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Old 02 June 2003, 10:20 PM
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HI

i was driving to work this morning doing about 30mph, the car was just getting to normal temp when i looked out the rear window i seen a load of blue smoke coming out.this happen for about 2 miles and then seemed to clear.

got in it this evening on the way home and there was no smoke at all, anybody know what might fo caused this to happen.... the car is a impreza turbo uk spec with bleed valve and piper airfilter and covered 120k with fssh.

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Old 03 June 2003, 03:50 PM
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Blue smoke is usually oil. Could be worn rings (cos the mileage is quite high) or maybe worn turbo bearings. I will stand corrected if need be!
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wouldnt it be smoking all the time if the rings and turbo had gone!!! got in it this mornin and no smoke at all.

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Could be a head gasket starting to go and weeping a little oil into a cylinder. Was it from cold or was the car hot?
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COULD THE REASON BE I PUT SOME HOT SHOTS FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER IN IT A WEEKS AND HALF AGO
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