Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 21:08:41 +0300 From: "Keith" <keith.gatfordnospampi.nospam.net> Subject: Re: blue smoke
"john thompson" <john.thomson970nospamorld.com> wrote in message news:yT%qe.21667$cN2.16352nospamfe4-gui.ntli.net... > occasionally (maybe once a week or so) when i start my 2001 9-3 se i get > blue smoke from the exhaust, it very quickly clears up and the car seems to > be running fine, is this something to worry about and get checked out or is > it just fairly normal and nothing to worry about. My 2001 9-3 (75 000km) suffers from the same thing but not as often as once a week. I notice the "blue puff" maybe once or twice a month. I have the 2.0t Ecopower engine in my 9-3 and I found the below link that may explain the "Puff" http://www.abbottracing.com/2003/support/faq.htm Is this a problem with only the garret GT17 Turbocharger or are all turbos prone to the same problem? If there is a build up of sludge in the turbo forcing oil through the turbine seal, why does this puff not happen at every startup? keith