Need Advice: Smoking at hot idle-driveable?

[Bernie Benz]

There is no "fix" for a leaking rack piston rod seal short of replacement.

Bernie

> From: "jalexmichaels" <jalexmichaels at netzero.net>
> Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 16:54:37 -0700
> To: "Bernie Benz" <b.benz at charter.net>
> Cc: "200q20V mailing list" <200q20v at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: Need Advice:  Smoking at hot idle-driveable?
>
> 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?
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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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