Hey everyone
i just rocked up home before and saw a little bit of smoke coming out of my bonnet scoop. i opened my bonnet and it smelt like burning plastic, had a bit of a smell around and it was strongest near the turbo :S any help would be appreciated

Thanks

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Silver MY03
260hp and 16psi
time for more boost

Check your coolant level. Could be a split hose going to the turbo.

could be youre rocker cover seal leaking wipe youre finger under the rocker on turbo side. see if you pick up fresh oil.

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life begins at 20psi of boost

Check if any oil is leaking from the drivers side cam cover gasket and bolt seals.

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RS Liberty - Because WRX's are only good for parts...

As above all subarus do it at some time or or another .....

and it stinks in the car too!!

A split CV boot will throw grease on the underside of your exhaust it will smoke a fair bit

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Quick!! Put the smoke back in before it's too late!!!!

As above, check for obvious and non-obvious signs of fluids/grease being dipersed throughout the engine bay. Start with the hottest parts being the exhaust/turbo etc and then work your way from there. Finding where it is sprayed to look for where it came from. Pretty simple really and will give you a better appreciation of what goes on under the hood.

Tip for the day: Have several rags handy as you wouldn't want to burn yourself nor get your hands covered in shit when you do find it.

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blown cv boot grease.

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Long live the WRC

had a very similar incident yesterday.... saw a bit of smoke at the lights and even more when i arrived at my mates house popped the bonnet an it was on fire from behind the plastic pulley cover, from what i can see it blew out the dipstick... thank god i got a fire putter outer so im thinkin its best to check everything...

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check your turbo lines, had a similar issue where the turbo lines would heat up and expand causing a slight split which would leak oil onto the turbo/exhaust and cause the smoke to come out of the bonnet/scoop

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2005 E46 M3