1992 sapphire cosworth 4x4 . sunay night my car started smoking a little from the exhaust, only after letting the foot of the pedal,last night smoking continually even on idle, called rac they came out ,no idea what it was ,suggested maybe turbo or cracked ring, in ford garage today they have no idea what the problem is !!!!!! turbo seems to be clear of oil, plugs are ok no oil on them,but i have noticed my exhaust has an awful lot of water in it , and the smell of petrol/oil is very strong. At a complete loss and ford are no help either. Please can someone shed any light on possible causes. Anything will be very much appreciated

 

say your turbo is fooked....no harm 2 do a compression tes also

 

where abouts in the country are you??

i advise you take it to a specialist as ford wouldnt have a clue these days .

take the plugs out and have a look at them

 

im in northern ireland and have no idea of a specialist here and neither does anyone i have asked ,what are the compression reading supposed to be ?

 

can you at least give the county.there are a couple of guys up north that do alot of rally cars etc

 

im in county down , near bangor

 

90% probability of rear turbine oil seal failure.

 

as stu has just posted
do a search for Des Moore rallying in Armagh.Keady I think.They should have some1 local 2ya.

 

150 psi each cylinder

 

thank you very much for your help ,much appreciated

 

there is also donelly brothers in the north but I dont have a contact.you could try kenny mckinstry for help