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White Toxic Smoke Visible From Space; 35S12 , 05 REG , 187000 MILES . VERY BAD SMOKING HABIT
Topic Started: May 22 2013, 12:31 PM (1,985 Views)
bromspaintedstuff
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Hello

Can anyone help me
My much loved 35 s12 van has developed a very bad smoking habit , once the engine has warmed up the engine chucks out large plumes of white toxic smelling smoke when pulling away from a junction after idling .
I thought it might be the oil seals in the turbo , I disconnected the air pipe which had alot of wet oil in it , as I need the van to get me back and from work I drove it , the smoking stopped aside from a small amount of black smoke when under load .
I drove for approx 50 miles over afew days , she has started to smoke again but to a far lesser degree .

My question is , does anyone think it is the turbo as I can replace this fairly easily or is it a far more serious engine problem as I don't want to waste money on a turbo if this is not the problem .

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Steven
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woodymk1
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it could be the valve stem seals if it does it after idling :D
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bromspaintedstuff
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Hi Woody

Many thanks for your reply .

Is it a big job to sort if it is the seals ? , would that cause the fair amount of oil coming through the turbo ?

Steven
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Have you reconnected the turbo or has it started smoking again whilst the turbo is still disconnected?
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Hi
Many thanks for your reply .

I hav'nt reconnected the turbo pipe as there is quite alot of oil coming out of the pipe , I don't want to put this through the engine .
As of this morning she is still smoking alittle when cold and when pulling away from a junction after idling .


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A mate of mine said that it could be the engine breathers blocked , where on the engine would I find the breathers ? so I can check for myself ! , also he said that if the valve rod seals have become hardened instead of broken an oil additive might help the problem as I've been quoted £600 - £700 to replace the seals .
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Sorry, I don't know. The turbo could still be leaking oil directly into the exhaust?
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If you take the black engine cover off the top of the engine you will see the Injecters look to the left and you will see a black plastic box with 10m bolts holding it onto the cam cover
There is a two pipes one goes into the engine and one goes down to the turbo
That's the breather
But I thing it's the turbo
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Just open the oil cap when its running. If the breather is blocked there will be pressure there. Does the turbo have muck play? Im guessing its turbo
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Many Thanks to everyone who sent me information and advice , I'll post an update now as hopefully it may be of help to those facing a similar problem .
I checked to see if there was any pressure coming from the opened oil filler cap with the engine running sand there was , someone had drilled a hole in the cap at some point and put a bolt in it so I removed the bolt so as to act as a crude breather , I travelled the eight or so miles to work with the turbo air pipe still disconnected -- no smoke at all !!!!!!! , filled with confidence I fixed the turbo pipe back in place for my return journey and hey pressto -- no smoke at all !!!!!!!!!!!!!! , I have since travelled around 30 miles and all seems to be well .
I'll keep this post updated .
Steven
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Did you ever manage fix it
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Hi
Many apologies for not posting an update , the problem was fixed by cleaning the engine breather , she has not smoked since and has been brilliant .
Many thanks for everyones help and advice
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Steven
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