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Old 01 September 2008, 08:45 AM
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got a 54 plate blobeye and when i hit full boost i get some smoke out the back, not loads but some is this normal or is the turbo approaching the end of its life or is it something else
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what colour is the smoke mate
Old 02 September 2008, 12:31 PM
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white smoke = water (not too much of a problem, quite common on alot of cars)

black smoke = oil (not good, get it looked at ASAP)
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Its just probably very rich when on full boost which is normal. Mine does it when i cane it.
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hello thanks for the replys the smoke is dark think black but i cant see it out of the rear window its just my mate said there was a bit of smoke out the exhaust when i floored it the other night. the car itself runs fine but i dont really boot it hard very often.
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