Small puffs of smoke from bonnet

[mills24]

Hi,
First post for my Tuscan! . The other day (Saturday) I was stuck in 'stand still' or very slow moving traffic for 30 mins or so ... When I notice a puff of smoke comming from the front left side of the bonnet. I checked all my readings on the dash and everything was in a normal range . Water temp was going between 94 -98c Both fans kick in at 96 or 97 . I pulled over and decided that I would leave the car for an hour or so too cool down and for the traffic to clear !!.
(Didn't fancy getting ribbed at the side of the road ;0))

This morning I was stuck in traffic again less then 10 mins and I notice a puff of smoke again !! Im not sure if i'm being parnoid or if I have a problem .

Please help !! Parnoid or problem ???


Many Thanks

Andy

[T66ORA]

Has your car just been serviced at Offords?
No seriously, the same thing happened to me on the way back from having a service from that fine independant dealer It was a small oil leak from the cam cover area dripping on to the very hot exhaust manifolds, it will trace itself back to the back of the engine near number 6 cylinder, on the very leading edge, it will need more silicon to seal the cover, it shouldn`t take long, if you are near to Fareham come round and i will help you do it

[Whitey]

what colour was the smoke?

Blue = oil
White = water
black = electrics
yellow/orange = well thats actually flames

A combination of the above means use the ejector seat and bail out

[mills24]

it looked like a black puff on smoke.. Car is due a service in less the 1000 miles may get it booked in soon as last night the lcd is displaying 'EFI Fault' that is staying on 99% of the time. Only appears when the engine is started and not when the key is turned in the ignition.
(Meaning when its stopped I can see all the readings i.e water,oil temp).

Has anyone had the same problem?
Can anyone recommend a good tvr dealer or specialist for servicing and fault finding in the Horndean, Hampshire area ?


Many Thanks

Andy

[custardkid]

had a small puff occationally. turned out to be a slightly loose cam cover bolt which was causing an oil weep which would drop on to the exhaust.

solved in 2 secs by tightening said bolt

custard

[mills24]

Thanks for the replies guys!

I'll take a look over weekend .


Cheers

Andy

[goon1001]

Not sure on the smoke, but I have just moved to Hants area, and am gonna use APM after lots of good recommendations.

[mills24]

Goon1001,
My brother has used them on his tuscan and he wasn't happy with the service. Problem
were:
1, No paper work given for work carried or VAT reciept
2,He had a problem with a misfire and was told that a service would resolve the problem, it didn't!
Money taken for a service and then told you need a rebuild!! why not say that a rebuild was required before charging £500 + for a service.
3, Parts required i.e new rear screen. Never received a call back from them



Cheers

Andy

[mills24]

T66ORA 10 out of 10 .. You were right!!

small oil leak from the cam cover area dripping on to the very hot exhaust manifolds.


All sorted now

[softtop]

Whitey said:

what colour was the smoke?

Blue = oil
White = water
black = electrics
yellow/orange = well thats actually flames

A combination of the above means use the ejector seat and bail out