{"id":239868,"date":"2023-09-27T10:19:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T10:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=239868"},"modified":"2023-09-27T10:19:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T10:19:38","slug":"thar-emitting-sweet-smelling-white-smoke-how-it-took-a-year-to-resolve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/thar-emitting-sweet-smelling-white-smoke-how-it-took-a-year-to-resolve\/","title":{"rendered":"Thar emitting sweet-smelling white smoke: How it took a year to resolve"},"content":{"rendered":"
BHPian Slipstream11<\/strong> recently shared this with other enthusiasts.<\/p>\n I reported this weird experience where my LX D MT Thar (July 2021 reg) was emitting a sweet-smelling white smoke upon hard acceleration in lower gears. While this was not consistent it did occur once every two days.<\/p>\n It was not condensation and there was no coolant leakage either. I did not observe any noticeable drop in vehicle performance either.<\/p>\n This started more than a year back (June 22) and multiple visits to the ASC yielded no results – the initial impression was adulterated fuel which was soon ruled out. I was travelling on work-related commitments and was not around to attend to this.<\/p>\n In April this year, a senior technician was made available to TD my vehicle and he had a discussion with someone from the plant, who suspected a faulty EGR component. By then, I could feel a drop in pick-up, heightened engine grunt and some amount of turbo lag.<\/p>\n The part was ordered, however, the fulfilment was nowhere to be seen. After some escalations and nasty emails from my end, the part finally arrived. I got the EGR component replaced under warranty earlier this week along with a company recall for the radiator shroud.<\/p>\n It has been three days since the replacement and the following are the observations:<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out BHPian comments for more insights and information.<\/p>\n