kenneth

its big puffs of smoke, but nowt on idle at all. i've got a straight through, but i don't think that's the cause because i'v done plenty of miles with it without any problems. don't think oil is being lost at any great rate snd there's no mayo in the filler cap!! how do i check pcv valve? i;ve never even heard of it before. and how do i check the throttle body? i'm v.grateful for all this advice lads!!

you sound really certain its turbo related!! what about the theory that smoke on idle is turbo but smoke at other times is something else!!?

i don't mind the chatter, but i know a bov makes much better sense cheers for all the advice, i'll post back if i get to the bottom of it. or if things go pop!!

you make lots of sense!! i have chatter!! gonna have to get it back to a garage with this info. don't wanna sound stingy, but i don't really wanna shell out for a bov only to find that's not the answer. although i would like one, i wanna make sure everything inside is working right first if that makes sense!!

the smoke i see is light on boost, but a big cloud when i accelerate again. i don't think its from the last turbo because i've had a few months of running without any problem. in the picture, beneath where thi re-circ dump valve should be, that big pipe, the one that says 16 vavle on it(!?) is taped up with insulation tape which seems to be coming away. is that important!!? and that breather that goes to nowhere, should it even be there!? looks a bit wrong to me!!

ok, had the joiner on the turbo side off, there is oil residue. can't get the other one off. i had the turbo replaced a while ago because the seels in the old one were shot. i only replaced it with a second hand unit though. could this oil be from when that turbo was buggered!? when you say rings, you mean piston rings? that sounds expensive!!? are things about to go bang!!?

would much appreciate some help/ideas have an ep82 which has started idling high, around 1500 rpm. also, its started to pump out smoke although i can't put my finger on exactly when it does this. it seems to a little when on boost, then as the engine slows down through a gear, it pumps out a big cloud when i press the accelarator again. it's kinda whitish blue, which doesn't really help!! had it in a garage who said all sensors are working fine and they got the idle down a little, but they don't really know what else to do next. there's a breather pipe that seems to be weeping a little oi