might sound daft but i was giving my 4x4 saph some beans the other day round a very sharp corner in second gear and when i straightened up there was a puff of reek that came out the drivers side bonnet vent its never happened before but then again i never cane it any help would be great thanks in advance

 

What colour m8 ?

 

not sure mate it was just a quick puff but this is a severe bend and you can only go round it at about 30mph max so its the only time its ever done it

 

well the drivers side bonnet vent is where the turbo is located so theres a hint as to what it might have been something to do with?

 

Gary from Portsmouth had fuel spray over onto the turbo somehow and the smoke came out of that vent... as seen at Ford Fair. Check those fuel seals mate - just in case, I know they are on the other side but the pressures are high so it might squirt over like his did. Cant think of much else on the turbo side as said???

 

now that you say that mate ive noticed a whiff of petrol now and then do you think thats what it could be it cant be the turbo its a genuine ford t34 not recon and its done like 1k miles since it was fitted il give it a check when i get home cheers

 

cant be the turbo its a proper ford t34 and its done hardly any miles since fitted about a year ago it doesnt smoke on start up theres never any reek just that one time and thats it

 

proper ford one????

 

yeah not a cheapo shitey one from china for 100 quid lol

 

I think from recollection Gary said that the fuel came from the fuel rail and squirted over onto the turbo. I'll ask him if I get the chance.

 

Probably just a bit of oil dripping onto a hot component, ie. turbo or manifold. The very sharp bend, a few drops of oil from somewhere, no major surprise, I've noticed the same myself once or twice.

 

ok cheers mate

 

what oil breather setup are you running?

 

standard mate

 

Didn't get to chat to Gary but yes his was fuel somehow. Fuel rail may have worked loose or seals just perished on the injectors. No pipes appeared loose from what he told me at the time. All worth checking imo - if only for piece of mind eh?

 

yeah defo mate im getting back onshore today so il be looking at it when im finished with the bird lol cheers for the help

 

do you have a dump valve ?

back when i had my first cossie i was giving it some right foot action then when i backed off and the dumpvalve went off it misted oil everywhere. Looked like a fine smoke to start with, then realised the oil that cam out of the valve hit the turbo and burnt, hence the smoke


this was obviously without a cold side conversion !

 

nah mate the dump valve is on the other side opposite side from the turbo

 

that rules that one out then

 

it could be the oil return pipe under the turbo, the gasket there has a habit of failing at times...just somthing to check....