It won't pal, I agree with you,, it either burning oil or losing in in the coolant, ie. oil cooler or head gasket, either way it's doesn't sound good, worst case a cracked liner or piston
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I had bought a new genuine temp sensor. New thermostat and new coolant around a week ago. The system is nice and clean
I'll have to check all the breathers for blockages and work my way up
Knowing my luck it's going to be the most expensive thing to go wrong
I'll have to check all the breathers for blockages and work my way up
Knowing my luck it's going to be the most expensive thing to go wrong
Hey Guys,
Sorry to be a pain, where are the breathers?? sorry its such a dull question id rather get it right the first time
Thank you
Sorry to be a pain, where are the breathers?? sorry its such a dull question id rather get it right the first time
Thank you
Hey mate I'm only new to these too but I believe the breathers are underneath the engine covers, When you remove the lower L shaped one you'll have the metal shield left where the oil dipstick goes.
You'll need an allen key and a 10mm socket to remove them, be careful when you do so but underneath there are your breather pipes
Gotta love the way Seat put these engines together
You'll need an allen key and a 10mm socket to remove them, be careful when you do so but underneath there are your breather pipes
Gotta love the way Seat put these engines together
Hey mate I'm only new to these too but I believe the breathers are underneath the engine covers, When you remove the lower L shaped one you'll have the metal shield left where the oil dipstick goes.
You'll need an allen key and a 10mm socket to remove them, be careful when you do so but underneath there are your breather pipes
Gotta love the way Seat put these engines together
do you mean the vw put the engines together lol.
Update!!
Turns out the smoke I saw is blue in colour
I friend of mine drove the car and I followed him in his car. It only seem to blow a puff of smoke when you pull off and also the start of second gear but those two times only.
I've had a look at my breathers and can't see any signs of kinks or blockages. There is a small bend in one of the pipes and is touching the rad pipe but it all looks okay
I also taken the intake pipe off and checked for oil. There was a light mist around the pipe but nothing rang alarm bells there
I personally think the seal is failing on the hot side of the turbo. Any ideas guys??
Turns out the smoke I saw is blue in colour
I friend of mine drove the car and I followed him in his car. It only seem to blow a puff of smoke when you pull off and also the start of second gear but those two times only.
I've had a look at my breathers and can't see any signs of kinks or blockages. There is a small bend in one of the pipes and is touching the rad pipe but it all looks okay
I also taken the intake pipe off and checked for oil. There was a light mist around the pipe but nothing rang alarm bells there
I personally think the seal is failing on the hot side of the turbo. Any ideas guys??
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if the smoke is blue then oil is been burnt. this is either stem seals or seal on cold side. if the seal on cold side was going smoke is white
Still check the breather system. It's under the inlet manifold goes goes upto the right handside of the rocker cover and then to the turbo intake pipe.
Why do people automatically assume the worst. I don't mean to get arsey but I've told you that blue smoke out the exhaust could be a cheap fix. Have you checked? You could spend £££ and it turns out its a kinked breather
The pipework has to keep its shape to work properly. Trust me you would be surprised the amount of smoke these chuck out the exhaust if there's the slightest obstruction
As said before blocked breathers won't allow the engine to breath properly which means the engine is under to much pressure which forces oil past seals (piston rings etc) so it would use oil
Ah thank you brad_barker12 there may well be light at the end of the tunnel
Okay next step is parts!!! Where can I get a new pipe from?
Okay next step is parts!!! Where can I get a new pipe from?
Seat or get silicone pipework from forge. Or you could fit a catch tank which is the cheapest and best option IMO
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