2006 Volkswagen Jetta Masses of white, then blue smoke from exhaust. Rattling noise and metallic stink
Masses of white, then blue smoke from exhaust. Rattling noise and metallic stink
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The car has done just on 100,000 k's, mostly in city. Serviced by VW. About 6 months ago, car suddenly started emitting firstly quantities of white smoke, and then blue smoke. No warning lights on and dials all normal.Had her towed to dealership ($140) 3 days of car rental later ($150),(Dealership too busy).Diagnostics showed nothing and technician couldn't reproduce the issue - so apparently no problem! (Cost to me: $140)Yesterday went for 170km highway drive, hoping to de-carbon her. Drove beautifully climbing up in elevation, but smoke, rattling metallic noise and metallic smell came back even worse on way down. Car is using oil. What can I do before my car breaks down, and I have to bear the cost of intensive care?
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its your catalytic converter,mine did the same thing, the platinum melted and was bouncing,BANGING in the casing,ask for that piece when you get it fix. its worth money$$$$
I would bet against a catalytic converter because it takes about 3200 degrees Ferenheit to melt the platinum that is located inside the catalytic converter and if that was happening, I think there would be other concerns with that kind of heat build up. The entire vehicle would probably melt. Lousan, have you checked your coolant level to see if it has dropped and if so, how regularly and how much? Have you seen any fluctuations in the temperature gauge readings (i.e. going high, dropping low etc.)? Let us know and maybe we can give a direction on where the issue lies.
Hi all,
As advised, took the car to another repair shop that came with glowing references. After leaving it overnight parked on the street, as the place was too full of Porsches, GTI's and other such sporty vehicles, (and having a wheel decal stolen) mechanic told me that the Jetta 2.5 auto was a piece of s---!; that he could not reproduce the problem anyway, and that I should bring it back when the smoke appeared all the time, not just sporadically! So, question - except that the car is a "regular" and not a sporty car, and therefore deserving of scorn, what has the Jetta 2.5 auto done to be regarded as junk?
Another clue perhaps - in March, I had just set out from home and was accelerating away from a traffic light, when I instinctively ducked for cover after hearing what I thought momentarily was a gunshot hitting the car! It was that loud that my ears were ringing! I stopped, checked everything - no bullet holes, no shattered glass, no anything leaking. I took the car down to VW. They put it on the hoist and checked everything, but could find nothing, and the car worked fine - until the smoke started some months afterward.
Coolant is OK and no temperature fluctuations.
Over to you!
I would bet against a catalytic converter because it takes about 3200 degrees Ferenheit to melt the platinum that is located inside the catalytic converter and if that was happening, I think there would be other concerns with that kind of heat build up. The entire vehicle would probably melt. Lousan, have you checked your coolant level to see if it has dropped and if so, how regularly and how much? Have you seen any fluctuations in the temperature gauge readings (i.e. going high, dropping low etc.)? Let us know and maybe we can give a direction on where the issue lies.
Hi all, As advised, took the car to another repair shop that came with glowing references. After leaving it overnight parked on the street, as the place was too full of Porsches, GTI's and other such sporty vehicles, (and having a wheel decal stolen) mechanic told me that the Jetta 2.5 auto was a piece of s---!; that he could not reproduce the problem anyway, and that I should bring it back when the smoke appeared all the time, not just sporadically! So, question - except that the car is a "regular" and not a sporty car, and therefore deserving of scorn, what has the Jetta 2.5 auto done to be regarded as junk? Another clue perhaps - in March, I had just set out from home and was accelerating away from a traffic light, when I instinctively ducked for cover after hearing what I thought momentarily was a gunshot hitting the car! It was that loud that my ears were ringing! I stopped, checked everything - no bullet holes, no shattered glass, no anything leaking. I took the car down to VW. They put it on the hoist and checked everything, but could find nothing, and the car worked fine - until the smoke started some months afterward. Coolant is OK and no temperature fluctuations. Over to you!