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Old 02 April 2008, 11:25 PM
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hi i have got a little smoke or steam coming from around the turbo area on engine but more near spark plug zone hard too pin point .. but oil is good and coolent is not going down same level... so if any one has any input would be great cheers
Old 02 April 2008, 11:33 PM
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Hi, could be your cam cover leaking,very common problem,and the oil drips onto the headers and burns,causing the smoke. Garage charge around the £100 mark to fix

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Oh yes, welcome to the site!

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Old 02 April 2008, 11:58 PM
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thanks for that i will investagate that area..this is my first scooby had a vr6 before... bit of a newbie to the turbo engines ,,thanks again
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