Date: 28 Aug 1998 18:12:31 GMT From: nospamnopsamit.edu Subject: Re: Blue then White Exhaust Smoke 900 Turbo 16V Sport
In article <MPG.10507f5e9827d92a98968anopsam.demon.co.uk>, 101444,3165nopsamuserve.com (CrashDive) writes: > >I changed oil and slightly over filled it. >About 1 weeks driving later, car at idle, noticed copious amounts of >bluish white smoke pouring out of the exhaust. This did not seem to >happen at high revs. > > >I'm >losing water from my radiator header tank and number 3 sparkplug is damp >/ oily (the other plugs seem ok). > >Given these symtoms, my question is - can watercooled turbo leak water >giving white exhaust smoke or has (as I suspect) my head gasket failed ? Given the fact that it didn't smoke at all until the oil was overfilled, it looks like a gasket has given way. Too bad. Moral of the story: if you know the oil level is too high, drain it right then w/o driving it.