smoke

Hi, I need some reassurance - I've just driven home from work, heard a pop and then car started throwing out black smoke, noticeable power drop too. I wasn't thrashing the car (for a change!) when it happened. A nice taxi driver pulled up alongside and shouted exhaust at me so I'm keeping...

hi from the newbie, was driving motorway last night at 70mph and just for about 30 sec had some blue smoke coming out back of the car, its a 1.4 16v sport non turbo petrol, any ideas on what this could be, ive searched but can only find turbo problems, oil is fine and so is coolant thanks in...

Evening all. This morning i went to start my car, i turned the key and it started to turn over then i let go just for a sec (accidentally) which stopped the turn over, The key didnt turn all the way back, then i turned the key again and as it was turning over i saw smoke from out of the side of...

Well, another problem with my LCR :( Within the past couple of weeks it's been going in to limp mode and showing the CEL. Checked Vagcom and it's giving the code: 17535 - Fuel Trim; Bank 1 (Mult): System too Rich Also black smoke appears to be coming from the exhaust - once I clear the...

had my car mot today, passed with everything but was advised blue smoke on start up an tick over, not sure what problem is guy at testing centre said could be piston rings or turbo, car doesnt feel slow or nothing, had it serviced in jan an due next service soon, since service have had to add...

Hi, I was driving on friday and all of a sudden I seemed to loose power and noticed a worrying amount of black smoke coming out of the exaust. I could barely keep up to 20mph. So pulled over to check for loose turbo pipes etc all seemed fine. Called the AA out and it was showing up as a egr...

Hi looking for some advise have just been driving and had to limp home on what I guess was safe mode with a horrible squeeling noise. When I was driving up hill had a big ploom of black smoke come out the back then lost most of the power of the car, managed to limp it back to the garage as...

Hi, I have a Leon Mk1 FR and yesterday noticed some white/blue smoke when I accelerated, not noticed it before. I havent run the car very far in the last few weeks, just down to the local shops and wasnt sure if it was partly to do with it sat on the drive alot or whether it could be seals...

Hi, Ive recently had to do an engine swap with my CUPRA R AMK and the new engine I have replaced it with, as soon as you turn the ignition, produces masses upon masses of smoke from the exhaust and within a minute fills the garage. After switching off the engine, and checking the oil level in...

cleaned out my egr valve on my leon tdi 150 the other day, when i got it off found it really caped in crap, now it is back on it smokes twice as bad. big puffs of black smoke when ever i boot it. looks embarrasing when driving lol. anyone had this before on their leons if so what was it?

Hey all again, After fixing the cutting out problem, I now seem to have another problem although not as annoying. My car now seems to idle badly about 2 minutes after starting it. Its fine when I start it in the morning after being on the drive all night, but 2 minutes up the road, it...

Hi all, I dont know if any oof you have ever had this one, after a run and the vehicle has been idleing for 1-2 mins (cooling down) i get loads of blue smoke out the rear end! now i know what most of you are about to say "Fit an oil catch tank" i'm already one step ahead on that...

Hi Everyone! Now fastly approaching 60k my Altea would seem to be starting to show signs of its age. Despite it looking a little rough at the moment after someone scraping the rear corner its starting to give me more and more mechanical issues. As you all know a month or so ago I had to...

my brothers 02 leon 90bhp(remapped to 130) just went pop on the motorway in a cloud of black smoke.he had it recovered home but when coming off the recovery wagon it was belting out a whitesh smoke.he has to wait till tomorrow to get it looked at.anyone got any ideas is it the turbo????

Well never seems to end with my LCR on Saturday had 2 coilpacks die on me and managed to get replacements and fitted yesterday and car felt great. Now today went to pick the missus up and car felt really sluggish so got home had some tea and went out to have a look at and fired her up only...

Hi All, I fitted a set of ultimax discs and DS2500 pads to my car 2 weeks ago (so all of the black coating has gone) I bedded them with progressive heat build up etc, but last night I did some fairly heavy braking and by the time I got home the brakes were smoking!!! Any ideas as to why...

Hi just had a remap and found that on acceleration when at around 2k i get a below of black smoke.Its only when i press the gas at around that rev range.If i go through the gears hard it doesnt do it,but if i lift off let the revs drop then go on the gass again i get a burst of black smoke. The...

Just wondering because mines got a decat and downpipe and rear exhaust and it smokes quite clearly where previous cars (albeit with standard exhaust) didn't smoke so much. Is this normal then? I'm guessing maybe because the exhaust has been disrestricted somewhat over standard? Or could it be a...

Right, quick question here... (or more like a thread asking for help) Last week, I passed my mates, and turned around to see him. Parked up and left the car ticking over for about 10mins. When I set off, there was a slight puff of blue smoke come out of the exhaust. Not happened since...

Any ideas please? Have had this on the car for almost a year now. It is nothing serious, just annoying and happens at the pivotal on/off boost pressure point. All I can think of is a possible air leak. Everything else is absolutely fine, hardly any smoke on full song, fuel consumption...