Black smoke and lack of power after replacing the head gasket on a 1.7dti

Asked by GuruGFV49 Aug 31, 2020 at 12:14 AM about the 2005 Opel Corsa C

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My Opel 1.7dti 2005 has no power and heavy black smoke
is visible after repalcing the head gasket

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TDolby answered 3 years ago

Black smoke means you are running rich, make sure you reconnected all the electrical connections and hoses.

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