Its happened twice now. Im getting smoke which smells like burning engine oil comming from around the turbo.
The car hasnt been thrashed..

its been on a ramp and no leek has been found.
my01 de-cat teck3.

Can anybody come up with anything please????

 

could be

head gasket
turbo
rocker cover gasket
cracked block
cracked head

 

cheers for the reply.. couldnt come with anything cheaper to repair then.

 

I'd put money on it being the rocker gasket, this drips onto the exhaust just under the turbo, hence the burning smell in that area!!

 

thanks for the reply.. sounds a bit cheaper.
it doesnt seem to do it after a hard drive. just a short ride.And its not doing it all the time.

 

I've been having this problem with leaking cam covers. The oil drips on to the headers overnight and then smokes as the exhaust warms up when it's next used. If you go for a decent run and don't hit traffic or stop you don't notice it, as it gets blown away. Pop to the shops and it stinks.

Oh and take it to someone who knows what they're doing, not like I did and entrust it to a bunch of muppets. Could have lost the engine when the half moon fell out and dumped oil all over the exhaust and road.

 

My moneys on the rocker cover as well-mine was replaced a couple of months ago by Jap Innovations for £100.00 or so with labour and the gasket.

 

i have an 03wrx. i put an HKS exhaust on with a downpipe, this removed all the cats. when i go on a run and stop at lights or junctions it starts to chuck out loads of smoke but its fine when its moving. Does this sound like your problem Houghton? still not found out what it is, triangle (subaru dealer) in chesterfield said that sometimes exhausts have oil inside them?

 

Thanks for your reply. car is booked in tomorrow. its sounds the same as you have mentioned. extreme scoobys have quoted that this is a common fault.wear and tear...s**T me self when i first saw the smoke though

 

Them rocker covers especially turbo side come in from an awful lot of heat......no surprise they leak after a while......

 

Hi Rich,

If the smoke's coming out from under bonnet, that's the symptom I'm getting and in my case it's the cam cover gaskets. If the exhaust has oil 'inside' it, I'd have thought it would then appear from the tail pipe and not even be noticed. There may have been a small oil residue on the exhaust but that would soon burn off.

Hope that helps