Mr Shannon

Noticed tonight the cars been kicking out a few plumes. It seems to do it after its been held on boost for a while and I let off, smoke is white and only lasts a few seconds before it clears.

Compression tested it a few weeks ago and thats fine so is it likely to be the steam seals? also the t3 was rebuilt not so long ago so shouldnt be that?

matts1

white smoke? oil burning would be blue and fuel brown I think?

white is usually water? headgasket or condensation??

Mr Shannon

I wouldn't say it was blue and definatly not brown. It has a cometic gasket but have noticed the header tank was bubbling the other day and could hear it tonight after I knocked it off.

Twellsie

iTrader: (1)

white is usually steam, so you have got water getiing in there somehow

Mr Shannon

Ass Best to whip the head off and check the gasket first then?

coswurv

iTrader: (8)

my mate is in a very similar predicament but his is blue we also done presure check and the turbo is new so i told him to change the valve stems so hopefully that will solve it his is blue smoke rather than white or brown.

notroubleclubber

head gasket definitely - my s2 done the same - changed head gasket and put a new s3 head on and all is well now.

bud-weis

Could be overrun fuelling (although this is usually grey/black), valve guides, turbo IMO.

Mr Shannon

Could it have anything to do with a blocked breather?

Fan belt snapped lastnight and when I went to check it I've noticed the bailey breather has chucked some oil out in the bay :-s

Mr Shannon

A mate at sitech racing reckons I've cracked the head from the symptoms, I wouldn't mind but it's less than 5k old!

The cars got a cometic gasket which is why he doesn't think it's that, it's not running mega boost peaks at 17psi and holds around 11.

Probably clutching at straws but hoping a breathers blocked or summat? Gonna take the breather hoses off in a min n see if anythings blocked. Don't fancy a bill for a new head