Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 19:15:57 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: Saabism IS a disease
in article MPG.18bdb52737970c7198a162nopsam.cis.dfn.de, MeatballTurbo at carl.robsonnopsamcing-czechs.com wrote on 19/02/2003 15:37: > In article <b3053j$1go4ao$9nopsam34476.news.dfncis.de>, > davehinznopsamcop.net says... >> Someone who looks an awful lot like MeatballTurbo >> <carl.robsonnopsamcing-czechs.com> wrote: >> What colour is the smoke? White, or blue? Does it stay that way >> even after it's warmed up? >> >> For what it's worth, rebuilding that turbo isn't too bad; if you >> can handle, say, a brake master cylinder, the turbo isn't too >> different (if you can get the damn bolts loose). > > The smoke is white, thin wispy, on a good run it clears when warm, but > from idle to about 2k revs, if the thottle is dropped off, I get a small > cloud. not a big headgasket mess of smoke, and no oil or water loss. > > I'm pretty close to needing an oil change, going to give it a good > service before the MOT, after I get the boost situation sorted with a > new dumpvalve, and fixing the vacuum leak. I have heard that the water/coolant can burn off the turbo when the car is first fired up giving a blueish smoke, but that's on the late 80s plus models. Get a big bore exhaust and it won't look so bad :) Paul