my car as just started to blow white smoke

it was running on 15psi of boost and had cat bypass pipes fitted not long ago

ive cheaked the oil and water and no signs of headgasket prob

dose it sound like the turbos?? (whats the best way of cheaking)

could it be anything else less pricey?

it its turbos what are the best options and ruff prices?

 

steve

my car as just started to blow white smoke

it was running on 15psi of boost and had cat bypass pipes fitted not long ago

ive cheaked the oil and water and no signs of headgasket prob

dose it sound like the turbos?? (whats the best way of cheaking)

could it be anything else less pricey?

it its turbos what are the best options and ruff prices?

 

steve

 

in my experience with turbos white smoke after a couple of mins of idle usally means the seals in ur turb have had it ??

or worst case a cracked liner?

 

how does it run ??

it runs ok

im on lower boost about 9psi at the moment

but the car still goes really well

 

steve

it runs ok

im on lower boost about 9psi at the moment

but the car still goes really well

 

steve

 

yea the turbs will spin up as normal just keep ur eye on the oil level and if u can check ur boost pipes for oil (and intercoolers);)

is that the only way to cheak if there on there way out

should i keep it at standard boost for now

will higher boost reduce there life even more?

 

steve

If its white smoke then the oil is not being burnt, simply heated. This would suggest that its the rear seals on the turbos failing and dumping the oil into the hot exhaust, giving white smoke. If the seals on the compressor side had gone, then you'd be seing blue smoke as the oil would be burning in the chambers...

 

Probably best way to check for this is to drop the cat pipes (or de-cat pipes lol) off the down pipes from the turbos and look for oil in there....

 

HTH

 

CheerZ,

 

Andy

thanks andy

wot are the options if turbos are gone

upgrade would be good

how much dosh is this going to cost

 

thanks alot

 

steve

Stevo mine did exactly the same thing last Sunday,it seemed fine after a fast run,started it up again and on idle some white smoke came out.As i blipped the throttle more came out.It stopped after a while though.I noticed a little smoke when the missus drove to work yesterday a very small amount though.Spoke with J*** from Z**W**** and he has seen this before.Can't remember what the parts are called but they have cost £70 and are on their way down to me.Takes about an hour to fit and 9 out of 10 times should sort out your problem.It won't cure it straight away as oil left still has to burn out.

 

New turbos can be £1200 to £1800 so fingers tightly crossed it's not that.I'll be fitting the new parts over the weekend so i'll let you know how i get on.

 

If you want give me a call 07760 253430.

 

Best of luck

 

Alex

That'll be the PCV valves then ;) Yes they can cure smoking on idle but thats the only time - if the car smokes on boost then you've got turbo probs...

thanks alot guys

alex can you let me no how you get on

£70 sounds better than £1200

hope it sorts your problem mate

 

steve

Just replaced all pcv hoses......do these include the valves within hoses

 

only replying because mine has the same prob!!!!

 

cheers

Dave