Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:56:12 GMT From: "Jeremy Brown" <jerem43nospamnet> Subject: Re: Yikes! Puff o' smoke...
My 86 900T started doing that, a little puff at first and it went away. However, after time the smoke just started coming more frequently, until it was a health hazzard. it was the turbo. It died. the seals were all rotted and oil was bloing into the system. You could be at the beginning of the same thing, after all the car is nearly twenty years old. My dealer said that the turbos usally start to go after ten. Jeremy http://Jerem43.home.att.net "Al" <alistairdorenospamo.com> wrote in message news:v%eWf.285880$YJ4.42768nospamnews.blueyonder.co.uk... > 1987, T16 Aero. > Coming up the motorway on Sunday I thought I noticed a "puff" of smoke > from my exhaust. The only way I could reproduce it was thus... > > 1/ Floor it and get it flying, (80mph ish in fifth gear) > 2/ Let go of the throttle and ride on the overrun for about ten seconds > 3/ Floor it again.....single puff of whitish smoke. > > At no time do I change gear or over rev the engine, I generally try to > change at no higher than 4000rpm, but sometimes go to 4500rpm. In > addition despite several attempts, I only reproduced the phenomenon > once... > > She doesn't smoke under normal circumstances, and I don't get the classic > turbo smoke if I leave her standing running for a while. > > What's going on? I don't appear to be losing oil, I'm not aware of any > sign of a head gasket problem. Could this be un-burnt fuel just smoking > off in the exhaust system, i.e. nothing to worry about > > OR > > is my beloved C900 about to go pop.... > > Thanks > > Al > > >
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