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Grey type ash is normal, means the air fuel mix is correct.
However if the smoke is white it could be a sign of a blown head gasket or even a cracked cylinder head.
I'd say it's unlikely to be a turbo but don't drive it, just in-case it is. The engine could run away with it itself and burn oil and completely seize wrecking the whole engine.
As i said, it's more likely to be a head gasket. Do you see any frothing or deposits in or around the coolant reservoir in the engine bay?
Was the smoke blue in any way? This could indicate a faulty seal, you would have noticed a burning oil smell too tho.
However if the smoke is white it could be a sign of a blown head gasket or even a cracked cylinder head.
I'd say it's unlikely to be a turbo but don't drive it, just in-case it is. The engine could run away with it itself and burn oil and completely seize wrecking the whole engine.
As i said, it's more likely to be a head gasket. Do you see any frothing or deposits in or around the coolant reservoir in the engine bay?
Was the smoke blue in any way? This could indicate a faulty seal, you would have noticed a burning oil smell too tho.
briers said:
Grey type ash is normal, means the air fuel mix is correct.
However if the smoke is white it could be a sign of a blown head gasket or even a cracked cylinder head.
I'd say it's unlikely to be a turbo but don't drive it, just in-case it is. The engine could run away with it itself and burn oil and completely seize wrecking the whole engine.
As i said, it's more likely to be a head gasket. Do you see any frothing or deposits in or around the coolant reservoir in the engine bay?
Was the smoke blue in any way? This could indicate a faulty seal, you would have noticed a burning oil smell too tho.
Nothing unusual in the coolant reservoir and it was still up to the max line so wasn't losing water. However if the smoke is white it could be a sign of a blown head gasket or even a cracked cylinder head.
I'd say it's unlikely to be a turbo but don't drive it, just in-case it is. The engine could run away with it itself and burn oil and completely seize wrecking the whole engine.
As i said, it's more likely to be a head gasket. Do you see any frothing or deposits in or around the coolant reservoir in the engine bay?
Was the smoke blue in any way? This could indicate a faulty seal, you would have noticed a burning oil smell too tho.
A friend of mine thought the head gasket might be the problem when I called him but I thought not because its only done 62000 (although that doesn't mean it couldn't). The smoke was def more grey than white. How much am I looking at roughly if it is the head gasket?
I don't know prices, sorry
Is this grey smoke constant? Realistically how much is there? Massive plumes or just exit smoke?
DPF regen is not uncommon. You would expect very fine grey ash to exit after a regen. have you noticed a sweet burning smell or excess heat recently? Maybe even poorer fuel consumption or slightly less power?
Good sign that the coolant is still bobbing at the right level. If it was the turbo I'd expect bluer smoke and turbo seals wouldnt normally create residue and it would smell of burning oil. If it was the head gasket the coolant bob would sink as coolant would be lost. Coolant burn also smells distinctive.
Have you been in alot of traffic recently?
Is this grey smoke constant? Realistically how much is there? Massive plumes or just exit smoke?
DPF regen is not uncommon. You would expect very fine grey ash to exit after a regen. have you noticed a sweet burning smell or excess heat recently? Maybe even poorer fuel consumption or slightly less power?
Good sign that the coolant is still bobbing at the right level. If it was the turbo I'd expect bluer smoke and turbo seals wouldnt normally create residue and it would smell of burning oil. If it was the head gasket the coolant bob would sink as coolant would be lost. Coolant burn also smells distinctive.
Have you been in alot of traffic recently?
Edited by briers on Wednesday 25th August 22:33
Edited by briers on Wednesday 25th August 22:35
briers said:
I don't know prices, sorry
Is this grey smoke constant? Realistically how much is there? Massive plumes or just exit smoke?
DPF regen is not uncommon. You would expect very fine grey ash to exit after a regen. have you noticed a sweet burning smell or excess heat recently? Maybe even poorer fuel consumption or slightly less power?
Good sign that the coolant is still bobbing at the right level. If it was the turbo I'd expect bluer smoke and turbo seals wouldnt normally create residue and it would smell of burning oil. If it was the head gasket the coolant bob would sink as coolant would be lost. Coolant burn also smells distinctive.
Have you been in alot of traffic recently?
Thanks for this. It was only for about a minute that the smoke was coming out but there was a lot of it. Then when I came to a halt there was a juddering which seemed to go through the middle of the car and a clunking noise. Its got me totally stumped but it doesn't sound good.Is this grey smoke constant? Realistically how much is there? Massive plumes or just exit smoke?
DPF regen is not uncommon. You would expect very fine grey ash to exit after a regen. have you noticed a sweet burning smell or excess heat recently? Maybe even poorer fuel consumption or slightly less power?
Good sign that the coolant is still bobbing at the right level. If it was the turbo I'd expect bluer smoke and turbo seals wouldnt normally create residue and it would smell of burning oil. If it was the head gasket the coolant bob would sink as coolant would be lost. Coolant burn also smells distinctive.
Have you been in alot of traffic recently?
Edited by briers on Wednesday 25th August 22:33
Edited by briers on Wednesday 25th August 22:35
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