Notices
ScoobyNet General General Subaru Discussion
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

Help needed - Smoke on startup

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 20 June 2001, 06:34 PM
  #1  
Colin Berry
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
 
Colin Berry's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Posts: 496
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Post

Wonder if anyone can throw some light on a problem with the wagon. Twice now (and by no means everytime) black smoke billows from the exhaust on startup. It seems to follow a blast on the previous journey where I've given it some stick (I always let it tick-over afterwards). Im pretty sure its not valve seals since leaving it for a few days does not create lots of smoke (which I think would be blue anyway).

Anyone got any ideas?

Old 20 June 2001, 07:22 PM
  #2  
DARREN
Scooby Regular
 
DARREN's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Posts: 1,039
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Question

Hi Colin how are you......
It might be possible that you have an injector leaking slightly and when you turn off the engine small droplets of fuel drip into the manifold......hence when you start up the vehicle overfuels a bit????????
Its a possibility
Its not oil as you say,rings,valve stem seals etc because you said the smoke is black not blue!!!!
Hope this helps
Cheers
Darren
Old 20 June 2001, 08:05 PM
  #3  
RonaldoH
Scooby Regular
 
RonaldoH's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Posts: 1,347
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Post

Hmmmm, I would associate black smoke with Fuel, and running rich....
Perhaps that could be the problem?

You could always whack it on the SIDC questions bbs thingy magig and someone will post the answer Colin...may take a few days but the idea is that it stays there until one of the FAQ team decides what the right answer is, and then you wont get all confused.



Hope your well
Ron

Old 20 June 2001, 08:21 PM
  #4  
SJobson
Scooby Regular
 
SJobson's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Posts: 303
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Post

My old Corrado VR6 produced some smoke - not on start-up, and grey rather than black.

Turned out the cat had gone. It kept setting on fire in the pipe. My tame VW specialist had to drill out bits of melted platinum to fit a new one.

Anyway, yours doesn't sound like that, Colin!
Old 20 June 2001, 10:50 PM
  #5  
lordlucan
Scooby Regular
 
lordlucan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 1999
Posts: 1,100
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Post

lack of use......


sorry cant be of more help bloke.. see ya tomorrow.

Jase
Old 21 June 2001, 08:48 AM
  #6  
Colin Berry
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
 
Colin Berry's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Posts: 496
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Post

Nice one Jase

A bit worried since this problem follows the piston slap problem being fixed. Lancaster have spoken to IM. Injector leak has been mentioned as has a seal in the turbo. As I said b4, it seems to only follow a good blast the day before which is really odd ???

[This message has been edited by Colin Berry (edited 21 June 2001).]
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Boostin
General Technical
10
15 September 2015 07:55 PM
taylor85
Wanted
2
13 September 2015 04:57 PM
AzzDSM
Engine Management and ECU Remapping
4
13 September 2015 03:59 PM
robbie1988
Wanted
2
13 September 2015 09:25 AM
Scooby-Doo 2
Wheels And Tyres For Sale
1
09 September 2015 06:51 PM



Quick Reply: Help needed - Smoke on startup



All times are GMT +1. The time now is 12:10 AM.