Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 98 1.9 smoking like mad

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Thu 19 Nov 2009 02:38
98 1.9 smoking like mad - leetrials
Hey i have a 306 bought it few months back and had a bright idea of turning the turbo and fuel pump up which was a pretty bad idea as the turbo died within 3 days anyway i got hold of a hand me down turbo which i was told my a garage it was like new. now its all back together its chuffing out blue smoke and i mean its bad makes my whole street look like gorillas in the mist does anybody have any idea what i can do? im trying to sell it and right now i think ill struggle giving it to a scrap yard :) its a nightmare of a car by the way the diesel pump has been turned up too could that cause the smoking? as the turbo isnt boosting at the min because i the little turbo the egr pipe pushes onto has broken off :/

thanks for reading any replies will be greatly appreciated

Lee.
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Thu 19 Nov 2009 09:28
98 1.9 smoking like mad - andrewuwe
If your car is smoking at low revs when the turbo is not really spinning yet:

White smoke means fuel is going through the engine but not getting burnt.
Black smoke means too much fuel is going through the engine and only getting burnt a bit as there is not enough air in the engine to fully burn.
Blue smoke means engine oil is getting burnt in the engine.

Be REALLY sure what colour of smoke?
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Thu 19 Nov 2009 11:20
98 1.9 smoking like mad - Peter.N.
I would concur. Whitish blue smoke would indicate that not all the fuel is being burned, this would normally be associated with rough running or misfire, this would be particularly bad at tickover, blue somke when driving normally would indicate that you have done the engine no good at all.
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Thu 19 Nov 2009 11:39
98 1.9 smoking like mad - glowplug
I would guess that the replacement turbo is faulty which would be the least expensive damage... As other posters have stated blue smoke is burning oil.

However it could be that after turning up the boost and fueling you wrecked other parts of the engine, head gasket, seals, etc.

Just out of interest - how did you plan on passing the MOT emissions test after changing the fueling?

Steve.
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