Renault Espace no power,revs staying low,short power sperts then loses power again,and smoke.but not black.

Car: Renault Espace
Variant: 1.9 diesel
Model Year: 2003
Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
Hi please help,got an espace,lovely car.but it has no power,struggles to pull away and continues to struggle get little sperts of power then drops again slowly,revs staying around 2.until the power spert then goes back down.also smoking,but more of a hazy smoke then black.I no there is an oil leak but oil light reads ok.but could this be linked.if anyone has any clues please help.
Posted: Jan 26, 2012 (12 years ago)
does the car have a turbo on it?grey smoke and plenty of it .oil seal in turbo gone letting oil through to engine instead of air.if no turbo,sounds like head gasket have it compression tested to rule that out cost about £15 .best place to start..were i would start
Posted Jan 26, 2012 (12 years ago)
I think you got a faulty injecter or worse if it's a diesel then the pump maybe faulty
Posted Jan 29, 2012 (12 years ago)

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