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davcohen

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13th Feb 09 at 20:01

asking on behalf of a friend she has told me she bought herself a 1.3cdti corsa everything seemed good with it, she got it home next day she started it and from cold it blows out black/ blue smoke but when its warm everything is fine.

only has something like 31k on the clock its an 05 model, anyone have any idea's what it could be

Richardhhha

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14th Feb 09 at 00:53

newer cars tend to burn a little oil, just tell her to keep a check on the oil level and if its going down a fair bit then you have something to worry about, you want to see pug 107's they smoke like a chimly

davcohen

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14th Feb 09 at 13:41

well i can only go by what im told but i think she means there is alot of smoke coming out when cold not a puff but seems to go when warm

vxmechanic

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14th Feb 09 at 14:27

1.3 cdti's some times tend to have a seal in the turbo go, not trying to worry you but if it's still under warrenty id go get it checed out if not pull of the pipe on the side of the turbo ( with the engine off) and stick your fingers in and see if theres any oil!

Twiggy

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14th Feb 09 at 15:36

mine smokes on start up 2.0 Hdi

alan-g-w

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14th Feb 09 at 16:01

Diesels get a sooty build up in the exhaust if they're not driven hard or so I've heard. Try taking it for a spirited drive and see if it helps, if it doesn't no big loss

deano87

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14th Feb 09 at 18:32

Monster on here has had some trouble with his turbo

if it's under warranty I'd get it checked out

but I don't think black smoke is anything to be worried about on a diesel. Not sure about blue though

[Edited on 14-02-2009 by deano87]

vxmechanic

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14th Feb 09 at 20:46

well if its blue smoke its burning oil, and i have reaplaced loads off turbos from 1.3's which have had a seal in the turbo gone, luckly warrenty covered them

davcohen

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16th Feb 09 at 02:30

id assume its not under warranty as its an 05 model, will try and find out some more info as its a friends car

thanks for the advice so far

deano87

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16th Feb 09 at 08:23

quote:
Originally posted by vxmechanic
well if its blue smoke its burning oil, and i have reaplaced loads off turbos from 1.3's which have had a seal in the turbo gone, luckly warrenty covered them

This seems to be a common problem now, after a few years of use