1.9 JTD 120 CV/88KW CF4 M88
THE PROBLEM: White-ish puffs of smoke on acceleration. Stopped at destination and revved her a bit. Huge plumes of smoke. Switched off engine. Waited a bit, debated calling my hubby as he has less love for Betsie than I do. Eventually called him. Restarted Betsie--- no smoke whatsoever --- hubby said to drive home carefully and then told me what to do if Turbo Runaway happens.. (Throw into 5th and dump clutch while standing on brakes) Drove home (3miles) no smoke until last 1/2 mile, not to much just kind of in puffs. Parked car.... revved her a bit... loads of smoke and trues-bob Turbo Runaway occurs. Crap myself but remember what hubby said to do and it worked. Now petrified I've seized the engine. Call hubby. Engine won't turn. I've killed her now haven't I. I go inside to mourn.
2 hours later: Hubby says I've killed her. I say no-way she's tough. Hubby opens and peers into bonnet... No oil leaks. No oil in coolant. No coolant in oil. Start her. Starts first time... no bangs or explosions.. just a perfectly happy Betsie. Hubby has to get back to work. Tells me not to rev her, to just drive her like a granny and I should be able to do the school run safely.
Three school run trips of 6 miles each done, with smoke only occurring last half mile of each trip, and not in huge amounts either. After last run engine light came on and code P0235
My traitorous hubby has now bought Peggy-(Peugeot 207) and brought her home for me use on the school runs until he can figure out what to do with Betsie.
WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR: Loads of googling. Spoken to a few mechanic family members. First suggestion was to check turbo return pipe wasn't blocked. Easy enough to check. So have ordered gasket seals and washers. And managed to find a used but sound return pipe in case that's got damage. Hubby is planning on getting up on stands tomorrow and having a proper look for leaks, cracked pipes etc.
Does anyone have any suggestions, hint, tips or anything before he gets under her? Anything to look out for? Has anyone encountered this issue before? Any advice and thoughts are welcome.
Hubby and I are generally mechanically able. We both grew up around cars, stock car racing, drag racing etc. So are pretty competent under the hood. Mostly.
THE PROBLEM: White-ish puffs of smoke on acceleration. Stopped at destination and revved her a bit. Huge plumes of smoke. Switched off engine. Waited a bit, debated calling my hubby as he has less love for Betsie than I do. Eventually called him. Restarted Betsie--- no smoke whatsoever --- hubby said to drive home carefully and then told me what to do if Turbo Runaway happens.. (Throw into 5th and dump clutch while standing on brakes) Drove home (3miles) no smoke until last 1/2 mile, not to much just kind of in puffs. Parked car.... revved her a bit... loads of smoke and trues-bob Turbo Runaway occurs. Crap myself but remember what hubby said to do and it worked. Now petrified I've seized the engine. Call hubby. Engine won't turn. I've killed her now haven't I. I go inside to mourn.
2 hours later: Hubby says I've killed her. I say no-way she's tough. Hubby opens and peers into bonnet... No oil leaks. No oil in coolant. No coolant in oil. Start her. Starts first time... no bangs or explosions.. just a perfectly happy Betsie. Hubby has to get back to work. Tells me not to rev her, to just drive her like a granny and I should be able to do the school run safely.
Three school run trips of 6 miles each done, with smoke only occurring last half mile of each trip, and not in huge amounts either. After last run engine light came on and code P0235
My traitorous hubby has now bought Peggy-(Peugeot 207) and brought her home for me use on the school runs until he can figure out what to do with Betsie.
WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR: Loads of googling. Spoken to a few mechanic family members. First suggestion was to check turbo return pipe wasn't blocked. Easy enough to check. So have ordered gasket seals and washers. And managed to find a used but sound return pipe in case that's got damage. Hubby is planning on getting up on stands tomorrow and having a proper look for leaks, cracked pipes etc.
Does anyone have any suggestions, hint, tips or anything before he gets under her? Anything to look out for? Has anyone encountered this issue before? Any advice and thoughts are welcome.
Hubby and I are generally mechanically able. We both grew up around cars, stock car racing, drag racing etc. So are pretty competent under the hood. Mostly.