Daihatsu engine

[johnfireball]

Hi all,
Maybe someone can enlighten me about whether all diesel engines using the mechanical type pump have a cold starting valve to vary the timing when cold. I can see no sign of such on my engine. It has a cutoff solenoid and what looks like a rev counter pickup on the pump. The reason I ask is that its very smokey on startup and eventually clears after a few minutes. Its a Nippondenso pump fitted to a 1992 1000cc Daihatsu turbo diesel engine. Perhaps it's the diesel fuel I used as it came from the central heating tank. Any input appreciated.
Thanks John.

[Darren]

Central heating fuel does not have the lubricants added that you need to lubricate your injection pump.

I'd avoid using this fuel, or add a good lubricant - rapeseed oil or rapeseed biodiesel is a great lubricant at low blend levels.

[Darren]

You might well find proper diesel does not smoke.

[johnfireball]

Thanks for the input guys much appreciated, I also believe from internet surfing that the 5w/40 synthetic oil I used is too thin and seeping past the turbo & valve seals when resting so causing initial smoking, will change to 15w/40 semi synthetic.
Thanks John.