smoke at idle

[carrottop]

Hi mate im a mechanic and see this alot when the turbo seals have gone especially in r5's which use the same t2 turbo

[PukkaSilvia]

yep as above turbo seal

[SST_Ti]

My Scimitar SST was doing this (same engine as the S12). A temporary fix that cured it for me was to turn up the idle a little bit (from 750rpm to just under 1000rpm). The turbo was replaced 30k miles ago by the previous owner so I'm loathed to do it again already.

[carty672]

Thanks for the quick responses, looks like i better get a rebuild kit! it cant be that hard or can it?

[PukkaSilvia]

diy rebuild kits are not worth the aggro. they rarely work

[northerner]

and you cant balance the shaft. A recon turbo is around £250

[s13eater]

see adzs for details lol.