MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: Calum Reid on June 01, 2021, 12:26:38 pm

Title: Smoke on idle when warm(stage 2+) 70k
Post by: Calum Reid on June 01, 2021, 12:26:38 pm

Car is on 70k, stage 2+ on ko3. Ive been getting oily smoke after sitting at idle for about a minute, and a cloud of smoke when starting when warm, smoke goes away as soon as I get into first gear. Going through a lot of oil and cyl 3 plug looks a bit oily(will attach picture of plugs)
Compression test-
Cyl 1-225psi
Cyl 2-227psi
Cyl 3-240psi
Cyl 4-220psi

Any ideas? Cheers.
(https://i.postimg.cc/T35sBnpQ/D4-D89-BB4-5-DFC-425-F-8-D86-E1-BFE939-D99-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/FYmGLdbJ)

Title: Re: Smoke on idle when warm(stage 2+) 70k
Post by: pudding on June 05, 2021, 12:21:23 am

I would get a leak down test done, and drop the downpipe to check the turbo shaft play.