1.9 Td , Very Smokey

[djinuk 2]

i have a 306 1.9 td..

 

its 100% standard as far as i know and has done 152k.

 

Ive noticed that when coming on boost , especially more so when the cars been sat in traffic or similar there is a very large puff of blue smoke..

 

Would i be right in saying its most probably the turbo thats shagged and letting oil through the seals?

[weejimmy 1]

if its blue its oil,

are you sure its not just diesel reek.

if you have a boost leak it may be over fuling. id check with a boost gauge, should have 12-14psi.

[djinuk 2]

sweet ok, nah it seems very very smokey, ive seen smokey diesels but this seems to be very very blue.

 

Ill get a boost gauge plumbed in and see what thats saying.

 

thanks

[welshpug 1,626]

blue is not a good sign, black or grey is quite normal though, dependent on how much of course!

[Weser 30]

With my old 1.8 non turbo diesel engine it used to smoke blue when I put my foot down.

 

It had down over 250,000 miles though so thats probably why. However I did change the oil and filter every 3000miles!

 

It was still running fine when it was removed in favour of a turbo lump. So it could be that its just getting old. The blue smoke didnt really bother me. It wasn't very very smoke though like you describe!