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Offline G mk3 golf

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White/blue smoke coming from exhust
« on: 24 May 2013, 08:57 »
My 1.8cl golf over the last week I have noticed its been smoking at 1st it look like white smoke I done the oil filter fuel filter oil and its still the same so I put it in a garage yesterday to have test done and its come back engine and head are ok but it's white/blue smoke. What else can this be I did think stem seals but garage said that would of show on test ? ? ?

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Re: White/blue smoke coming from exhust
« Reply #1 on: 24 May 2013, 11:24 »
Water in exhaust. Sit in one spot let it warm up then give it some revs. Then go see if its been dripping water and left a puddle.


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Re: White/blue smoke coming from exhust
« Reply #2 on: 24 May 2013, 13:26 »
Just done that and there water. What would make water sit in the exhust ?

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Re: White/blue smoke coming from exhust
« Reply #3 on: 24 May 2013, 13:31 »
Its like condensation mate.
You probably only doing short trips so doesnt get chance to be blown out.

Nothing to worry about its perfectly normal.
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Re: White/blue smoke coming from exhust
« Reply #4 on: 24 May 2013, 13:37 »
It does it all the time mate. Every time I pull away I get puff smoke. ?

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Re: White/blue smoke coming from exhust
« Reply #5 on: 24 May 2013, 13:39 »
Yep so do I!

As I say its perfectly normal.
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Re: White/blue smoke coming from exhust
« Reply #6 on: 24 May 2013, 13:43 »
If the smoke is blue that is a sign of oil being burnt.

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Re: White/blue smoke coming from exhust
« Reply #7 on: 24 May 2013, 13:48 »
Yesterday the smoke look blue but today I have been out and run it and its just white smoke and there was no smell of burn oil ?

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Re: White/blue smoke coming from exhust
« Reply #8 on: 24 May 2013, 13:52 »
Yesterday the smoke look blue but today I have been out and run it and its just white smoke and there was no smell of burn oil ?

Normal in that case, just condensation

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Re: White/blue smoke coming from exhust
« Reply #9 on: 24 May 2013, 14:06 »
Have to keep a eye on it. The car going in Tuesday for vortex exhaust systems I just don't want exhaust getting f**ked the money it's cost. Thanks for the help people