Dashdash
Member Since: 15 Jan 2023
Location: Barcelona
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Hello all.
2008 2.7L TDV6, 188k KM (~115k miles).
After long drives, on occasion, I get smoke coming up from the bonnet.
When I open the bonnet, I see it smoking from the rear of the engine between the back of the engine and the cabin.
Location-wise, it's somewhere behind where the HPFP sits...
The bottom of the engine is dry. no oil.
Bottom of the automatic box is unfortunately not so dry. I'm suspecting the untrusty ZF6HP26 sleeve...
I am a bit lost here. Can anyone give me some tips about things to check?
Thanks a bunch!
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 5th Mar 2024 4:13 pm |
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loanrangie
Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
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Exhaust or oil being burnt smoke ? , could be the crossover pipe or oil leaking down onto the pipe.
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| 6th Mar 2024 3:17 am |
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Dashdash
Member Since: 15 Jan 2023
Location: Barcelona
Posts: 29
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To me it smells like oil being burned.
Might be an oil leak at the back of the engine that smokes when the oil drops touches the crosspipe.
What do you think?
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| 6th Mar 2024 7:11 am |
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loanrangie
Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
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Seems most likely, the oil filter housing gasket is known to fail and oil leaks down the back of the engine.
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| 6th Mar 2024 10:30 pm |
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Dashdash
Member Since: 15 Jan 2023
Location: Barcelona
Posts: 29
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Is this gasket something I can replace?
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| 7th Mar 2024 9:46 am |
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