Help! New leon tdi white/blue smoke when cold/ losing water

[damondavies]

Hi Guys,

I bought a mk2 tdi 2.0 2006 (18k miles) last weekend..

When I start the car from cold it is pumping out loads of white / blueish tint smoke until the engine has completely warmed up.

Another thing I have noticed is that the coolant level dropped below min from above max in around 200 miles worth of driving. Im sure something is wrong somewhere.

Anyone experienced this kind of thing before? I am taking it back to the garage i bought it from with a video of evidence tomorrow.

Thanks in advance

Damon

 

[damondavies]

Update..

Had my father in-law look at the car earlier, filled the water to brim and checked for bubbles on top (sign of head gasket apparently). Doesn't seem to be that!

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[PurpleGolfMan.]

Update..

Had my father in-law look at the car earlier, filled the water to brim and checked for bubbles on top (sign of head gasket apparently). Doesn't seem to be that!

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im no spanner man but id say its just a diesel, not sure about the water but the smoke is normal i think. mine smokes so i hope so!!!

 

[damondavies]

Yeah i used to have a bit of smoke on my bora, but i mean this was embarrasing driving through town today.. Choking people as i pass :|

 

[2zeroalpha]

How close are you to the end of the warranty? Might be worth having a look before that runs out. It's probably nothing as mentioned before. However wouldn't you rather have it checked out while it's still the dealers' responsibility?

 

[damondavies]

Yeah im taking it back tomorrow with the video of smoke on cold start..

 

[UncleFester]

Could be a sensor that's gone bad .... but white smoke doesn't sound good - start up smoke should clear after a couple of seconds.

Have you had the turbo checked / hoses checked / also check the inside of the oil filler cap - i'd be concerned as to where all that water has gone.

 

[damondavies]

Yeah theres a blueish tint to it too, clears to nothing when engine is warm.

Havent checked any of the parts yet, wouldnt know where to look. Only bought it on Saturday ffs!!!!

 

[UncleFester]

Yeah theres a blueish tint to it too, clears to nothing when engine is warm.

Havent checked any of the parts yet, wouldnt know where to look. Only bought it on Saturday ffs!!!!

You do right leaving it alone and taking it back to the Dealers for them to sort out - as you say, only a few days old!

 

[damondavies]

Is it possible to be the head gasket, or would the smoke stay white throughout the time it was on?

 

[UncleFester]

Is it possible to be the head gasket, or would the smoke stay white throughout the time it was on?

Unless the leak seals when the temps increase and the gaskets / block expand ...... i would have thought it would be constant yes.

It's possible the turbo is leaking oil into the exhaust which is then burning off ..... either way it needs looking at as its not right.

 

[damondavies]

Alright, thanks for the responses.

I will post back tomorrow, I cant imagne the monkeys at Trade Centre Wales will know whats wrong with it anyway, will need to send it over to one of their 3 party garages.

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