Well my turbo has gone. Cars reeking black smoke but still drives great anyone know where to get a new engine it's 07 plate 1.3 diesel
Check the hoses from the turbo to the intake for splits or holes. Any boost pressure that is lost through a leak is a common symptom of black smoke.
If a turbo has gone, you'll usually get lots of white or blue smoke, not black. Black smoke is an indication of over-fuelling.
Could end up being a cheap fix rather than needing a turbo or a whole new engine.
What is Over fuelling?
If a turbo has gone, you'll usually get lots of white or blue smoke, not black. Black smoke is an indication of over-fuelling.
Quite common to get lots of black smoke when the turbo dies, injectors will still pour a certain amount of fuel in but without the turbo the engine is lacking air and in effect, seriously over fueling.
It's not much different to jamming your foot on the throttle and getting tons of black smoke out the back as the car tries to fuel for the throttle but the turbo hasn't caught up.
Blue smoke = burning oil can usually a precursor to a turbo going as the oil seals break down and pour oil into the intake.
While smoke is usually a sign of coolant or water in the combustion process.