smoke

hi people i have a 09 cupra, car pulls very well, slowly started noticing minor popping in the exhaust system while flat out, this causing minor loss of power during the popping, generally in the higher gears, the car is candy white, it gets covered in black spots all over the back, i dont know...

Driving home from work today, accelerated the car from maybe 20mph to 30mph relatively hard, followed by a massive cloud of white smoke from the exhaust pipe at the back of the car, and loss of turbo power, now the car sounds very chuggy and ofc no turbo, There was no Bang, just a cloud of smoke...

Hey, Ibiza cupra 1.8T BBU engine. Smoke coming out of the exhaust mostly after downshifting within lower range of RPM (1500 to 2000). Lets say I am cruising at 5th gear, letting the car slow down by itself, downshifting to 4th, stopping at red light, pressing the throttle slightly and white...

Hi All I have just had the cam belt changed on my Leon (BMN) 170 2.0 tdi . We used all the correct locking pins etc and timing 'appears' to be in order, however, When we started the car I noticed a lot of smoke and rough idle whilst warming up. It seemed to drive fine, checked the torsion value...

Hi, As the title suggests, I can now smell a new cigarette smoke/something foosty from the air con. I don't smoke, I don't allow any passengers to smoke in the car, plus the smell weirdly only appeared once I got in the car after finishing work (the car journey there smelled fine :shrug:)...

trying to get hold of a diognostic kit by the weekend, but does any one have any ideas/experianced this? it seems to be below 2000rpm and its intermitant its seems to be missing almost, but more freqantly almost all the time when accelerating quite hard there is excesive black smoke, black being...

well lately a have seeing blue smoke and when i reverse i can really smell burnt oil like its coming out of the exhaust and also its holding 5psi then dropping to 3psi and am having boost spikes not often tho 17963 P1555 Charge Pressure Upper Limit exceeded does this sound like...

:cry::cry::cry::cry:i was driving down the road all my power went and lots of white smoke started poaring out... no boost at all water levels fine oil is just registering i think its the turbo?? any1 had any probs like this ??? could someone please help me?

Leon FR mods- .DPF Removal with 3" Milltek system and stage 2 Custom Code software (had) . 18" Cupra Orion Alloys . Eibach Sportlines . BTCC spoiler . BTCC sideskirts...

my LCR is puffing out blue smoke and i cant work out why, it only does it wen its warm when you accelerate hard on full boost its clear then drop the boost it puffs out a cloud of smoke then clears again accelerate hard then let of the throttal nd another cloud of smoke then clears...

Right I thought id make a new thread to see what people think it is.. Last saturday I had my LCR Pressure Tested up to 1bar to see if there was any Vac Leaks Which anyway we found 3.... The 13miles drive home i was still blowing smoke out the back really badly which im guessing was the old...

Hi Guys Had me milltek downpipe decat system fitted yesterday but ever since its been fitted when stationary you get a distintive smell of fumes inside the cabin! To me this sounds like a leak but why would i smell it in the cabin? anyone else had this! Also on a new note ever since...

Hi Guys, I've just been parked up with the engine running for about 20mins waiting to meet a friend of mine so the car was ticking over. When i came to set off there was a great ploom of blue smoke came from my exhaust so obviously i cacked my pants, i've driven back to work and the blue...

My Ibiza Cupra seems to bellow out white smoke when on a light throttle (say at 30mph in 3/4). It doesn't seem to smoke at any other time. Any ideas what this could be? thanks for any help!

last week i came home and parked my ibiza fr tdi and was just sat in it for about 10 minutes and noticed an unusual noise and smoke coming through the front grille? it was sort of like a steamey smoke, dont have a clue were it came from? i turned the engine off and turned it back on and it was...

Was in the car yesterday, it was icy and it spun up in 2nd gear (had the traction control switched off), I shifted to third gear and there was a pop, it sounded like an intercooler pipe coming off. Got to my mates house about a mile away and switched the engine off to have a look. All the...

Normal for a cupra r? im having mine checked out friday seems large amounts of white smoke/steam, can't smell anything funny, not losing oil or coolent (did top it up months ago when it beeped hasn't dropped) doesn't seem down on power but i wouldn't know as i've not owned it long the car has...

I only ever seem to come on here when there is a problem, should really post more! Anyway after a bit of advice. Got a 04 Leon Cupra TDI (ARL engine) and it has been having a strange problem since Friday. Cold start in the morning fine (even in low degree weather or even minus temps) get to...

Right then just been out driving got the main lights on all ok Im just getting to know where the fog lights are lol i pull the light switch towards me once and the switch itself lights up green front fogs come on, but no symbol on the dash? i pull the switch back towards me again rear fogs...

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