Smoking Exhaust on tickover.

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Postby Miles » Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:33 pm

New Turbo fitted.
Smoke has now gone. (':lol:')(':lol:').
Fault was diagnosed correctly from start, thanks for the advice and new turbo Mr Gentleman.
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Postby stephendell » Tue Jun 20, 2006 3:23 pm

I'm guessing an 'I Told You So' post from DG very shortly :wink:
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Postby simontaylor » Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:06 pm

stephendell wrote:I'm guessing an 'I Told You So' post from DG very shortly :wink:


He is not called "Gentleman" for nothing you know :!:
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Postby David Gentleman » Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:48 pm

i told you so

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Postby foggylad69 » Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:57 pm

For sure its the inlet valve stem oil seals.
High vacuum at tickover and after a few mins you get a little white smoke, then it gets slowly worse till you have a real smoke screen. rev it up and it clears.
Cant be my turbo...as Im normally aspirated...........LOL :lol:
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Postby peterg » Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:25 pm

Just like the US army....turns up after the problem is solved!! :lol:
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Postby foggylad69 » Thu Jun 29, 2006 6:58 am

Thought I would just pass on the fault with my Atmo for anyone else :oops: :lol:
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Postby simonsays74 » Thu Jun 29, 2006 7:51 am

foggylad69 wrote:Thought I would just pass on the fault with my Atmo for anyone else :oops: :lol:


had the same problem with my atmo and it was valve stem oil seals :roll:
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