smoke, plugs and dp

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02-18-04, 05:49 PM

pugg57

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smoke, plugs and dp

could really old plugs (say 33k miles... not my fault) cause my car to smoke a little heavier than normal till the engine warms up?

also, has anyone ever heard of this dp? i found it on ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2460899684

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02-18-04, 09:34 PM

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I've heard of deposits causing plugs to foul and be covered in oil thereby preventing them from firing completely ,but not actually causing the smoke to begin with.

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02-18-04, 10:18 PM

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Sounds more like the turbos burning off excess oil than bad plugs.

Never heard of that dp

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02-18-04, 11:14 PM

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what color of smoke blue, black or white. if black it could be from the plugs by not lighting the fuel proprly resulting in a rich af ratio

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02-18-04, 11:14 PM

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I have that same smoking problem, I know its coming from the lower area of the turbos. When I stop after boosting I see light smoke coming out between my headlight covers and where the hood meets the fenders.

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02-19-04, 01:15 AM

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hey swat81 im getting the exact same prob .. except mine smokes alot .. i dunno whats causing this cause i dont know much bout cars .. but could it be a gasket problem?