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Originally Posted by andyorkney
I had similar problem for a while, and struggled with identifying the colour of smoke. I inspected the intercooler and noticed it was gumming up with oil deposites. In the end I bought a replacement intercooler with fixed down pipe (no o-rings) and it solved the smoking problem. Seems it was holed. Improved mpg too. However wasn't cheap (£120 I think) and took a bit of effort to fit!
And of course your intercooler might not be the issue...
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How did you get on with fitting the intercooler with the fixed elbow? Only ask as the original has tomhve the elbow removed because of the way it slides onto the fittings.