Puff of smoke
Puff of smoke
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arcbeer

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485 posts

284 months

Friday 25th July 2003
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Just got the car back from the garage the other day (fuse blown between the alternator and battery) as I parked up I noticed a wisp of smoke enter the cabin from either the gear stick or handbrake. Has this happened to anyone else before? If so what were the implications?

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ocean1

1,045 posts

281 months

Friday 25th July 2003
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Probable a gearbox oilseal/gasket allowing oil to drop onto the hot exhaust. I think this requires the gearbox to come out to fix.

Ocean1

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55 posts

273 months

Friday 25th July 2003
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yes...this happened to me about a month ago.
It turned out to be quite a large oil leak coming from the cam-covers. The oil was dripping onto the hot exhaust and the smoke was finding it's way into the cabin towards the front of the gear stick.