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URGENT PLEASE - White Smoke
Hi All,
Just had the head done, and recently done a post about the Turbo > http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=63627 Just come to leave work and there are plummes of white smoke coming from the exhaust on engine start up. It doesnt appear to be steam, it appears to be exhaust fumes, switched the engine off straight away and I have called the AA, the car doesnt sound rough or anything. There is no mayo, and the header tank hasnt lost a drop since the head repair. Is it possible this is another head fail or does it sound like turbo failure? Simon
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1st July 2010, 17:03
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1st July 2010, 19:08
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URGENT PLEASE - White Smoke
SIKELSH,
i had the same happen to mine and all it was i had filled the header tank almost to the top, but it cleared itself in a few minuets. never had it again. i hope its something as simple as this thats happened to yours. regards Billy
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1st July 2010, 19:26
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White smoke (or steam) is either water (engine or turbo); or brake fluid being sucked into the combustion through a leak in the brake booster.
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1st July 2010, 19:45
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Thanks for the replies chaps,
I have just had the car AA recovered to a members garage. Andy Willi very very kind chap opened up let me drop the car off then drove me home in his rather nice 190 ZT-T  Andy will have look in the morning, I do hope its something straight forward, as this bleeding car is starting to get me down  Roll on tomorrow. And thanks again Andy if your reading Simon
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1st July 2010, 19:51
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best of luck simon..
not a cheap fix these units unfortunately,maybe a good idea to source a good reconditioned turbo..in case |
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1st July 2010, 20:23
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not a problem glad you liked the car will look at it befour aa get there and then see wot they think talk tommorow
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1st July 2010, 20:36
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Sorry to see you are having problems simon.Hope you get sorted with as little pain to your wallett as possible.If you look at the positives once the turbo is replaced,if thats the problem,you should enjoy trouble free ownership.
You have a fine car so try to keep the faith mate.If all else fails you could always get a v6 zt of course  .best of luck. jonathan |
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