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Offline Liam van Wyk

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K04 mk5 GTi smoking issue
« on: Yesterday at 02:56:20 pm »
Good day everyone. I’ve got a mk5 gti with a k04 turbo. The pcv hose from the pcv to intake manifold is currently blocked off with rubber caps. The car smokes really badly from the exhaust. On start up, it smokes I little bit, and the longer the car idles, the thicker the smoke gets. I’m scared to drive it in case it blows up.
The one time I drove the car slightly hard(shifting at 3.5k-4k rpm) the smoke mostly dissapeared(still smoked a bit) but only came back when changing gears.

There’s not much else I can describe but feel free to ask any more questions.
I’m posting this in hopes that someone will be able to point me in the right direction of what the issue could be. I’m not very mechanically incline and will appreciate any help. The images I’ve attempted to upload are right after(less smoke) start up and then after driving it in first and reverse to move to a different spot(more smoke)




Offline TyGTI

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Re: K04 mk5 GTi smoking issue
« Reply #1 on: Today at 03:52:24 pm »
Looks like it's burning oil, have you checked the oil level recently?

Probably turbo seals gone, when was the K04 fitted and was it a used one? It's going to need to go to a garage for further diagnostics