blue smoke on start up

[carl325]

my fr 150 has started to give out blue smoke on start up, before it was like black/grey.

It does clear after a bit, last few weeks the car has been slow turning over and feels like it's chugging on tick over when first started,this clears though. If i start it,reverse off my drive and go to pull off it stalls sometimes as well. Fuel consumption is'nt as good as it was but cold weather doesn't help and it still goes very well even with 118,000 miles on the clock,

Car has full SEAT history
Any ideas please people?

 

[devonmikeyboy]

Blue smoke means your burning oil from somewhere. Oil seals in the turbo would be my first place to look.

 

[gaz2002]

mines kicking out blue smoke when 1st started aswell. few revs then its ok. could this be turbo seals also? is it a big job?

cheers

 

[MJ]

mines kicking out blue smoke when 1st started aswell. few revs then its ok. could this be turbo seals also? is it a big job?

cheers

happens on nearly every pd engine and then it clears when warmed up.

the fix is a new turbo, not what you wanna hear but thats it.

 

[charlierickman]

try a change oil. say what you want but bluish smoke ain't normal.

 

[baztdi]

I have noticed that in our recent colder weather...my leon 110 tdi smokes bluish a little,but only straight after starting,personally I will not worry too much unless it also does this when the weather warms up.

 

[gaz2002]

will this affect the mot? its due in few weeks

 

[baztdi]

Only if it smokes quite badly I would have thought gaz,some diesels kick out a fair bit of smoke during the diesel test...so i would have thought that if your blue smoke clears quickly after start it should be ok...only one way to find out unfortunately !!

 

[gaz2002]

ok cheers m8, ye it clears after a few revs.

 

[MJ]

It could also be re-circulated oil vapour from the intake pipes burning on the initial start-up.

 

[rIanbow_Sha]

I had that problem before as well... I thought it was only the cold weather kicking in but about 3weeks later the turbo blew... Is there a strange whilsting noise of the turbo when your accelerating?

Costly repair indeed..

 

[baztdi]

Thanks for the info RS...will keep an ear out for any strange noises !

 

[carl325]

had a service the other week, and now the blue smoke has gone on start up. It smokes abit but it is'nt blue anymore. Oil has been changed to VW longlife, car is a lot quieter on tickover.

Garage checked intercooler hoses, lower pipe has a slight weep but nothing major.


Seems to go better with more miles on the clock

 

[Andrewcupra TDI]

mines been doing this , over the past few month

and is clouds of blue smoke , after warmed up it goes , (even had the mrs drive it thru its paces , and followed on my road bike and was not one puff of any smoke during gear change at any speed

i have turned the revs up on vagcom , and changed the glow plugs , and isnt as bad now ,

mines also decated too which has nothing to filter out any smoke at all

am thinking could it be the vapours recirculating , , going to get my ar$e in gear and finaly fit the oil catch tank

i too thought turbo but its been run through its paces and used most days , and no signs of the police siren turbo noise yet fingers crossed

 

[baztdi]

Thank you andrew...you give me hope !!

 

[gaz2002]

tdi tick over?????????

hi, i no its not about the blue smoke etc, but what should a ibiza 1.9 tdi be ticking over at? its a mk 2 1998 with star trek mileage on it, although does start/run well etc

cheers

 

[MJ]

if its the ahu engine like mine then around 900rpm.

 

[gaz2002]

yea i thinks it ahu. and it is around 9000rpm, just sounded a little high thats all.

cheers

 

[MJ]

...it is around 9000rpm...

9000RPM!!!

only kidding, 900rpm is about right.

 

[gaz2002]

Lol. Oops. 1 to many zeros, or 1 too many beers lol