Blue smoke when at idle, but smells oily???
could be a number of things
1) Oil rings on pistons; but a comp test will not always show this as being the cause
2) guides or stem seals
3) turbo
rule out the things you can do yourself, so go and find a big hill and let the car overrun until you reach the bottom, at the bottom give it a boot and if you get lots of blue smoke then i suspect stem seals or guides
you can also do a comp test, but as said it, it will not always be conclusive. A cosworth YB i rebuilt years ago had the same issue, a comp test wasnt conclusive, but once stripped down it was clear to see it was the oil rings.
you could always whip the turbo off for inspection; you will normally find a wetness if its oil seals
1) Oil rings on pistons; but a comp test will not always show this as being the cause
2) guides or stem seals
3) turbo
rule out the things you can do yourself, so go and find a big hill and let the car overrun until you reach the bottom, at the bottom give it a boot and if you get lots of blue smoke then i suspect stem seals or guides
you can also do a comp test, but as said it, it will not always be conclusive. A cosworth YB i rebuilt years ago had the same issue, a comp test wasnt conclusive, but once stripped down it was clear to see it was the oil rings.
you could always whip the turbo off for inspection; you will normally find a wetness if its oil seals
tris_glanza
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mine does the same i would take it out give it some beans then stop and a hell of a lot of blue smoke would come out only happens sometimes hasnt happened for a while now though!!!
yeah same here mate. cant find whats wrong with it... it still goes hard easily 150.haha
thanks for that mate and all the other info iv had its the best web site iv ever used. sound.