knee level
       for about 100ft followed by much waving and gnashing of teeth.
       Being in a V8 boingy at the time I did the decent thing and
       pointed said Elton mobile in the other direction and gave it the
       berries quickly away!
       #Post#: 17364--------------------------------------------------
       Re: How long for this one?
   DIR By: harryhedgehog
       Date: March 28, 2012, 6:35 am
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       Did the blue cloud make you feel hungry then Allan?
       HHH
       #Post#: 17386--------------------------------------------------
       Re: How long for this one?
   DIR By: Dave
       Date: March 28, 2012, 1:04 pm
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       It's something that's bound to happen when you feed shit like
       sump oil and veg oil into an engine, mess about with the
       fuelling and then thrash it mercilessly.
       --- Quote from: The_Resurrection link ---
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       > very easy for the anti brigade to get on us when you see
       things like that
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       And the tree-huggers and, well almost anyone.  :confused: I'd be
       embarassed too but then my Tdi passed the smoke test on the MOT
       man's machine as if the engine was being tested as the year of
       motor that the engine came out of so I've nowt to fear.
       :thumbs:
       #Post#: 17427--------------------------------------------------
       Re: How long for this one?
   DIR By: The_Resurrection
       Date: March 29, 2012, 3:13 am
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       my tuned TDi passes with better values than a 70k Tdi thats
       never been thrashed, has a cat and EGR  :thumbs:
       #Post#: 17429--------------------------------------------------
       Re: How long for this one?
   DIR By: Drew 5292
       Date: March 29, 2012, 3:34 am
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       EGRs really don't do good things for an engine's long-term
       health.
       Seriously chronic build-up of oily mud, thanks to what is
       nothing more than a green-lobby placebo.
       #Post#: 17436--------------------------------------------------
       Re: How long for this one?
   DIR By: wallis 7090
       Date: March 29, 2012, 7:49 am
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       You may have the EGR fitted but unless you have the electronic
       bullsh*t to go with it it wont do nothing. Take it off blank it
       off and it will save you having to clean your inlet manifold
       when it gets full of carbon !!!! As for the cat take it off
       weigh it in and have a couple off pints  with the proceeds ;D
       #Post#: 17448--------------------------------------------------
       Re: How long for this one?
   DIR By: Drew 5292
       Date: March 29, 2012, 8:44 am
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       I don't think it's that Resurrection has an EGR on his, Paul.
       More a case of him comparing his tuned weapon with one which has
       and, by theoretical default, better emissions.
       But electrical gubbins aside, I've taken these off boingers with
       them fitted, replacing with a Terrafirma kit from Allmakes. The
       shit which was in the manifold...you could tar roads with it.
       They just aren't good partners for long-term engine health.
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