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Title: engine has started to smoke
Post by: cbr337 on 28 May 2011, 20:14

Hi all my gti turbo has decided to start puffing smoke out it only does it if you leave it on idle and then blip the throttle and it does a little puff then disapears its blue in colour so its got to be oil burning its not the turbo as ive had it changed thinking it was that causing the problem does anyone have any ides cheers chris

Title: Re: engine has started to smoke
Post by: andc1 on 28 May 2011, 20:43

could be piston rings mate, where in west sussex r u?

Title: Re: engine has started to smoke
Post by: cbr337 on 28 May 2011, 20:51

near chichester, dont say that i was dreading that reply was hoping some else was wrong lol

Title: Re: engine has started to smoke
Post by: Wayne on 28 May 2011, 20:51

Might still be your turbo seals.

Title: Re: engine has started to smoke
Post by: cbr337 on 28 May 2011, 20:53

well it was a brand new turbo not recon etc

Title: Re: engine has started to smoke
Post by: Wayne on 28 May 2011, 20:54

Quote from: cbr337 on 28 May 2011, 20:53

well it was a brand new turbo not recon etc

Remove the inlet pipes and see if you have any oil in them

Title: Re: engine has started to smoke
Post by: cbr337 on 28 May 2011, 20:59

yer not hardly any oil in the pipes at all, it dont smoke when you drive its only when you get to a junction etc and sit there in idle for a bit the blip the throttle and the a puff comes out the ie you pull away its fine even on boost

Title: Re: engine has started to smoke
Post by: Wayne on 28 May 2011, 21:05

Could be you valve stem seals

Title: Re: engine has started to smoke
Post by: cbr337 on 28 May 2011, 21:08

id rather it be the stem seals than the rings gone,but are they seals or are they just guides???

Title: Re: engine has started to smoke
Post by: Wayne on 28 May 2011, 21:09

Quote from: cbr337 on 28 May 2011, 21:08

id rather it be the stem seals than the rings gone,but are they seals or are they just guides???

You will have valve stem seals.

Title: Re: engine has started to smoke
Post by: cbr337 on 28 May 2011, 21:11

ahhh thats better as ive not got a manual so i was unable to find out at least it might not be head off then?

Title: Re: engine has started to smoke
Post by: andc1 on 28 May 2011, 21:39

im by fontwell mate! i'll keep an eye out for you, got a link etc to your motor?

Title: Re: engine has started to smoke
Post by: cbr337 on 28 May 2011, 21:48

well im in tangmere, the car says on the drive as ive sorned it till i find the prob out with the smoke

Title: Re: engine has started to smoke
Post by: turbo69 on 29 May 2011, 15:08

had the same prob, only on tickover, not on boost etc, ended up being the turbo, there was no play in shaft at all? have you got loads of smoke when you take off oil filler cap?