I'm Katie, I have an MR2 GT Turbo
Love my car to bits and can't wait for some proper summer weather so I can take my roof off!
I have an embarrassing problem at the minute, (with the car!)
It keeps putting out puffs of smoke at traffic lights or junctions when I'm not moving?
Any ideas guys?
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Possibly turbo seals on the way out. Hi by the way
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Yep its a sure sign your turbo seals are cream crackered im affraid
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Yeah turbo seals, hey and welcome
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Welcome to IMOC.
+1 on turbo seals.
+1 on turbo seals.
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I'd agree with turbo oil seals as well.
It's amazing how quickly a new girl gets answered on a car forum!!!
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It's amazing how quickly a new girl gets answered on a car forum!!!
Oh, hi!!! And pics please, can have car in if you like???
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Can we have pics of you Mr Horrocks
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Lmao ,
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Chris wrote:Can we have pics of you Mr Horrocks
I'm sure there are some of Mr H in a grass skirt and shell bikini somewhere?
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I remember well..... (shuddering in a corner).
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Chris wrote:I remember well..... (shuddering in a corner).
Yeah that image has scarred me for life
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I hope it's not the turbo seals, it's just been rebuilt!
I've put a Pic on my avatar but it's not showing yet.
It's also started making a funny noise like it's missing when using the engine to slow down, not when accelerating though :-/
Smells more like fuel than oil coming out of the exhaust.
I've put a Pic on my avatar but it's not showing yet.
It's also started making a funny noise like it's missing when using the engine to slow down, not when accelerating though :-/
Smells more like fuel than oil coming out of the exhaust.
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Hi Katie,
I have something similar, it comes and goes.
After some googling it seems like valve stem seals could be the cause, might be running rich too if you smell fuel.
I have something similar, it comes and goes.
After some googling it seems like valve stem seals could be the cause, might be running rich too if you smell fuel.
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StevieL wrote:Chris wrote:Can we have pics of you Mr Horrocks
I'm sure there are some of Mr H in a grass skirt and shell bikini somewhere?
Is that ever gonna leave me???
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Steve Horrocks wrote:StevieL wrote:Chris wrote:Can we have pics of you Mr Horrocks
I'm sure there are some of Mr H in a grass skirt and shell bikini somewhere?
Is that ever gonna leave me???
Nope
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You say the turbo was recently rebuilt?
Then it would leave me to believe it has not been primed properly. Or badly rebuilt.
How long ago was it changed? And when did it start smoking?
Then it would leave me to believe it has not been primed properly. Or badly rebuilt.
How long ago was it changed? And when did it start smoking?
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Well, the turbo was rebuilt not long ago and just fitted.
The engine over heated due to a water pump failure and I had the pump and turbo fitted at the same time, made sense to get a few jobs done together.
I'm now worried that when it overheated it damaged something.
Only ever smokes when there is no accelerator pedal action.
I've started flicking the pedal at the lights to stop it smoking as it's getting embarrassing :-/
The engine over heated due to a water pump failure and I had the pump and turbo fitted at the same time, made sense to get a few jobs done together.
I'm now worried that when it overheated it damaged something.
Only ever smokes when there is no accelerator pedal action.
I've started flicking the pedal at the lights to stop it smoking as it's getting embarrassing :-/
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Still sounds like turbo seals. Like the wheel on the pic...
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Hell yeah, is that a wide steel? Looks epic!
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wont be valve stem seals as they tend to make it smoke on start up.
You'll find its definatly the turbo seals that have gone. I had this happen to me and just hets worse till you have a smoke screen behind you LOL
I found this out when me Blitz turbo gave up on me
You'll find its definatly the turbo seals that have gone. I had this happen to me and just hets worse till you have a smoke screen behind you LOL
I found this out when me Blitz turbo gave up on me