Need Advice: Smoking at hot idle-driveable?

[jalexmichaels]

Bernie,

It appears that the smoke does not manifest itself at lower engine
temperatures,  only approximately when the fan comes on.

I was thinking about disabling the PS if my "fix" is not success.

Thanks for your thoughts,

Jacob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernie Benz" <b.benz at charter.net>
To: "jalexmichaels" <jalexmichaels at netzero.net>
Cc: "200q20V mailing list" <200q20v at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: Need Advice: Smoking at hot idle-driveable?


> It doesn't smoke while driving? hard?  Don't idle on way to CO.
>
> Or disconnect the PS pump on the CGT and drive it.  Will steer hard but
> won't hurt the rack, which is due for overhaul anyway.  Try it around the
> block.
>
> Bernie
>
> > From: "jalexmichaels" <jalexmichaels at netzero.net>
> > Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 15:56:34 -0700
> > To: "200q20V mailing list" <200q20v at audifans.com>
> > Subject: Need Advice:  Smoking at hot idle-driveable?
> >
> > This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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> > A follow up on my tale of woe with exhaust smoke right before my trip to
> > Colorado from Oregon.
> >
> > Symptoms manifest on at hot engine temperature at idle at hot start-up.
It
> > will take about 5-10 minutes of idling before the smoke becomes
consistent.
> > Goes away when engine not hot, like after a freeway run. Takes 10
minutes
> > after a freeway run for it to start again. Smoke is not white, more
> > greyish-white, note particularly blue.
> >
> > Mechanic's gut feeling is that it is the turbo.  Leakdown test was
> > 20%-10%-10%-20%-15%.  I do not want the turbo to start spewing oil on
some
> > mountain pass, but it is difficult for me to calculate the risk of that.
> >
> > I don't think that I would normally consider driving the 200q car, under
the
> > circumstances, to Colorado from Oregon, but the Coupe gt is leaking a
ton of
> > ATF. I have jury-rigged something to temporarily lessen the leak in the
rubber
> > accordian boot of the ps rack, so I think it is driveable.
> >
> > Any advice or suggestions on which car to drive...
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Jacob  1987.5 cpe gt 238K (ps rack disaster), 200q20v 143K (smoking at
idle)
> > sigh.
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