smoke from back...

[abz]

when i floor my tuscan a little smoke can be seen coming from the exhaust - what could be causing it, anything to worry about>??

[ntel]

What colour smoke is it?

[abz]

not sure exactly- been told by one of my mates who was following me. what are the possibilities..?

[whitey]

assuming engine is fully warmed up:

white or blue smoke, time to worry....

a little black smoke under hard acceleration, probably fine, but might need a tune up and check.

Also more oil used than around 1 litre per 1000 miles and blue smoke from a cold start is a sign of a worn engine, either rings, or most likely with the Speed 6 worn valve guides....

Good luck.
Whitey

Edited by whitey on Monday 30th October 14:02

[abz]

it's just a bit of black-ish smoke when i pull away or under acceleration. time to worry...??

[basil brush]

Mine does it from time to time on full bore acceleration. I think it's a bug in the electronics that causes it to run rich under certain conditions. If it does it after idling for a while it could be something like a leaky injector.