Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 12:50:22 -0800 From: "wgm" <wmoorenopsamcrest.net> Subject: Re: The dreaded turbo smoke? Classic 900
you could be losing a torbo seal. but you said black smoke which is usually a fuel related problem. white smoke is coolant, or (heaven forbid) auto tranny fluid(in which case your in trouble)-back to the problem, We need more to go on. Do you suffer a performance loss, have you been getting bad gas mileage, Hard starting. One bad cyl miss fire. What is your idea for a "smoke out the tail pipe?" We'll get back to you surfsofa <simon_tompsonnopsamail.com> wrote in message news:387462d4.2279487nopsam.2.174... > Can I enlist the help of some classic 900 turbo experts please. > > Last night on my drive home from work I was feeling a bit racey so I > booted my turbo once the engine had warmed up. > > For the first time since I got the car (it's now done 141000miles on > the original turbo) I got smoke out of the tail pipe. As it was dark > couldn't tell what colour. > > Obviously I was a bit worried. Later on the same drive I booted it > hard to see if it would happen again and it didn't. Loads of boost > still on tap. > > Is it possible that this smoking thing can happen intermittently? > Could this be caused by : > - car had been virtually unused for a week in cold, damp weather. > - car had not been driven hard for a while - ie. almost no boost in > the yellow > - car has to do a relatively short commute daily - 7 miles each way. > > Of course I'll be keeping an eye on it, but could those with > experience suggest what symptoms suggest what. ie. is it a gradual > failure, or will it go suddenly, and can the symptoms I've offered > cause a temporary smoking? > > Thanks for your help. > -- > surfsofa > http://www.nospam.net/Simon900T.htm
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