Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
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Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
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My wife's Polo GTI smokes when the car idles & when it's cold.It's white smoke,so it's oil & you can smell it.As you the drive the car the smoking stops.
Could it be turbo seals that's messed up?
My wife's Polo GTI smokes when the car idles & when it's cold.It's white smoke,so it's oil & you can smell it.As you the drive the car the smoking stops.
Could it be turbo seals that's messed up?
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Re: Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
On cold? 100% sure?
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Re: Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
look like someone deleted my comments here hmmmm
like i said before Larry also had this issue and it turned out to be the turbo seals also if something has cracked on the manifold
as these cars are prone for that
like i said before Larry also had this issue and it turned out to be the turbo seals also if something has cracked on the manifold
as these cars are prone for that
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Re: Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
Yes or if the car idles too longpyro-zn wrote:On cold? 100% sure?
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Re: Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
Uncle Nunda wrote:look like someone deleted my comments here hmmmm
like i said before Larry also had this issue and it turned out to be the turbo seals also if something has cracked on the manifold
as these cars are prone for that
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Re: Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
As far as I know white smoke is water or coolant. Blueish smoke is oil usually.
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Re: Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
Won't be valve stem seals, otherwise it would smoke everytime a person lifts your foot from the petrol.
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Re: Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
Hi guys I'm new here I have a polo gti 9n about three months back I put a new turbo in car drove fine no smoking until two weeks ago car started smoking again only on idle drive the car no smoke sit in traffic smokes up car has a downpipe software n no other mods
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Re: Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
Change the PRV valve, changed that on our car & the smoking stopped
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Re: Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
Any idea where it's fits
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Re: Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
It sits on the top right hand corner of the valve cover on the turbo inlet pipe , it looks like a hockey puck.
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Re: Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
When you change yours did it stop smoking straight away
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Re: Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
Yes
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Re: Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
& it's not expensive +-R350
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Thank you will buy 1 2m n try it
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I put a new pvc valve car still smokes my old pcv had sum oil in but now so bad will a faulty coolant temp switch n thermostat cause the car to smoke
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Re: Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
the short answer is yes it could be the turbo.
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Re: Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
Turbo is like 3 months old very strange
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Re: Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
Did you replace this?
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Re: Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
yes replace that but still smokes but + I open up the intercooler pipes no oil
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Re: Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
Sorry for the hijack, but I seem to have the same issue.
When the car is cold, there is no smoke, but as soon as I'm standing too long in traffic, it starts smoking quite a bit.
Not sure where to start? PVC, Turbo, Cooler?
When the car is cold, there is no smoke, but as soon as I'm standing too long in traffic, it starts smoking quite a bit.
Not sure where to start? PVC, Turbo, Cooler?
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Re: Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
Check PCV, mine did the same and went away when I changed my PCV (it also had a farkoff big hole in it).Silver Srfer wrote:Sorry for the hijack, but I seem to have the same issue.
When the car is cold, there is no smoke, but as soon as I'm standing too long in traffic, it starts smoking quite a bit.
Not sure where to start? PVC, Turbo, Cooler?
I don't have any smoke now besides a blue puff on coldstart startup, which is turbo.
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Re: Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
Thanks man, will check it out this weekend and replace itJasonCPT wrote:Check PCV, mine did the same and went away when I changed my PCV (it also had a farkoff big hole in it).Silver Srfer wrote:Sorry for the hijack, but I seem to have the same issue.
When the car is cold, there is no smoke, but as soon as I'm standing too long in traffic, it starts smoking quite a bit.
Not sure where to start? PVC, Turbo, Cooler?
I don't have any smoke now besides a blue puff on coldstart startup, which is turbo.
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Its really cheap too, got the parts from GW.Silver Srfer wrote:Thanks man, will check it out this weekend and replace itJasonCPT wrote:Check PCV, mine did the same and went away when I changed my PCV (it also had a farkoff big hole in it).Silver Srfer wrote:Sorry for the hijack, but I seem to have the same issue.
When the car is cold, there is no smoke, but as soon as I'm standing too long in traffic, it starts smoking quite a bit.
Not sure where to start? PVC, Turbo, Cooler?
I don't have any smoke now besides a blue puff on coldstart startup, which is turbo.
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Re: Polo GTI 1.8T Smokes On Idle When Cold
Good day gents,
I also have a similar issue on my A3 1.8T 8L. Car only smokes on idle when warm, eg. sitting at a robo, then a puff of smoke when taking off, but under normal driving, no smoke and no problems with boost either. I did notice a split in the hose from the Hockey puck, then another hose also split. I think it could be related to the PCV system but I had changed the PCV last year when I first started observing this smoking. Could it be the PRV/Hockey puck valve that is causing this smoking issue ? If so, how can you test this valve ? Also, if it is PCV related, is fitting a catch can / PCV delete the solution to the problem ? Are there kits available for the 1.8T's ?
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I also have a similar issue on my A3 1.8T 8L. Car only smokes on idle when warm, eg. sitting at a robo, then a puff of smoke when taking off, but under normal driving, no smoke and no problems with boost either. I did notice a split in the hose from the Hockey puck, then another hose also split. I think it could be related to the PCV system but I had changed the PCV last year when I first started observing this smoking. Could it be the PRV/Hockey puck valve that is causing this smoking issue ? If so, how can you test this valve ? Also, if it is PCV related, is fitting a catch can / PCV delete the solution to the problem ? Are there kits available for the 1.8T's ?
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks