SMOKIN....then not
08-01-05, 05:11 PM
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SMOKIN....then not
87 Tll, ported, S5 turbo
Car has been running great all summer......till now.
Car was sitting all day, and I went to get gas. About 1/2 mile away, stopped at a light (long light), and soon started to smell something. Glanced in my rear view, and couldn't see anything for this cloud of smoke behind me. Pulled away and it didn't seem bad, but when I stopped again it got worse. Shut it off in the driveway and re started, and it continued to smoke, maybe not quite so bad. Held rpm at 3K and wasn't quite so bad but still there...back to idle. The got 2 sets of 5 beeps, the continuous single beeps. Drove it around for about 15 minutes, and it got less and less...then it would idle without a puff.
Started it the next day and we are smokin again. Otherwise the car seems to run fine! Lots of power, feels normal.
Ideas??
Car has been running great all summer......till now.
Car was sitting all day, and I went to get gas. About 1/2 mile away, stopped at a light (long light), and soon started to smell something. Glanced in my rear view, and couldn't see anything for this cloud of smoke behind me. Pulled away and it didn't seem bad, but when I stopped again it got worse. Shut it off in the driveway and re started, and it continued to smoke, maybe not quite so bad. Held rpm at 3K and wasn't quite so bad but still there...back to idle. The got 2 sets of 5 beeps, the continuous single beeps. Drove it around for about 15 minutes, and it got less and less...then it would idle without a puff.
Started it the next day and we are smokin again. Otherwise the car seems to run fine! Lots of power, feels normal.
Ideas??
08-01-05, 06:42 PM
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Well...just pulled the plugs. Three are a medium brown, and leading (lower) front is charcoal colored, with not much buildup, but a little oil on the threads. Let it idle for 2 min while I went in to get my licence, and couldn't see the house across the street for smoke.
Took it once around the block, and the at idle the smoke was 1/20th of what it was....just barely there. I'm sure if i'd gone twice around the block there would be none at all.
You'd think a blown seal would cause smoke all the time! Drive it for 15 min and the problem is gone!
Any chance this is an omp problem?
Took it once around the block, and the at idle the smoke was 1/20th of what it was....just barely there. I'm sure if i'd gone twice around the block there would be none at all.
You'd think a blown seal would cause smoke all the time! Drive it for 15 min and the problem is gone!
Any chance this is an omp problem?