[Vwdiesel] It pours

[Kneale Brownson]

Doesn't take much fluid to produce a lot of smoke.

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On Jul 25, 2013, at 3:28 PM, Vincent McBeigh <vrmcbeigh at gmail.com> wrote:

> No loss of fluid or steering groaning. The pulley above the PS pump on the V-Belt looks knackered, though. It's sitting all crooked.
> 
> On Jul 25, 2013 5:24 PM, "Kneale Brownson" <knealeski at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> Power steering line?
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Jul 25, 2013, at 3:20 PM, Vincent McBeigh <vrmcbeigh at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> > It seems the blue tornado of smoke is coming from somewhere on the front of
>> > the engine, well underneath the injection pump.
>> >
>> > Thankfully, it looks like Geico will cover it!
>> > On Jul 25, 2013 5:14 PM, "Stephen Kraus" <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Yeah....sounds like the turbo has blown or you have internal engine
>> >> problems
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Stephen Kraus <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com>wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Pull the head, and try rotating the crank manually with a ratchet.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 4:36 PM, Vincent McBeigh <vrmcbeigh at gmail.com>wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Hi, all
>> >>>>
>> >>>> My 1999 Mk3 Jetta AHU has been giving me all sorts of trouble lately. I
>> >>>> had
>> >>>> to replace the alternator in an AutoZone parking lot in NY, and back here
>> >>>> in NH, I had my coolant light and oil pressure light come on in that
>> >>>> order,
>> >>>> got blue smoke from under my hood and out my tailpipe, then the engine
>> >>>> seized (it seems). This all happened fairly rapidly. My coolant tank is
>> >>>> bone dry, but I still have plenty of oil on the dip stick.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Any ideas?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Thanks,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Vincent
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