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Hi Guys,

My Mate at home drives a Polo Gti 9n3 (2006), there are some issues now and no one knows what's the problem.

What happens is that once the car is warm it tends to smoke under load a bit and once you rev it. It's white smoke. E.g when he stops at home and rev the car a couple of times white smoke comes from the exhaust.

Everyone told us it's rather valve stem seals, turbo seals or rings? Turbo was replaced with a secondhand turbo about 3 months ago :cry: not sure if its the seals?

We checked the car now on cold start up and no smoke came out. But once revved some white smoke comes out again and the car backfires with every blip of the throttle?

If anyone know what this issue might be please help.
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Under load is unlikely to be valve stem seals - they tend to smoke under vacuum (at idle)

Turbo seals is more likely. Does the car use oil?
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Sinbad wrote:Under load is unlikely to be valve stem seals - they tend to smoke under vacuum (at idle)

Turbo seals is more likely. Does the car use oil?
Yea Sinbad, it uses a crap load of oil. Topped up a liter yesterday
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I beleive the Polo GTI's have problems with the turbo seals... im sure some of the PGTI owners will advise...

edit to add: thats on the 9n3 GTI... which one does your friend have?
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Sparkz0629 wrote:I beleive the Polo GTI's have problems with the turbo seals... im sure some of the PGTI owners will advise...

edit to add: thats on the 9n3 GTI... which one does your friend have?
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Just not sure about the oil use? Car is going in for a compression test today. Maybe they can pick up something.
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Stephan wrote:Just not sure about the oil use? Car is going in for a compression test today. Maybe they can pick up something.
Doubt it.

Compression test won't pick up turbo seal issues.
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Ok so there's white smoke coming out of the turbo's compressor side and by the silicone pipes.. So the tebo is fkcd?
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Sounds most likely like a buggered turbo yes.
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i got one for you :-)
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Hey Amith, wich one you got bru the t3?
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Nah i kept the Ko3s...
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pm the price, then we can discuss from there. :)
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