Originally Posted by
GregMilner
If it's clouds of blue/white smoke, then you have a problem - it's oil, and it shouldn't be burning. Yes, all diesels emit a little black (fuel) smoke under heavy load, and it is normal. My boat does it, my car does it, and it's rarely a worry.
But my car has been blowing blue smoke - lots of it - intermittently under sharp acceleration. And that's been a problem.
Graeme, I can't say if mine continued to blow smoke AFTER the second turbo kicked in, but it certainly would start blowing smoke at about 2,500 to 2,800 revs. Not if the rate of acceleration was reasonably gentle, only if I gave it a shove.