Jambo
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Went away friday and used the other car to go to bournemouth, got into the corsa today, fired up straight away, left it to warm up for a while, came back outside exhaust had some white smoke comin out of it, i didnt think much of it, just thought it was cold.
Left her to warm up some more, got in drove off, car seems fine but lots of smoke every now and again coming from the zorst? Not all the time tho 
Please tell me this is just cos it stood for a few days and i dont need a new turbo or something 
 proper pissed off and im scared to drive it now
anyone wanna hazard a guess as to whats wrong with it?
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Nismo
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check your fluids, probally where it was stood for a few days , give it a good run blow out the crap carbon build up.
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3CorsaMeal
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old engine and cold weather
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Jambo
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checked oil is ok, she seems quieter than she does usually with tappetts and that.
What other fluids can you check>?
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Ditch
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probably just condensation
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Nismo
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coolant? water level?
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Jambo
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Anyone know how to check these 
I guess it has something to do with the header tank
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AK
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take it for a long drive......
is it smoking on the over run? when you boot it? at idle? or just all the time?
what does the smoke smell like?
You would get white/grey smoke if your turbo seals were gone.... normally seen on the over run
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Jambo
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Over run?
Its not when i boot it, no smoke at all. Just seems to be when im slowing down for traffic lights etc. But then it stops when im idling at a standstill.
IIRC Turbo seals means £££££££££££££
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timrud_
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Overrun = turbo seals.
Not cost a lot to get your turbo re-conned. Whip it off yourself and send it away! Reckon about £150?
Have you noticed if it can hold boost like before?
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Jambo
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i have no boost guage
It seems to be fine, but im not sure!
Im going to go for a little drive now, can i damage it driving it how it is? I would rather just wait and fix it rather than spending the rest of today on the M4 waitin to be picked up
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willay
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Jambo ever thought about gettnig a bike?
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AK
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no, not really damaging..... just oil leaking at the turbo,
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Jambo
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I have a bike
Ok shall run it for a while see how it goes
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ed
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Yea, Steve's car was leaking oil at the turbo for ages. In fact, I bet it still is 
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willay
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it was leaking oil from the drivers side wheel at the meet this Saturday, classy.
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ed
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He HAS the parts to fix it
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Jambo
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Drew
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quote:
Originally posted by timrud_
Overrun = turbo seals.
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Rob H
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Think he means smoke on overrun 
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Mattb
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quote:
Originally posted by 1800ed
He HAS the parts to fix it
i fitted it saturday..
its either the oil under the car (foooooking loads)
or the sump gasket
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Resonant Corsa
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oil seals i thought are when the car is left over night the oil weaps threw the seals into the exhast then on start up the exhaust gets hot then burning the oil mate, after a run is there alot of pressure builing up in the header bottle? temp gauge goin up quicker than norm? do you let the car get warm befor driving and a lower the car to idle for a couple of minutes after driving??
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A1EX
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when its cold outside mine chucks out a lot of condensation, but sometimes can look a bit smokey, but ive got a 3" bore all the way through so it builds up. Only start worrying when it does it quite a bit and its very very white, or when you boot it look out the back window and if it puffs smoke out then its prob the seals.
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Stone Cold Rattlesnake
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
i have no boost guage
i have a brand new one for sale  
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Darren
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Went away friday and used the other car to go to bournemouth, got into the corsa today, fired up straight away, left it to warm up for a while, came back outside exhaust had some white smoke comin out of it, i didnt think much of it, just thought it was cold.
Left her to warm up some more, got in drove off, car seems fine but lots of smoke every now and again coming from the zorst? Not all the time tho
Please tell me this is just cos it stood for a few days and i dont need a new turbo or something
proper pissed off and im scared to drive it now
anyone wanna hazard a guess as to whats wrong with it?
Welcome to my world
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