my car is smoking A LOT

[dan2288]

Ok, so my car is smoking A LOT. Its bluish smoke and it fills up the whole street. And whenvere i come to a stop, the rpms drop and the car allmost dies, and sometimes it does. But sometimes it will get back to normal after a couple seconds. But my biggest concern is the blue smoke...

 

[allwheelTSI]

Do a compression test. Take off your UICP and look for oil which would be a sign of a blown turbo seal.

 

[LTUDSM]

Bad rings...... Worn valve stem seals... Turbo might be shot.... do a compression test,and check the turbo for a shaft play

 

[kittay]

Any overheating issues? Could be blown headgasket.

 

[dan2288]

no, no overheating issues. We checked compression like 2 weeks ago and it was fine.

 

[ekanddsm]

Does it smoke when you drive it soft off the boost?

 

[dan2288]

yea, it still smokes then

 

[lapeer20m]

we got a foot of snow last nite, so today i was doing brodies in a parking lot in 2nd gear full throttle trying to scare my girlfriend. After 30 seconds or so i was finished and we went on our merry way. By the time i drove a block down the road i noticed the smoke pouring out of the car! it was like a 007 smoke screen and i couldn't make any boost pressure.

After checking among other things, shaft play in the turbo (There was lots!) i removed the old and installed a used turbo i had laying around. Turns out the exhaust compressor wheel snapped right off.

i think you should definitely remove the large rubber intake hose from the turbo, stick your hand inside and check the turbo shaft for play.

 

[RayBan GST]

white smoke or bluewish smoke is usualy a burning coolant or oil check if your coolant level is low ?????? and if the coolant is mixing with the oil.


also it could be a blown turbo seal / check for shaft play also and clear the oil inside the intercooler pipes . for sure there is some oil there .

GOOD luck

 

[fwspin]

I would say check your thermostat. If it were a bad heater core you would be getting a mist on the inside of your windshield. It could be a clogged heating system which could be fixed by flushing your cooling system. Keep your eyes on your local newspapers weekly sales fliers, lots of shops will run a special around this time of the year for sometimes less than half the regular price.

 

[rossb]

it was like a 007 smoke screen and i couldn't make any boost pressure. Turns out the exhaust compressor wheel snapped right off.

I agree, when my 14b crapped out(exhaust turbine had snapped) it dumped about a quart of oil into my down pipe, and it smoked for like 40 minutes straight after replacing it. ALso do you hear any grinding/scraping noise from the front of your engine(another sign of a blown turbo)?