Smoking T180 d4d

[Stuhill21]

Hi all very new to this so first of all a big hello to everyone . I think this may be a re visit to many people as I have read many threads close to my issues but not seem to find any answers 

basically own a 2007 low miles 67,000 t180 full service history last one a Toyota independent .  Like it full leather TVs it’s fully loaded the down side ... 

Bought the car 6 months ago it’s always s had a little smoke but recently got bad it dose white  smoke some days and blue black other days under load around 2500/3000 rpms  it went to the garage not long after buying it and the egr was stripped and cleaned as it had the normal cokes up blockages ,  full service including fuel filter genuine parts and correct oil etc never run on supermarket fuel only use branded fuel 

i know it has the re generation system but unsure how often it should be doing this . It doesn’t smoke stationary when revving up . 

It really is annoying as I love the car but don’t want to be driving a smoke machine any help would be great  the oil looks perfect and the antifreeze level is correct so the head gasket fine I just find my self driving looking in the mirror all the time ours didn’t have the engine re call replacement service I also rang Toyota and all the software is up to date on the car , it’s really strange as it drives perfect turbo pulls welll etc no lights on or issues unsure we’re to take it as dealers are not interested and a lot of independent don’t know the engines so could be tipping money down the drain ☹️

[Devon Aygo]

1 hour ago, Stuhill21 said:

Hi all very new to this so first of all a big hello to everyone . I think this may be a re visit to many people as I have read many threads close to my issues but not seem to find any answers 

basically own a 2007 low miles 67,000 t180 full service history last one a Toyota independent .  Like it full leather TVs it’s fully loaded the down side ... 

Bought the car 6 months ago it’s always s had a little smoke but recently got bad it dose white  smoke some days and blue black other days under load around 2500/3000 rpms  it went to the garage not long after buying it and the egr was stripped and cleaned as it had the normal cokes up blockages ,  full service including fuel filter genuine parts and correct oil etc never run on supermarket fuel only use branded fuel 

i know it has the re generation system but unsure how often it should be doing this . It doesn’t smoke stationary when revving up . 

It really is annoying as I love the car but don’t want to be driving a smoke machine any help would be great  the oil looks perfect and the antifreeze level is correct so the head gasket fine I just find my self driving looking in the mirror all the time ours didn’t have the engine re call replacement service I also rang Toyota and all the software is up to date on the car , it’s really strange as it drives perfect turbo pulls welll etc no lights on or issues unsure we’re to take it as dealers are not interested and a lot of independent don’t know the engines so could be tipping money down the drain ☹️

There is no way you can tell the software is up to date over the phone, the only way to tell is to plug the car into a diagnostic computer get the software version installed and then compare to the list of software updates available.

[Stuhill21]

Thanks for the reply well it was last serviced by Toyota start of last year and I would of thought they would of done that on the service . 

Its just puzzling the car runs and drives fine etc powers great just this annoying smoke 

[Devon Aygo]

Software updates are not part of a service, they would only be applied in response to a complaint/fault.

There is a bulletin from Toyota that may apply.

EG-0004T-0110-EN

Subject: White smoke from exhaust, DPNR only.

Models: RAV4, Avensis, Auris, Corolla Verso

Model codes: ALA30, ADT251, AUR10, ADE157

DESCRIPTION OF PHENOMENON Some customers may explain about white smoke from the exhaust.

PRODUCTION CHANGE The ECU software has been improved.

[Stuhill21]

What will they charge to do a Ecu update as you have mentioned that may not improve any thing again than you for your comment 

[Stuhill21]

Just to say a really appreciate any information,  help provided on these sites they are a massive help with other people’s experiences and again the time taken to reply to messages thanks again to all 👍

[Stuhill21]

I followed this morning took some stills 

[Stuhill21]

[Stuhill21]

There the stills as it’s pulling away then it clears seams to come and go between gear changes 

[Johan Damitha De Silva]

Presume no problems starting but note the info in this article, could it be water? http://www.uniteddiesel.co.uk/diesel-engine-problems

"White Smoke
Normally means that the fuel injected into the cylinder is not burning correctly. The smoke will burn your eyes.

* Engine/pump timing out
* Fuel starvation to the pump causing the pumps timing not to operate correctly
* Low engine compression
* Water/petrol in the fuel"

[Stuhill21]

Hi sorry for late reply , basically I thing we have got to the bottom of it . The egr was originally removed and cleaned and re fitted to eliminate poor mpg after servicing it running some bg 245 into the fuel system and a number of other little things we manage to get the mpg up from 19.6 to 34.3 around town and late 40s on a motorway run on cruise . The smoke was just annoying car started perfect no loss of water , we revisited the egr valve to find in the butterfly there was a tiny bit of dirt holding the butterfly open when it should of been shut . After re assembleing the egr and going on a run the smoke has cleared and no issues , we are now 3 months in and still no smoke 👍