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Originally Posted by crawl3r
hey quick questions for you guys
i was at RAC yesterday and my car was blowing a lot of white smoke at idle...if you pumped the accelerator it was just throwing more out. Now i just had a full service that weekend prior so it had brand new castrol edge 5w-30 engine oil in it. Checked engine oil level and it was missing about a 1.5L of oil....so i topped it up, and it hasent blown any white smoke since.
Now this morning there were some drips on the floor in my garage of engine oil, so something has given way but i cant see where the oil is coming from... what do you guys think? maybe turbo seal? still drives 100% nothing noticable there....
iv booked it into ASG for next thursday but just wondering what it could be now as its gonna be hard to trouble shoot if its not blowing the white smoke anymore....FYI there isn't any blue tinge in the smoke, its just purely white.
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White smoke is typical for a cold morning start & generally goes away. Condensation in the exaust ive been led to believe. Otherwise if it keeps flowing white smoke, typical consensus points to coolant; head gasket or turbo seals. Check coolant levels and if milky oil on the dip stick. Also worth noting if a sweet smell is coming from the exhaust.
ASG should be able to pressure test your cooling system to check for leaks. In the case of the turbo, with the downpipe removed and system pressurised, they should be able to look and see if you're pushing any coolant out around the seals, shaft and into the housing.
Missing oil for starters isn't good either, specially after a service and alarm bells ring here. As for drips on the ground, too many possibilities and an inspection on a hoist should be able to determine where it may be coming from.
Def's wouldn't drive to be safe & have the specialists look into it next week mate.