White smoke!!
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White smoke!!
So the last two days now when starting my car first thing in the morning there's been plooms and plooms of thick white smoke coming out. Minute it's up to temp it's fine, doesn't smoke on boost. I can leave te car for two hours then start it up and nothing. Leave it over night however and it's the same story. Only had the car a week. Has anyone got an idea what it is?
Temp stays constant, heaters are hot. Ticks over fine and boosts fine..
Stumped.
Turbo 2000
3 inch decat downpipe
Td05 20g
Bigger intercoolers
440cc injectors
Walbro fuel pump
1.4bar of boost
Cheers lads
Temp stays constant, heaters are hot. Ticks over fine and boosts fine..
Stumped.
Turbo 2000
3 inch decat downpipe
Td05 20g
Bigger intercoolers
440cc injectors
Walbro fuel pump
1.4bar of boost
Cheers lads
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Oil pressure gauge doesn't work, all the solenoid and that is there under the bonnet but it doesn't work. Used about 1/2 a litre of oil since iv had it (1 week) has been driven hard though lol
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Half a litre in a week, even driven hard, is a lot unless you've smashed a 1000 or so miles. Get it checked as it could be the turbo, rings or bottom end on its way out.
If it was a forged engine it may smoke on start up but you don't mention that
If it was a forged engine it may smoke on start up but you don't mention that
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Not at all, if the rings are slightly worn as they warm up they'll expand and then seal up - it'll take more than a couple of hours for the heat to disappate
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Ohh I see, forget to say turbo is new aswell if that could point towards anything? I'm guessing the only way to check rings is with a compression test? Think it's got piston slap aswell, makes a very quiet knocking echoey noise
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White smoke would indicate head gasket or possibly cracked head. rings and valve stems tend to be more blueish dark smoke out the back and normally smell of oil is present if it's as thick as you make out.
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mine does this and im fairly its condensation - Recently with the warmer and drier weather it hasn't been anywhere near as much as when it was colder and damper in the mornings
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When I say I start it up first thing in the morning I mean midday lmao so the weather has
Had chance to warm up. If there's oil in the intercoolers what will this indicate?
Had chance to warm up. If there's oil in the intercoolers what will this indicate?
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A sniff test also known as a tk test,co test,block tester works by sampling the air in the cooling system at the radiator filler,when combustion gas is present it causes the testing fluid in the tester to change colour.
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i reckon its condensation...mine does it when the engine is stone cold. since the weather has warmed up its not as bad.
white is water blue is oil and brown smoke fuel running rich.. if you have a problem in your case white smoke you would be useing water.
white is water blue is oil and brown smoke fuel running rich.. if you have a problem in your case white smoke you would be useing water.
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