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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 04:26 PM
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right cars smoking alot i take it this means head gasket, cos the turbo still boosting fine or is there another reason 4 smoke? starting to wish i had kept me old frst
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 04:33 PM
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what colour is smoke? are you losing any water? what car?
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its a fiesta rs turbo, its just normal smoke colour lol nah my waters been fine and i looked 4 mayo and there was none, which colour smoke mean what then?
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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if it the smoke is white'ish it could well be h/g

if the smoke is blue'ish, its likely oil related

if the smoke is black its likely to be fuel related
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if it the smoke is white'ish it could well be h/g

if the smoke is blue'ish, its likely oil related

if the smoke is black its likely to be fuel related
oh rite ok then well it does smell of oil tho
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ive come with a random theory tell me im stupid if it is?
but could the fact that one of the lifters isnt lifting right cause it to smoke?
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oh rite ok then well it does smell of oil tho
if it smells of oil i expecting it might be burning a bit; it could be piston rings or it could be turbo oil seals

is there much play in the shaft?
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in which the turbo or the bottom end?
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the turbo,check it for up down side to side movement and it aint the bottom end that would be noisey real noisey
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in which the turbo or the bottom end?
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 06:34 PM
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ok, would it still boost fine tho if it was this?
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ok, would it still boost fine tho if it was this?
yeah

i mean this in the nicest possible way; but can you take it to a half decent mechanic to diagnose the problem or take it for a set up
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yeah

i mean this in the nicest possible way; but can you take it to a half decent mechanic to diagnose the problem or take it for a set up
ok then m8 cheers for your help
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if you want im around your way at some point over the weekend but i could give it a compression test etc and test the rings for you and try and identify if its seals, gasket etc
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if you want im around your way at some point over the weekend but i could give it a compression test etc and test the rings for you and try and identify if its seals, gasket etc

ill have to let u know if im about this weekend but it would help out a gr8 deal cheers m8y
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what ever you do dont let him drive it. look at his sig to the last one he borrowed.
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lmao yea ill keep that in mind lol
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when does it smoke? on idle, on boost, on over run?
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it never smokes on boost its when i idle then slow down 4 a turnin and when im sittin there
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Its not just condensation due to the sudden cold streak of weather we're having is it (not taking the piss btw, the amount of people that suddenly worry at this time of year is higher than you'd think)
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nope its not it stinks of oil lol so def not condensation
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Originally Posted by cossiegreg1
what ever you do dont let him drive it. look at his sig to the last one he borrowed.
it use to be my old car , but i broke it for spares, so never built the engine lol (and a crash werent the reson for breaking it )
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lol, who every built the car back up doesnt like a full wiring set as its been chopped all the place aswell lol
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