Smoke Types?

[TOYMOTA]

I've been told that 3 different colours of smoke can come out the back end of the Tubby. Black, white and blue. What does each colour mean is going wrong??

[Ryan1985]

Blue smoke means the turbo is gone, black means its running rich and white is when...errrrrrrrrr...its cold! :P

Don't quote me on any of those though!

[TOYMOTA]

That okay then. There is a bit of white smoke in the morning for a couple of mins.

Can blue also mean the piston rings have worn out??

[cfc1]

Blue can mean its burning oil.. white is nothing to worry about, generally its just condensation. Black.. well mostly seen on diesels that need a good service.

[boundsw]

Yep

Blue is defo oil (all the time with ya foot down...piston rings or turbo, and just a little puff when pulling off lights, valve stem seals.

White is normally condensation, even more with stainless exhaust.

and black (real black...is diesels) but black / grey can be over fueling, like unburnt fuel.

[jaxx]

Yep

Blue is defo oil (all the time with ya foot down...piston rings or turbo, and just a little puff when pulling off lights, valve stem seals.

White is normally condensation, even more with stainless exhaust.

and black (real black...is diesels) but black / grey can be over fueling, like unburnt fuel.

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mucho agreed with all that

with the blitz zorst on mine it looks like the back ends on fire when the condensation vapourises from the inside on a cold morning

[TOYMOTA]

Yep

Blue is defo oil (all the time with ya foot down...piston rings or turbo, and just a little puff when pulling off lights, valve stem seals.

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Those sound almost terminal. How much would it cost to replace the rings, turbo and valve stem seals??

[boundsw]

hhhuummmm...piston rings is like sump off, crank out, conrods, pistions the lot, then replace rings and re-build !

Valve stem seals is like head off, remove valves and valve springs (means new HG etc etc !!)

Turbo...Turbo technics charge about £500-600 i think for a CT26... Check fensport...but they aint cheap.

I would not like to say....alot !!