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Old 26 July 2014, 06:30 PM
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can over filling your scooby result in blue smoke ? i dont think my turbo is bust because it still pulls hard and the smoke is only every 10 starts can anybody reassure me lol
Old 26 July 2014, 08:06 PM
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the smoke is from the oil being burnt which normally from the turbo seal, im no expert but i guess the turbo can still work normally and the seal can be gone, even worse could it be a piston ring gone
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Is your car a 2.5? I get it with my car also

If so this can explain it
https://www.scoobynet.com/showpost.p...0&postcount=22

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Old 26 July 2014, 10:42 PM
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Overfilling with what?.
Old 26 July 2014, 10:54 PM
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Oil?
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Yeah it is a 2.5 iv been told that of you overfill the engine oil it will burn some of it of providing it not to excessive. Its only just started to do it since i put oil in
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have you checked the level with the dipstick
Old 27 July 2014, 10:27 AM
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I guessed it was oil but not stated in the first post,if overfilled then drain some off i never fill mine more than three quarters full.
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If it was overfilled it would be doing it all the time, not just 1 in every 10 starts
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Cheers for the help chap I had the turbo checked today and its fine its the subaru dealer said the same as gambit
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