Well since the rolling road last month the car is not happy [thought it was ok]

she is smoking more and more!

 

I am replacing turbos when the car comes of the road in sept but what can i do to reduce it for now!!

 

Pi$$ed off with driving around with the tops off in this lovely weather and getting clouds of smoke pass me at the lights.

 

Ihave replaced pcv would thicker oil help??

just drain the oil out, no oil no smoke :D ............*DISCLAIMER* that was a joke lol

just drain the oil out, no oil no smoke :D ............*DISCLAIMER* that was a joke lol

 

:mac1: :D

Have you done a compression check mate? just to confirm it is the turbos.

Have you done a compression check mate? just to confirm it is the turbos.

 

No not yet fella but will carry this out b4 the engine is pulled!

 

Car ran 346 bhp and 365 torque and been told engine must be in good shape to get these figures.

 

Not worried about fitting new pistons and rings etc but as you know i do not use the car that often and it would prob take me ages to run in :headvswal

 

Dave

nicotein patches?

 

or remove the exhaust fill it with petrolium and burn it out , might reduce the smoke for a while dave

nicotein patches?

 

or remove the exhaust fill it with petrolium and burn it out , might reduce the smoke for a while dave

 

Sod that Greg probably melt the thing knowing my luck :x:

 

So thicker oil wont do the trick then??

 

Off to goodwood in a few weeks and have to do some little jobs like turn the discs around [cheers pj] and doing a oil filter change . I know waste of money seeing the engine will be pulled but really would like to reduce this smoke if i can!!!!

 

Dave

Sod that Greg probably melt the thing knowing my luck :x:

 

So thicker oil wont do the trick then??

 

Off to goodwood in a few weeks and have to do some little jobs like turn the discs around [cheers pj] and doing a oil filter change . I know waste of money seeing the engine will be pulled but really would like to reduce this smoke if i can!!!!

 

Dave

 

it may do dave, if its thicker, theory is less chance off as much passing the seals

 

use 10-60 and drive steady not to many long journeys :duffer:

Think oil would make a difference, as soon as I do an oil change (Castrol RS 10/60) it smokes badly, after a thousand miles or so, it completely stops. Been told to use a thicker oil, my mechanic (has a Z) always uses Nissan oil so I'll be trying that next :)

 

Vijay

it may do dave, if its thicker, theory is less chance off as much passing the seals

 

use 10-60 and drive steady not to many long journeys :duffer:

 

 

Well Goodwod is a 300 ish round trip, thats the furthest my car will go this year lol

 

Any particular make oil bud?

No not yet fella but will carry this out b4 the engine is pulled!

 

Car ran 346 bhp and 365 torque and been told engine must be in good shape to get these figures.

 

Not worried about fitting new pistons and rings etc but as you know i do not use the car that often and it would prob take me ages to run in :headvswal

 

Dave

Fair one, can't see it being that powerful if there are piston/ring problems. I only mentioned it because I had the same issue with my first one. Its such a bugger that doing the turbos on a zed are so much hassle. I really like your Zed, one of my favourite ones. Let me have it if you want :smw: :D

are you using fully or semi synthetic mate.

 

by the way i only pointed out the discs were the wrong way round LOL

well iv always used castrol rs 10-60 or millers cs 10-60

 

some say its not suitable but iv used it and IIRC mac uses it so cant be to bad eh

 

my z always started and sounded like new so did something right

Have you done a compression check mate? just to confirm it is the turbos.

How does a compression test tell you whether the turbos are ok or not Lol :rofl: :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i know what you really mean) :D

nicotein patches?

 

or remove the exhaust fill it with petrolium and burn it out , might reduce the smoke for a while dave

I tried nicotein patches but the exhaust just kept blowing them out :headvswal :rofl: :rofl:

I tried nicotein patches but the exhaust just kept blowing them out :headvswal :rofl: :rofl:

try the 10mg ones then they produce more backpressure :D

try the 10mg ones then they produce more backpressure :D

:rofl: :rofl:

If you have removed the main cats, put them back.

This will reduce the smoke significantly.

 

if you still have the cats installed I don't think there's not much else you can do other then to replace the turbos.

are you using fully or semi synthetic mate.

 

by the way i only pointed out the discs were the wrong way round LOL

 

 

Semi syn buddy!

 

Glad you spotted discs been bugging me ever since :headvswal

 

Brakes on my car are shite so this may help :D

Def put the cats back in it worked for me No Smoke now, but a strange meowing noise ?????