The previous owner did a complete rebuild of the head including the valve seals..so that couldnt be the problem. Hope it is the turbo. Can buy one for abt 175,- euro's, so i'll give that a try maybe. If the smoke is gone or a lot less...i got the point...otherwise... a new engine except the head is ...

I bought a Volvo 850 T-5 (which runs also on lpg) yesterday with a 3" downpipe and a MTE (ET) upgrade (about 285 hp and 420 nm) and it has the next problem. At idle when i press the pedal a little bit and then lift, blue smoke comes out of the exhaust. It also smells like burnt oil. When i acce...

My economy is between 14 and 15 km with one litre (not gallon :P) With the powerbox the economy was more between 13,5 and 14km a litre. Now i chiptuned the car (by RICA engineering) and have an economy which is almost the same as with the powerbox, but the powercurve is more stable. Chiptuning for m...

I bought a powerbox from hopa-tec.de The box is 4 years old and costet about 650 euro, i bought it for only 100 euro. My TDI has driven abt 350.000km yet but is in perfect condition. Should i use this powerbox? The gains should be around 30hp and 40-50Nm. This powerbox comes between the fuel pump an...