: / Smoke at high revs

Turbomick1985 · Post by **Turbomick1985** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 1:35 pm

lol i know i know, i dont drive hard all the time very rarely too be honest, i did it once saw the smoke and did it again and saw the smoke havnt done it since

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 3:24 pm

Thinking a bit more, White smoke can also be weak mixture (too lean) and I guess that might be more obvious at the top end???

Not sure what might cause that if that's what it is though?

Dbo · Post by **Dbo** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 4:50 pm

i only know in a diesel that white smoke at high revs is valve stem seals on the way out

so maybe redline in yours is putting strain on your valves

have you reset your gaps

not expensive job or free if you know how

makes a difference

Supermarine Blues · Post by **Supermarine Blues** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 7:40 pm

Pushki wrote:
Turbomick1985 wrote:i pulled away again rather vigorously and noticed it again, since then i have not red lined it and no smoke
Maybe you should avoid red lining it. Try changing gears before it gets to that point.
The red line is not something to aim for. It would be a green line if it was.

Red = Warning/Danger!!

I think that's more of an expression; unless an upchange is inappropriate (overtaking, for example) then 7K's enough usually.

But the poor thing's only got 197 BHP so driving it like one stole it is usually the order of the day...

Unsurprisingly, mine huffs & puffs a bit & does like to drink oil. Much of which appears to be on the exhaust finishers.