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Old 15 June 2010, 02:28 PM
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I got a random puff of smoke on start up from cold this morning it's never done it before, it clears fast and does not do it when driving,

I have been told I need a catch tank could this be why I get the odd smoke? From the breathers or intercooler leaking oil in my exhaust system? Car runs and idels fine,

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Old 15 June 2010, 07:12 PM
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Mine does it once in a blue moon. I would not worry about. Especialy on a cold morning. Can be a touch of dampness in the exhaust or a touch of oil.
Just keep an eye on it and if it becomes regular then dig deeper.

I know what you mean though - I bit of an unerving feeling if you ever do get a puff of something out the back.

When a bottom end, head gasket or a turbo goes though from experience you do know about it smoke wise. Definately lots of it.
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mine used to do that on start up, turned out it was the valve stem seals
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Originally Posted by Steve Whitehorn
Mine does it once in a blue moon. I would not worry about. Especialy on a cold morning. Can be a touch of dampness in the exhaust or a touch of oil.
Just keep an eye on it and if it becomes regular then dig deeper.

I know what you mean though - I bit of an unerving feeling if you ever do get a puff of something out the back.

When a bottom end, head gasket or a turbo goes though from experience you do know about it smoke wise. Definately lots of it.
thats what i thought mate, well its only done it twice once last night and once early this morning, just went outside and started it no smoke at all.

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mine used to do that on start up, turned out it was the valve stem seals
would this not do it all the time if they was gone?

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Old 15 June 2010, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Darc174
would this not do it all the time if they was gone?

darc
mine didnt seem too, but mine only had a slight tear in one of them, which was just letting the oil drip through when the car was parked up, then on start up blowing it all out
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